The B0 s and B0 mixing frequencies, ms and md , are measured using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb−1 collected by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions at a centre of mass energy of 7 TeV during 2011. Around 1.8×106 candidate events are selected of the type B0 (s) → D− (s)μ+ (+ anything), where about half are from peaking and combinatorial backgrounds. To determine the B decay times, a correction is required for the momentum carried by missing particles, which is performed using a simulation-based statistical method. Associated production of muons or mesons allows us to tag the initialstate flavour and so to resolve oscillations due to mixing. We obtain ms = 17.93 ± 0.22(stat) ± 0.15(syst) ps−1, md = 0.503 ± 0.011(stat) ± 0.013(syst) ps−1. The hypothesis of no oscillations is rejected by the equivalent of 5.8 standard deviations for B0 s and 13.0 standard deviations for B0. This is the first observation of B0 s mixing to be made using only semileptonic decays.

Observation of B-s(0)-(B)over-bar(s)(0) mixing and measurement of mixing frequencies using semileptonic B decays

Dettori F.;MANCA, GIULIA;OLDEMAN, RUDOLF GERHARD CHRISTIAAN;SAITTA, BIAGIO;
2013-01-01

Abstract

The B0 s and B0 mixing frequencies, ms and md , are measured using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb−1 collected by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions at a centre of mass energy of 7 TeV during 2011. Around 1.8×106 candidate events are selected of the type B0 (s) → D− (s)μ+ (+ anything), where about half are from peaking and combinatorial backgrounds. To determine the B decay times, a correction is required for the momentum carried by missing particles, which is performed using a simulation-based statistical method. Associated production of muons or mesons allows us to tag the initialstate flavour and so to resolve oscillations due to mixing. We obtain ms = 17.93 ± 0.22(stat) ± 0.15(syst) ps−1, md = 0.503 ± 0.011(stat) ± 0.013(syst) ps−1. The hypothesis of no oscillations is rejected by the equivalent of 5.8 standard deviations for B0 s and 13.0 standard deviations for B0. This is the first observation of B0 s mixing to be made using only semileptonic decays.
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