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A sample of 𝑝⁢𝑝 collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb⁻¹ and collected by the LHCb experiment during LHC Run 2, is used to measure the ratio of the lifetime of the $$Ξ^0_b$$ baryon to that of the $$Λ^0_b$$ baryon, 𝑟_𝜏 $$≡$$ $$𝜏_{Ξ^0_b}$$$$/𝜏_{Λ^0_b}$$. The value 𝑟$$^{\textrm{Run 2}}_𝜏$$ =1.004 ± 0.009 ± 0.006 is obtained, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This value is averaged with the corresponding value from Run 1 to obtain 𝑟_𝜏 =1.004 ± 0.008 ± 0.005. Multiplying by the known value of the $$Λ^0_b$$ lifetime yields $$𝜏_{Ξ^0_b}$$ = 1.475 ±more » 0.012 ± 0.008 ± 0.009 ps, where the last uncertainty is due to the limited knowledge of the $$Λ^0_b$$ lifetime. This measurement improves the precision of the current world average of the $$Ξ^0_b$$ lifetime by about a factor of two, and is in good agreement with the most recent theoretical predictions.« less

A study is presented of $B^{+}\to K_{\mathrm{S}}^0{K}^{-}{\pi }^{+}{K}^{+}$ and $B^{+}\to K_{\mathrm{S}}^0{K}^{+}{\pi }^{-}{K}^{+}$ decays based on the analysis of proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ . The ${more »}_{}^{}$ K S 0 K π invariant-mass distributions of both $B^{+}$ decay modes show, in the $m\left(K_{\mathrm{S}}^{0}K\pi \right)<1.85\mathrm{GeV}$ mass region, large activity which is resolved using an amplitude analysis. A simple model, where $J^{PC}$ amplitudes are described by multiple Breit-Wigner functions with appropriate angular distributions, provides a good description of the experimental data. In this approach a complex mixture of $J^{PC}=0^{-+}$ , $1^{++}$ and $1^{+-}$ amplitudes is observed that is dominated by $\eta \left(1405\right)$ , $\eta \left(1470\right)$ , $\eta \left(1760\right)$ , $f_1\left(1285\right)$ , $f_1\left(1420\right)$ and $h_1\left(1405\right)$ resonances. The $K_{\mathrm{S}}^{0}K\pi$ Dalitz plots are dominated by asymmetric crossing $K^{*}\overline{K}$ bands which are different for the two $B^{+}$ decay modes. This is due to a different interference pattern between the $1^{++}$ and $1^{+-}$ amplitudes in the two channels. Branching fractions are measured for each resonant contribution. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less

The branching fraction of the decay $B^{+}\to \psi \left(2S\right)\varphi \left(1020\right)K^{+}$ , relative to the topologically similar decay $B^{+}\to J/\psi \varphi \left(1020\right)K^{+}$ , is measured using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ . The ratio is found to be $0.061\pm 0.004more »$ ± 0.009 , where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. Using the world-average branching fraction for $B^{+}\to J/\psi \varphi \left(1020\right)K^{+}$ , the branching fraction for the decay $B^{+}\to \psi \left(2S\right)\varphi \left(1020\right)K^{+}$ is found to be $(3.0\pm 0.2\pm 0.5\pm 0.2)\times {10}^{-6}$ , where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third is due to the branching fraction of the normalization channel. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less

The first measurement of the $CP$ asymmetry of the decay rate ( $A_{CP}$ ) and the $CP$ average ( $\mathrm{\Sigma }{A}_{\mathrm{FB}}$ ) and $CP$ asymmetry ( $\mathrm{\Delta }{A}_{\mathrm{FB}}$ ) of the forward-backward asymmetry in the muon system of ${\mathrm{\Lambda }}_c^{+}\to p{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ decays is reported. The measurement is performed using a data sample of proton-proton collisions, recordedmore » by the LHCb experiment from 2016 to 2018 at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, which corresponds to an integrated luminosity of $5.4{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ . The asymmetries are measured in two regions of dimuon mass near the  $\varphi$ -meson mass peak. The dimuon-mass integrated results are $A_{CP}=(-1.1\pm 4.0\pm 0.5)\%$ , $\mathrm{\Sigma }{A}_{\mathrm{FB}}=(3.9\pm 4.0\pm 0.6)\%$ , $\mathrm{\Delta }{A}_{\mathrm{FB}}=(3.1\pm 4.0\pm 0.4)\%$ , where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The results are consistent with the conservation of $CP$ symmetry and the Standard Model expectations. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less

The first test of lepton flavor universality between muons and electrons using $B^{+}\to K^{+}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ ( $\ell =e$ , $\mu$ ) decays is presented. The measurement is performed with data from proton-proton collisions collected by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7,more » 8, and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ . The ratio of branching fractions between $B^{+}\to K^{+}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}{e}^{+}{e}^{-}$ and $B^{+}\to K^{+}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ decays is measured in the dilepton invariant-mass-squared range $1.1<q^2<7.0{\mathrm{GeV}}^2/c^4$ and is found to be $R_{K\pi \pi }^{-1}=1.31_{-0.17}^{+0.18}\left(\mathrm{stat}){}_{-0.09}^{+0.12}\right(\mathrm{syst})$ , in agreement with the standard model prediction. The first observation of the $B^{+}\to K^{+}{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}{e}^{+}{e}^{-}$ decay is also reported. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less

