A sample of pp collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.5 fb−1 and collected by the LHCb experiment during LHC Run 2, is used to measure the ratio of the lifetime of the Ξ−b baryon to that of the Λ0b baryon, rτ ≡ τΞ−b=τΛ0b. The value rτ ¼ 1.076 0.013 0.006 is obtained, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This value is averaged with the corresponding value from Run 1 to obtain rRun 1;2 τ ¼ 1.078 0.012 0.007. Multiplying by the world-average value of the Λ0b lifetime yields τ Run 1;2Ξ−b ¼ 1.578 0.018 0.010 0.011 ps, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and due to the limited knowledge of the Λ0b lifetime. This measurement improves the precision of the current world average of the Ξ−b lifetime by about a factor of 2, and is in good agreement with the most recent theoretical predictions.
Precision measurement of the Ξb− baryon lifetime
Brundu, D.;Contu, A.;De Angelis, C.;Dettori, F.;Dordei, F.;Fabiano, F.;Litvinov, R.;Manca, G.;Oldeman, R.;Saitta, B.;Sun, J.;
2024-01-01
Abstract
A sample of pp collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.5 fb−1 and collected by the LHCb experiment during LHC Run 2, is used to measure the ratio of the lifetime of the Ξ−b baryon to that of the Λ0b baryon, rτ ≡ τΞ−b=τΛ0b. The value rτ ¼ 1.076 0.013 0.006 is obtained, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This value is averaged with the corresponding value from Run 1 to obtain rRun 1;2 τ ¼ 1.078 0.012 0.007. Multiplying by the world-average value of the Λ0b lifetime yields τ Run 1;2Ξ−b ¼ 1.578 0.018 0.010 0.011 ps, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and due to the limited knowledge of the Λ0b lifetime. This measurement improves the precision of the current world average of the Ξ−b lifetime by about a factor of 2, and is in good agreement with the most recent theoretical predictions.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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