CMS-PAS-BPH-19-002 | ||
Observation of the $\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \mathrm{J}/\psi \Lambda \phi$ decay in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=$ 13 TeV | ||
CMS Collaboration | ||
August 2019 | ||
Abstract: We report a first observation of the $\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \mathrm{J}/\psi \Lambda \phi$ decay using proton-proton collision data collected at $\sqrt{s}$= 13 TeV by the CMS experiment at the LHC, and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 60 fb$^{-1}$. The ratio of the branching fractions ${\cal B}(\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \mathrm{J}/\psi \Lambda \phi)/{\cal B}(\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}}\to \psi\mathrm{(2S)} \Lambda)$ is measured to be (8.26 $\pm$ 0.90 (stat) $\pm$ 0.68 (syst) $\pm$ 0.11 (${\cal B}$) )$\times 10^{-2}$, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third is due to the uncertainties in the world-average branching fractions. | ||
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These preliminary results are superseded in this paper, PLB 802 (2020) 135203. The superseded preliminary plots can be found here. |
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Figure 1:
The invariant mass distribution $M({\mathrm{J}/\psi} \Lambda {{\mathrm{K}} ^{+}} {{\mathrm{K}} ^{-}})$ (left) and the background-subtracted distribution of $M({{\mathrm{K}} ^{+}} {{\mathrm{K}} ^{-}})$ (right). The choice of the fit function is explained in the text. |
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Figure 1-a:
The invariant mass distribution $M({\mathrm{J}/\psi} \Lambda {{\mathrm{K}} ^{+}} {{\mathrm{K}} ^{-}})$ (left) and the background-subtracted distribution of $M({{\mathrm{K}} ^{+}} {{\mathrm{K}} ^{-}})$ (right). The choice of the fit function is explained in the text. |
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Figure 1-b:
The invariant mass distribution $M({\mathrm{J}/\psi} \Lambda {{\mathrm{K}} ^{+}} {{\mathrm{K}} ^{-}})$ (left) and the background-subtracted distribution of $M({{\mathrm{K}} ^{+}} {{\mathrm{K}} ^{-}})$ (right). The choice of the fit function is explained in the text. |
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Figure 2:
The invariant mass distribution of $\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \psi\mathrm{(2S)}\Lambda $ candidates. The points are data and the curve is the result of the fit described in the text. |
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Table 1:
Summary of the relative systematic uncertainties in ${\cal B}(\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to {\mathrm{J}/\psi} \Lambda \phi)/{\cal B}(\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \psi\mathrm{(2S)}\Lambda)$. |
Summary |
We report the first observation of the $\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \mathrm{J}/\psi\Lambda \phi$ decay and the measurement of the relative branching fraction ${\cal B}(\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \mathrm{J}/\psi\Lambda \phi)/{\cal B}(\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \psi\mathrm{(2S)} \Lambda)$ using a data sample of pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = $ 13 TeV recorded in 2018 and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 60 fb$^{-1}$. The branching fraction ratio ${\cal B}(\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \mathrm{J}/\psi\Lambda \phi)/{\cal B}(\Lambda_{\mathrm{b}} \to \psi\mathrm{(2S)} \Lambda)$ is measured to be (8.26 $\pm$ 0.90 (stat) $\pm$ 0.68 (syst) $\pm$ 0.11 (${\cal B}$) )$\times 10^{-2}$. |
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