A search for $CP$ violation in ${\mathrm{\Lambda }}_b^0\to p{K}^{-}$ and ${\mathrm{\Lambda }}_b^0\to p{\pi }^{-}$ decays is presented using the full Run 1 and Run 2 data samples of $pp$ collisions collected with the LHCb detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV. For the Run 2 data sample, the $CP$ -violatingmore » asymmetries are measured to be $A_{CP}^{p{K}^{-}}=(-1.4\pm 0.7\pm 0.4)\%$ and $A_{CP}^{p{\pi }^{-}}=(0.4\pm 0.9\pm 0.4)\%$ , where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. Following significant improvements in the evaluation of systematic uncertainties compared to the previous LHCb measurement, the Run 1 dataset is reanalyzed to update the corresponding results. When combining the Run 2 and updated Run 1 measurements, the final results are found to be $A_{CP}^{p{K}^{-}}=(-1.1\pm 0.7\pm 0.4)\%$ and $A_{CP}^{p{\pi }^{-}}=(0.2\pm 0.8\pm 0.4)\%$ , constituting the most precise measurements of these asymmetries to date. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less

A search for $D^0$ meson decays to the ${\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}{e}^{+}{e}^{-}$ and $K^{+}{K}^{-}{e}^{+}{e}^{-}$ final states is reported using a sample of proton-proton collisions collected by the LHCb experiment at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $6{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ . The decay $D^0\to {\pi }^{more »}$ + π − e + e − is observed for the first time when requiring that the two electrons are consistent with coming from the decay of a $\varphi$ or ${\rho }^0/\omega$ meson. The corresponding branching fractions are measured relative to the $D^0\to K^{-}{\pi }^{-}[e^{+}{e}^{-}{]}_{{\rho }^0/\omega }$ decay, where the two electrons are consistent with coming from the decay of a ${\rho }^0$ or $\omega$ meson. No evidence is found for the $D^0\to K^{+}{K}^{-}{e}^{+}{e}^{-}$ decay and world-best limits are set on its branching fraction. The results are compared to, and found to be consistent with, the branching fractions of the $D^0\to {\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ and $D^0\to K^{+}{K}^{-}{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ decays recently measured by LHCb and confirm lepton universality at the current precision. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less

Lepton flavor universality in rare $b\to s$ transitions is tested for the first time using $B_s^0$ meson decays. The measurements are performed using $pp$ collision data collected by the LHCb experiment between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of $9{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ . Branching fraction ratios between the $B_s^0\to \varphi e^{+}{more »}^{}$ e − and $B_s^0\to \varphi {\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ decays are measured in three regions of dilepton mass squared, $q^2$ , with $0.1<q^2<1.1$ , $1.1<q^2<6.0$ , and $15<q^2<19{\mathrm{GeV}}^2/c^4$ . The results agree with the standard model expectation of lepton flavor universality. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less

A study of ${\mathrm{\Lambda }}_b^0$ and ${\mathrm{\Xi }}_b^0$ decays to $\mathrm{\Lambda }{h}^{+}{h}^{\prime -}$ ( $h^{(\prime )}=\pi ,K$ ) is performed using $pp$ collision data collected by the LHCb experiment during LHC Runs 1–2, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}more »$ . The branching fractions for these decays are measured using the ${\mathrm{\Lambda }}_b^0\to {\mathrm{\Lambda }}_c^{+}(\to \mathrm{\Lambda }{\pi }^{+}){\pi }^{-}$ decay as a control channel. The decays ${\mathrm{\Lambda }}_b^0\to \mathrm{\Lambda }{\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}$ and ${\mathrm{\Xi }}_b^0\to \mathrm{\Lambda }{K}^{-}{\pi }^{+}$ are observed for the first time. For decay modes with sufficient signal yields, $CP$ asymmetries are measured in the full and localized regions of the final-state phase space. Evidence is found for $CP$ violation in the ${\mathrm{\Lambda }}_b^0\to \mathrm{\Lambda }{K}^{+}{K}^{-}$ decay, interpreted as originating primarily from an asymmetric ${\mathrm{\Lambda }}_b^0\to N^{*+}{K}^{-}$ decay amplitude. The measured $CP$ asymmetries for other decays are compatible with zero. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less

An amplitude analysis of $B^{-}\to D^{-}{D}^0{K}_S^0$ decays is performed using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ , collected with the LHCb detector at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV. A resonant structure of spin-parity $0^{+}$ is observedmore » in the $D^0{K}_S^0$ invariant-mass spectrum with a significance of $5.3\sigma$ . The mass and width of the state, modeled with a Breit-Wigner line shape, are determined to be $2883\pm 11\pm 8\mathrm{MeV}/c^2$ and ${87}_{-47}^{+22}\pm 17\mathrm{MeV}$ , respectively, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. These properties and the quark content are consistent with those of the open-charm tetraquark candidate $T_{cs0}^{*}(2870{)}^0$ observed previously in the $D^{+}{K}^{-}$ final state of the $B^{-}\to D^{-}{D}^{+}{K}^{-}$ decay. This result confirms the existence of the $T_{cs0}^{*}(2870{)}^0$ state in a new decay mode. The $T_{cs1}^{*}(2900{)}^0$ state, reported in the $B^{-}\to D^{-}{D}^{+}{K}^{-}$ decay, is also searched for in the $D^0{K}_S^0$ invariant-mass spectrum of the $B^{-}\to D^{-}{D}^0{K}_S^0$ decay, without finding evidence for it. © 2025 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration 2025 CERN« less