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Title: Search for B{sup degree ovr sub s}-{ovr B}{sup degree ovr sub s} oscillations using the semileptonic decay B{sup degree ovr sub s} {r_arrow} {phi} {ell} {sup +}X{nu}.

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.

A search for B{sub s}{sup 0}-{ovr B}{sub s}{sup 0} oscillations is performed in a sample of B{sub s}{sup 0} semileptonic decays collected using dilepton triggers at the Tevatron Collider during 1992-1995. The B{sub s}{sup 0} is reconstructed using phiv meson-lepton correlations; its initial flavor is determined with the second lepton in the event. From a signal of 1068 with a B{sub s}{sup 0} purity of 61%, we obtain a limit on the B{sub 2}{sup 0}-{ovr B}{sub s}{sup 0} oscillation frequency of {Delta}m{sub s}>5.8 ps{sup -1} at 95% confidence level.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
942801
Report Number(s):
ANL/HEP/JA-34746; PRLTAO; TRN: US0904234
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 82, Issue 18 ; May 3, 1999; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH