A measurement is reported of the ratio of branching fractions R(J/ψ)=B(B_c^+→J/ψτ^+ν_τ)/B(B_c^+→J/ψμ^+ν_μ), where the τ^+ lepton is identified in the decay mode τ^+→μ^+ν_μν[over ¯]_τ. This analysis uses a sample of proton-proton collision data corresponding to 3.0  fb^-1 of integrated luminosity recorded with the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. A signal is found for the decay B_c^+→J/ψτ^+ν_τ at a significance of 3 standard deviations corrected for systematic uncertainty, and the ratio of the branching fractions is measured to be R(J/ψ)=0.71±0.17(stat)±0.18(syst). This result lies within 2 standard deviations above the range of central values currently predicted by the standard model.

Measurement of the Ratio of Branching Fractions B(B_c^+→J/ψτ^+ν_τ)/B(B_c^+→J/ψμ^+ν_μ)

Veltri, M;
2018

Abstract

A measurement is reported of the ratio of branching fractions R(J/ψ)=B(B_c^+→J/ψτ^+ν_τ)/B(B_c^+→J/ψμ^+ν_μ), where the τ^+ lepton is identified in the decay mode τ^+→μ^+ν_μν[over ¯]_τ. This analysis uses a sample of proton-proton collision data corresponding to 3.0  fb^-1 of integrated luminosity recorded with the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. A signal is found for the decay B_c^+→J/ψτ^+ν_τ at a significance of 3 standard deviations corrected for systematic uncertainty, and the ratio of the branching fractions is measured to be R(J/ψ)=0.71±0.17(stat)±0.18(syst). This result lies within 2 standard deviations above the range of central values currently predicted by the standard model.
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11576/2666812
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 284
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 186
social impact