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Observation of {Lambda}{sub b}{sup 0}{r_arrow}J/{psi}{Lambda} at the Fermilab proton-antiproton collider

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D
OSTI ID:488773
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  1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
  2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, University of Bologna, I-40126 Bologna (Italy)
  3. Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254 (United States)
  4. University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024 (United States)
  5. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
  6. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (United States)
  7. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
  8. Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, I-00044 Frascati (Italy)
  9. University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland)
The decay {Lambda}{sub b}{sup 0}{r_arrow}J/{psi}{Lambda} is observed in 110 pb{sup {minus}1} of p{bar p} collisions taken at {radical}(s)=1.8 TeV. These data are used to measure a {Lambda}{sub b}{sup 0} mass of 5621{plus_minus}4(stat){plus_minus}3(syst) MeV/c{sup 2}, and a mass difference between the {Lambda}{sub b}{sup 0} and the B{sup 0} of 340{plus_minus}5(stat){plus_minus}1(syst) MeV/c{sup 2}. The production cross-section times branching fraction for the decay {Lambda}{sub b}{sup 0}{r_arrow}J/{psi}{Lambda} relative to that for the decay B{sup 0}{r_arrow}J/{psi}K{sub S}{sup 0} has been measured to be 0.27{plus_minus}0.12(stat){plus_minus}0.05(syst). {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
OSTI ID:
488773
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D, Journal Name: Physical Review, D Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 55; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English