Publications (232)
First observation of the decay $B^0_s \rightarrow K^{*0} \bar{K]^{*0}$
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +584
The first observation of the decay $\kstarkstar$ is reported using 35\invpb of data collected by LHCb in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. A total of $4…
Single Production Off Neutrons Bound in Deuteron with Linearly Polarized Photons
C. Mullen, S. Gardner, D. I. Glazier +79
The quasifree photon beam asymmetry, , has been measured at photon energies, , from 390 to 610 MeV, corresponding to center of mass energ…
Measurement of the Ds+ - Ds- production asymmetry in 7 TeV pp collisions
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +605
Heavy quark production in 7 TeV centre-of-mass energy pp collisions at the LHC is not necessarily flavour symmetric. The production asymmetry, A_P, between Ds+ and Ds- mesons is st…
Evidence for the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +686
Evidence is presented for the decay using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3fb, collected with the…
Determination of f_s/f_d for 7 TeV pp collisions and a measurement of the branching fraction of the decay Bd->D-K+
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +548
The relative abundance of the three decay modes , and produced in 7 TeV collisions at the LHC is determined from data…
Production of J/psi and Upsilon mesons in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +631
The production of J/psi and Upsilon mesons in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV is studied with the LHCb detector. The J/psi and Upsilon mesons are reconstructed in the mu+mu- decay…
First observation of the decay and studies of excited mesons
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +621
Properties of the orbitally excited (L=1) states are studied using 1.0 fb of pp collisions at TeV collected with the LHCb detector. The first observation…
Observation of excited Lambda_b0 baryons
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +615
Using pp collision data corresponding to 1.0 fb-1 integrated luminosity collected by the LHCb detector, two narrow states are observed in the Lambda_b0pi+pi- spectrum with masses 5…
Measurement of the branching fraction and search for decays at the LHCb experiment
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +650
A search for the rare decays and is performed at the LHCb experiment. The data analysed correspond to an integrated luminosity of 1 fb…
First evidence for the decay Bs -> mu+ mu-
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +617
A search for the rare decays Bs->mu+mu- and B0->mu+mu- is performed using data collected in 2011 and 2012 with the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The data samples co…
Search for Majorana neutrinos in decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +674
A search for heavy Majorana neutrinos produced in the decay mode is performed using 3 fb of integrated luminosity collected with the LHCb detector in…
First observation of the decay Bc+ to J/psi pi+pi-pi+
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +592
The decay Bc+ --> J/psi pi+pi-pi+ is observed for the first time, using 0.8 fb-1 of pp collisions at sqrt{s}=7 TeV collected by the LHCb experiment. The ratio of branching fraction…
Measurements of the branching fractions of the decays and
The LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +592
The decay mode $\B^{0}_{s} \to D^{\mp}_{s} K^{\pm} $ allows for one of the theoretically cleanest measurements of the CKM angle through the study of time-dependent $\ensuremat…
Observation of X(3872) production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)= 7 TeV
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +585
Using 34.7 pb-1 of data collected with the LHCb detector, the inclusive production of the X(3872) meson in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV is observed for the first time. Candidat…
Measurement of the isospin asymmetry in decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +615
The isospin asymmetries of decays and the partial branching fractions of and are measured as a function of th…
Observation of a resonance in decays at low recoil
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +657
A broad peaking structure is observed in the dimuon spectrum of decays in the kinematic region where the kaon has a low recoil against the dimuon system. The…
Measurement of the cross-section for Z->e+e- production in pp collisions at sqrt{s}=7TeV
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +625
A measurement of the cross-section for pp->Z->e+e- is presented using data at sqrt{s}=7TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 0.94 fb^{-1}. The process is measured within…
First observation of Bs -> J/psi f0(980) decays
The LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +545
Using data collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, the hadronic decay Bs -> J/psi f0(980) is observed. This CP eigenstate…
Study of B0 -> D*- pi+ pi- pi+ and B0 -> D*- K+ pi- pi+ decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +619
Using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb^{-1}, the ratio of branching fractions o…
Measurement of the and effective lifetimes
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +672
The first measurement of the effective lifetime of the meson in the decay is reported using a proton-proton collision dataset, correspondi…
Search for the decay Bs -> D*-+ Ï+-
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +619
A search for the decay Bs -> D*-+ Ï+- is presented using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb-1 of pp collisions collected by LHCb. This decay is expe…
Helicity-dependent cross sections for the photoproduction of pairs from nucleons
M. Dieterle, L. Witthauer, A. Fix +88
The double-polarization observable and helicity-dependent cross sections , have been measured for the photoproduction of pairs off quasi-free proton…
Measurements of production and mass with the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +617
Measurements of production and mass are performed with the decay mode using 0.37 fb of data collected in collisions at TeV by…
Measurement of resonant and components in decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +680
The resonant structure of the decay is studied using data corresponding to 3 fb of integrated luminosity from collisions by the LHC a…
