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Title: Search for B c + decays to the p p π + final state

Abstract

A search for the decays of the B c + meson to p p π + is performed for the first time using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb-1 collected by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. No signal is found and an upper limit, at 95% confidence level, is set, $$\frac{fc}{fu}$$ × $$\mathscr{B}$$ ( B c + p p π + ) < 3.6 × 10-8 in the kinematic region m($$p\bar{p}$$) < 2.85 GeV/c2, pT(B) < 20 GeV/c and 2.0 < y(B) < 4.5 where $$\mathscr{B}$$ is the branching fraction and fc(fu) is the is the fragmentation fraction of the b quark into a Bc+(B+) meson.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Contributing Org.:
LHCb Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1525166
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physics Letters. B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 759; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0370-2693
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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title = {Search for Bc+ decays to the pp–π+ final state},
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abstractNote = {A search for the decays of the Bc+ meson to pp–π+ is performed for the first time using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb-1 collected by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. No signal is found and an upper limit, at 95% confidence level, is set, $\frac{fc}{fu}$ × $\mathscr{B}$ (Bc+→pp–π+) < 3.6 × 10-8 in the kinematic region m($p\bar{p}$) < 2.85 GeV/c2, pT(B) < 20 GeV/c and 2.0 < y(B) < 4.5 where $\mathscr{B}$ is the branching fraction and fc(fu) is the is the fragmentation fraction of the b quark into a Bc+(B+) meson.},
doi = {10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.074},
journal = {Physics Letters. B},
number = C,
volume = 759,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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