Abstract The first observation of the Λ b 0 → D s − p $$ {\Lambda}_b^0\to {D}_s^{-}p $$ decay is presented using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass ...energy of s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 13 TeV, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 6 fb −1. Using the Λ b 0 → Λ c + π − $$ {\Lambda}_b^0\to {\Lambda}_c^{+}{\pi}^{-} $$ decay as the normalisation mode, the branching fraction of the Λ b 0 → D s − p $$ {\Lambda}_b^0\to {D}_s^{-}p $$ decay is measured to be B Λ b 0 → D s − p = 12.6 ± 0.5 ± 0.3 ± 1.2 × 10 − 6 $$ \mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_b^0\to {D}_s^{-}p\right)=\left(12.6\pm 0.5\pm 0.3\pm 1.2\right)\times {10}^{-6} $$ , where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third due to uncertainties in the branching fractions of the Λ b 0 → Λ c + π − $$ {\Lambda}_b^0\to {\Lambda}_c^{+}{\pi}^{-} $$ , D s − → K − K + π − $$ {D}_s^{-}\to {K}^{-}{K}^{+}{\pi}^{-} $$ and Λ c + → p K − π + $$ {\Lambda}_c^{+}\to p{K}^{-}{\pi}^{+} $$ decays.
Abstract The polarimeter vector field for multibody decays of a spin-half baryon is introduced as a generalisation of the baryon asymmetry parameters. Using a recent amplitude analysis of the Λ c + ...$$ {\Lambda}_c^{+} $$ → pK − π + decay performed at the LHCb experiment, we compute the distribution of the kinematic-dependent polarimeter vector for this process in the space of Mandelstam variables to express the polarised decay rate in a model-agnostic form. The obtained representation can facilitate polarisation measurements of the Λ c + $$ {\Lambda}_c^{+} $$ baryon and eases inclusion of the Λ c + $$ {\Lambda}_c^{+} $$ → pK − π + decay mode in hadronic amplitude analyses.
Abstract The first observation of the B s 0 $$ {B}_s^0 $$ → (χ c1(3872) → J/ψπ + π − )π + π − decay is reported using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 1, 2 ...and 6 fb −1, collected by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV, respectively. The ratio of branching fractions relative to the B s 0 $$ {B}_s^0 $$ → (ψ(2S) → J/ψπ + π − )π + π − decay is measured to be B B s 0 → χ c 1 3872 π + π − × B χ c 1 3872 → J / ψ π + π − B B s 0 → ψ 2 S π + π − × B ψ 2 S → J / ψ π + π − = 6.8 ± 1.1 ± 0.2 × 10 − 2 , $$ \frac{\mathcal{B}\left({B}_s^0\to {\chi}_{c1}(3872){\pi}^{+}{\pi}^{-}\right)\times \mathcal{B}\left({\chi}_{c1}(3872)\to J/\psi {\pi}^{+}{\pi}^{-}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({B}_s^0\to \psi (2S){\pi}^{+}{\pi}^{-}\right)\times \mathcal{B}\left(\psi (2S)\to J/\psi {\pi}^{+}{\pi}^{-}\right)}=\left(6.8\pm 1.1\pm 0.2\right)\times {10}^{-2}, $$ where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The mass spectrum of the π + π − system recoiling against the χ c1(3872) meson exhibits a large contribution from B s 0 $$ {B}_s^0 $$ → χ c1(3872) (f 0(980) → π + π − ) decays.
Abstract The production cross-sections of Υ mesons, namely Υ(1S), Υ(2S) and Υ(3S), in pp collisions at s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 5 TeV are measured with a data sample corresponding to an integrated ...luminosity of 9.13 ± 0.18 pb −1 collected by the LHCb detector. The Υ mesons are reconstructed in the decay mode Υ → μ + μ − . Double differential cross-sections times branching fractions, as functions of the transverse momentum p T and the rapidity y of the Υ mesons, are measured in the range p T < 20 GeV/c and 2.0 < y < 4.5. The results integrated over these p T and y ranges are σ Υ 1 S × B Υ 1 S → μ + μ − = 2101 ± 33 ± 83 pb , σ Υ 2 S × B Υ 2 S → μ + μ − = 526 ± 20 ± 21 pb , σ Υ 3 S × B Υ 3 S → μ + μ − = 242 ± 16 ± 10 pb , $$ \sigma \left(\textrm{Y}(1S)\right)\times \mathcal{B}\left(\textrm{Y}(1S)\to {\mu}^{+}{\mu}^{-}\right)=2101\pm 33\pm 83\ \textrm{pb}, $$$ \sigma \left(\textrm{Y}(2S)\right)\times \mathcal{B}\left(\textrm{Y}(2S)\to {\mu}^{+}{\mu}^{-}\right)=526\pm 20\pm 21\ \textrm{pb}, $$$ \sigma \left(\textrm{Y}(3S)\right)\times \mathcal{B}\left(\textrm{Y}(3S)\to {\mu}^{+}{\mu}^{-}\right)=242\pm 16\pm 10\ \textrm{pb}, $$ where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. The ratios of cross-sections between measurements of two different Υ states and between measurements at different centre-of-mass energies are determined. The nuclear modification factor of Υ(1S) at s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 5 TeV is updated as well using the directly measured cross-section results from this analysis.