Observation of the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +696
Decays of the form () are searched for in proton-proton collision data corresponding…
Quantum numbers of the state and orbital angular momentum in its decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +619
Angular correlations in decays, with , and , are used to measure orbital angular momentum contribution…
Search for the lepton-flavour violating decays and
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +650
A search for the lepton-flavour violating decays and is performed with a data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminos…
First measurement of polarisation transfer in deuteron photodisintegration
M. Bashkanov, D. P. Watts, S. J. D. Kay +66
A first measurement of the polarisation transfer from a circularly-polarised photon to the final state neutron () in deuterium photodisintegration has been carried out. T…
Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +631
The angular distribution and differential branching fraction of the decay are studied using a data sample, collected by the LHCb experiment in …
Measurement of J/psi production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=2.76 TeV
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +624
The production of J/psi mesons is studied with the LHCb detector using data from pp collisions at sqrt(s)=2.76 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 71 nb^-1. The differ…
Observation of pair production in pp collisions at
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +567
The production of pairs in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV has been observed using an integrated luminosity of collected with the…
Search for CP violation in D+ -> phi pi+ and Ds+ -> Ks pi+ decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +619
A search for CP violation in D+ -> phi pi+ decays is performed using data collected in 2011 by the LHCb experiment corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb^{-1} at a cen…
Measurement of the inclusive phi cross-section in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +551
The cross-section for inclusive phi meson production in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV has been measured with the LHCb detector at the Large Hadron Col…
First evidence for the annihilation decay mode
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +617
Evidence for the hadronic annihilation decay mode is found with greater than significance. The branching fraction and \CP asymmetry are measured to be \…
Measurement of polarization in collisions at TeV
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +627
An angular analysis of the decay is performed to measure the polarization of prompt mesons produced in collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7\; \math…
Evidence for CP violation in time-integrated D0 -> h-h+ decay rates
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +586
A search for time-integrated CP violation in D0 -> h-h+ (h=K, pi) decays is presented using 0.62 fb^-1 of data collected by LHCb in 2011. The flavor of the charm meson is determine…
Updated measurements of exclusive and production cross-sections in collisions at TeV
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +670
The differential cross-section as a function of rapidity has been measured for the exclusive production of and mesons in proton-proton collisions at Te…
Search for the rare decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +634
A search for the rare decay is performed using a data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 0.9 fb, of collisions collected at a centr…
Precision measurement of the ratio of the to lifetimes
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +680
The LHCb measurement of the lifetime ratio of the to the meson is updated using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb collected…
Measurement of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integrand for proton and deuteron from 200 to 1400 MeV
P. Pedroni, F. Afzal, S. Abt +59
New data for the total inclusive helicity-dependent cross section for the proton and deuteron were obtained in the photon energy interval 200-1400 MeV. The experiment was performed…
A study of CP violation in and decays with final states
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +682
A first study of CP violation in the decay modes and , where labels a or mes…
Observation of Bs -> J/Ïf'2(1525) in J/ÏK+K- final states
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +583
The decay Bs -> J/ÏK+ K- is investigated using 0.16/fb of data collected with the LHCb detector using 7 TeV pp collisions. Although the J/ÏÏ channel is well known, final states…
Measurement of the effective lifetime
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +616
A precise determination of the effective lifetime can be used to constrain contributions from physics beyond the Standard Model in the meson sys…
First evidence for the two-body charmless baryonic decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +657
The results of a search for the rare two-body charmless baryonic decays and are reported. The analysis uses a data sample, corresponding t…
Measurement of mixing and CP violation parameters in two-body charm decays
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +585
A study of mixing and indirect CP violation in D0 mesons through the determination of the parameters y_CP and A_Î is presented. The parameter y_CP is the deviation from unity of t…
Measurement of Compton scattering at MAMI for the extraction of the electric and magnetic polarizabilities of the proton
A2 Collaboration, E. Mornacchi, P. P. Martel +65
A precise measurement of the differential cross-sections and the linearly polarized photon beam asymmetry for Compton scattering on the proton below pion threshold…
Updated measurements of absolute and hadronic branching fractions and at MeV
CLEO Collaboration, G. Bonvicini, D. Cinabro M. J. Smith +66
Utilizing the full CLEO-c data sample of 818 pb of data taken at the resonance, we update our measurements of absolute hadronic branching fractions of ch…
Measurement of CP violation and the B_s^0 meson decay width difference with B_s^0\to J/ÏK^+ K^- and B_s^0\to J/ÏÏ^+Ï^- decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +620
The time-dependent CP asymmetry in B_s^0\to J/ÏK^+K^- decays is measured using collision data at \sqrt{s}=7TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0fb^-1, collect…
