Determination of the ratio of b-quark fragmentation fractions fs/fd in pp collisions at s√=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

ATLAS Collaboration , Joleen Pater, Savanna Shaw

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    Abstract

    With an integrated luminosity of 2.47  fb-1 recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC, the exclusive decays Bs0→J/ψϕ and Bd0→J/ψK*0 of B mesons produced in pp collisions at s=7  TeV are used to determine the ratio of fragmentation fractions fs/fd. From the observed Bs0→J/ψϕ and Bd0→J/ψK*0 yields, the quantity (fs/fd)[B(Bs0→J/ψϕ)/B(Bd0→J/ψK*0)] is measured to be 0.199±0.004(stat)±0.008(syst). Using a recent theory prediction for [B(Bs0→J/ψϕ)/B(Bd0→J/ψK*0)] yields (fs/fd)=0.240±0.004(stat)±0.010(syst)±0.017(th). This result is based on a new approach that provides a significant improvement of the world average
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number262001
    Number of pages18
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume115
    Issue number26
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2015

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