A precise measurement of the B-0 meson oscillation frequency

The oscillation frequency, Delta m(d), of B-0 mesons is measured using semileptonic decays with a D- or D*(-) meson in the final state. The data sample corresponds to 3.0 fb(-1) of pp collisions, collected by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies root s = 7 and 8 TeV. A combination of the t...

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Autores: Garrido Beltrán, Lluís; Gascón Fora, David; Graciani Díaz, Ricardo; Graugés Pous, Eugeni; Marin Benito, Carla; Picatoste Olloqui, Eduardo; Rives Molina, Vicente José; LHCb Collaboration
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Estado:Published version
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/119268
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/119268
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mesons (Física nuclear)
Oscil·lacions
Mesons (Nuclear physics)
Oscillations
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Sumario:The oscillation frequency, Delta m(d), of B-0 mesons is measured using semileptonic decays with a D- or D*(-) meson in the final state. The data sample corresponds to 3.0 fb(-1) of pp collisions, collected by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies root s = 7 and 8 TeV. A combination of the two decay modes gives Delta m(d) = (505.0 +/- 2.1 +/- 1.0) ns(-1), where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. This is the most precise single measurement of this parameter. It is consistent with the current world average and has similar precision.