Abstract A Dalitz plot analysis of the D s + $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ → π − π + π + decay is presented. The analysis is based on proton-proton collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment at a ...centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.5 fb −1. The resonant structure of the decay is obtained using a quasi-model-independent partial-wave analysis, in which the π + π − S-wave amplitude is parameterised as a generic complex function determined by a fit to the data. The S-wave component is found to be dominant, followed by the contribution from spin-2 resonances and a small contribution from spin-1 resonances. The latter includes the first observation of the D s + $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ → ω(782)π + channel in the D s + $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ → π − π + π + decay. The resonant structures of the D s + $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ → π − π + π + and D + → π − π + π + decays are compared, providing information about the mechanisms for the hadron formation in these decays.
Abstract A search for direct CP violation in the Cabibbo-suppressed decay D s + $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ → K − K + K + and in the doubly Cabibbo-suppressed decay D + → K − K + K + is reported. The analysis is ...performed with data collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.6 fb −1. The search is conducted by comparing the D s + $$ {D}_{(s)}^{+} $$ and D s − $$ {D}_{(s)}^{-} $$ Dalitz-plot distributions through a model-independent binned technique, based on fits to the K − K + K + invariant-mass distributions, with a total of 0.97 (1.27) million D s + $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ (D +) signal candidates. The results are given as p-values for the hypothesis of CP conservation and are found to be 13.3% for the D s + $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ → K − K + K + decay and 31.6% for the D + → K − K + K + decay. No evidence for CP violation is observed in these decays.
Abstract The ratio of branching fractions of B c + → B s 0 π + $$ {B}_c^{+}\to {B}_s^0{\pi}^{+} $$ and B c + → J / ψ π + $$ {B}_c^{+}\to J/\psi {\pi}^{+} $$ decays is measured with proton-proton ...collision data of a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The data were collected with the LHCb experiment during 2016–2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb −1. The B s 0 $$ {B}_s^0 $$ mesons are reconstructed via the decays B s 0 → J / ψϕ $$ {B}_s^0\to J/\psi \phi $$ and B s 0 → D s − π + $$ {B}_s^0\to {D}_s^{-}{\pi}^{+} $$ . The ratio of branching fractions is measured to be B B c + → B s 0 π + / B B c + → J / ψ π + = 91 ± 10 ± 8 ± 3 $$ \mathcal{B}\left({B}_c^{+}\to {B}_s^0{\pi}^{+}\right)/\mathcal{B}\left({B}_c^{+}\to J/\psi {\pi}^{+}\right)=91\pm 10\pm 8\pm 3 $$ where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic and the third is due to the knowledge of the branching fractions of the intermediate state decays.
Abstract Four decay modes of the B c + $$ {B}_c^{+} $$ meson into a J/ψ meson and multiple charged kaons or pions are studied using proton-proton collision data, collected with the LHCb detector at ...centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb −1. The decay B c + $$ {B}_c^{+} $$ → J/ψK + K − π + π + π − is observed for the first time, and evidence for the B c + $$ {B}_c^{+} $$ → J/ψ4π +3π − decay is found. The decay B c + $$ {B}_c^{+} $$ → J/ψ3π +2π − is observed and the previous observation of the B c + $$ {B}_c^{+} $$ → ψ(2S)π + π + π − decay is confirmed using the ψ(2S) → J/ψπ + π − decay mode. Ratios of the branching fractions of these four B c + $$ {B}_c^{+} $$ decay channels are measured.
Abstract A measurement of $${{D}} ^0$$ D 0 meson production by the LHCb experiment in its fixed-target configuration is presented. The production of $${{D}} ^0$$ D 0 mesons is studied with a beam of ...2.5 $$\,\text {Te\hspace{-1.00006pt}V}$$ Te V protons colliding on a gaseous neon target at rest, corresponding to a nucleon–nucleon centre-of-mass energy of $$\sqrt{s_{\scriptscriptstyle \text {NN}}} = 68.5\,\,\text {Ge\hspace{-1.00006pt}V} $$ s NN = 68.5 Ge V . The sum of the $${{D}} ^0$$ D 0 and $${\hspace{0.0pt}\overline{\hspace{0.0pt}{D}}} {}^0$$ D ¯ 0 production cross-section in $$p\text {Ne}$$ p Ne collisions in the centre-of-mass rapidity range $$y^{\star }\in -2.29, 0$$ y ⋆ ∈ - 2.29 , 0 is found to be $$\sigma _{D^{0}}^{y^\star \in -2.29, 0} = 48.2 \pm 0.3 \pm 4.5 \,\upmu \text {b}/\text {nucleon}$$ σ D 0 y ⋆ ∈ - 2.29 , 0 = 48.2 ± 0.3 ± 4.5 μ b / nucleon where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The $${{{D}} ^0}-{{\hspace{0.0pt}\overline{\hspace{0.0pt}{D}}} {}^0} $$ D 0 - D ¯ 0 production asymmetry is also evaluated and suggests a trend towards negative values at large negative $$y^{\star }$$ y ⋆ . The considered models do not account precisely for all the features observed in the LHCb data, but theoretical predictions including 1 $$\%$$ % intrinsic charm and 10 $$\%$$ % recombination contributions better describe the data than the other models considered.
