The lifetime of the Bc- meson is measured using 272 exclusive Bc-→J/ψ(→μ + μ - )π - decays reconstructed in data from proton-antiproton collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6.7 fb - 1 recorded by the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. The lifetime of the Bc- meson is measured to be τ(Bc-)=0.452±0.048(stat)±0.027(syst) ps. This is the first measurement of the Bc- meson lifetime in a fully reconstructed hadronic channel, and it agrees with previous results and has comparable precision.

Measurement of the B-c(-) meson lifetime in the decay B-c(-) -> J/psi pi(-)

Manca, G.;
2013-01-01

Abstract

The lifetime of the Bc- meson is measured using 272 exclusive Bc-→J/ψ(→μ + μ - )π - decays reconstructed in data from proton-antiproton collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6.7 fb - 1 recorded by the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. The lifetime of the Bc- meson is measured to be τ(Bc-)=0.452±0.048(stat)±0.027(syst) ps. This is the first measurement of the Bc- meson lifetime in a fully reconstructed hadronic channel, and it agrees with previous results and has comparable precision.
2013
Nuclear and high energy physics; Physics and astronomy (miscellaneous)
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