Measurement of the differential branching fraction of the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +650
The differential branching fraction of the decay is measured as a function of the square of the dimuon invariant mass, . A yield of $Î…
Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +617
The angular distribution and differential branching fraction of the decay are studied with a dataset corresponding to …
Prompt K_short production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=0.9 TeV
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +627
The production of K_short mesons in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 0.9 TeV is studied with the LHCb detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The luminosity of the analys…
Absolute luminosity measurements with the LHCb detector at the LHC
The LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +571
Absolute luminosity measurements are of general interest for colliding-beam experiments at storage rings. These measurements are necessary to determine the absolute cross-sections…
Analysis of D+ to K- pi+ e+ nu_e and D+ to K- pi+ mu+ nu_mu Semileptonic Decays
CLEO Collaboration, R. A. Briere, H. Vogel +89
Using a large sample (~11800 events) of D^+ into K^- pi^+ e^+ nu_e and D^+ into K^- pi^+ mu^+ nu_mu decays collected by the CLEO-c detector running at the psi(3770), we measure the…
First observation of the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +632
The decay is observed for the first time using a data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 , collected by the LHCb experiment in…
Measurement of the -- oscillation frequency with the decays and
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +621
The -- oscillation frequency is measured by the LHCb experiment using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of fb of proton-proto…
Measurement of D0-D0bar mixing parameters and search for CP violation using D0->K+pi- decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +657
Measurements of charm mixing parameters from the decay-time-dependent ratio of D0->K+pi- to D0->K-pi+ rates and the charge-conjugate ratio are reported. The analysis uses data, cor…
First measurement of time-dependent CP violation in Bs -> K+K- decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +657
Direct and mixing-induced CP-violating asymmetries in Bs -> K+K- decays are measured for the first time using a data sample of pp collisions, corresponding to an integrated luminos…
Observation of the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +656
The decay is observed for the first time, using proton-proton collisions collected with the LHCb detector corresponding to an integrated luminosit…
Measurement of the branching fraction
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +594
The branching fraction is measured in a data sample corresponding to 0.41 of integrated luminosity collected with the LHCb detector at the LHC. This c…
Study of beauty hadron decays into pairs of charm hadrons
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. Abba +694
First observations of the decays are reported using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of collected at 7 and 8 TeV cent…
Search for rare decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +620
\noindent A search for the decays and is performed using data, corresponding to an integrated luminos…
Measurement of the fraction of \Y1S originating from \chib1P decays in collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7\tev$
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +616
The production of \chib1P mesons in collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of $7\tev$ is studied using $32\invpb$ of data collected with the \lhcb detector. The $\chib1P$ meson…
Measurement of the CP-violating phase phi_s in the decay Bs->J/psi phi
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +585
We present a measurement of the time-dependent CP-violating asymmetry in B_s -> J/psi phi decays, using data collected with the LHCb detector at the LHC. The decay time distributio…
Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +636
The determination of the differential branching fraction and the first angular analysis of the decay are presented using data, corresponding to an integrat…
Search for the rare decays Bs -> mu+ mu- and B0 -> mu+ mu-
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +590
A search for the decays Bs -> mu+ mu- and B0 -> mu+ mu- is performed with 0.37 fb^-1 of pp collisions at sqrt{s} = 7 TeV collected by the LHCb experiment in 2011. The upper limits…
Measurement of the CP asymmetry in B0 -> K*0 mu+ mu- decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +620
A measurement of the CP asymmetry in B0 -> K*0 mu+ mu- decays is presented, based on 1.0fb-1 of pp collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment during 2011. The measurement is pe…
Measurement of violation and constraints on the CKM angle in with decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +695
A model-dependent amplitude analysis of with decays is performed using proton-proton collision data, corresponding t…
First observation of the decay
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +621
A discovery of the rare decay is presented. This decay is observed for the first time, with 5.2 significance. The observation is made…
Angular analysis of charged and neutral decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +691
The angular distributions of the rare decays and are studied with data corresponding to 3fb of integ…
Measurement of CP violation in the phase space of and decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +656
The charmless decays and are reconstructed in a data set, corresponding to an integrated luminos…
Analysis of the resonant components in B0->J/Ïpi+pi-
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +620
Interpretation of CP violation measurements using charmonium decays, in both the B0 and Bs systems, can be subject to changes due to "penguin" type diagrams. These effects can be i…
New high-statistics measurement of the Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron
S. Prakhov, L. Heijkenskjöld, S. Abt +69
The Dalitz decay has been measured with the highest statistical accuracy obtained so far in the reaction with the A2 tagged-photon facility at t…
Evaluation of the E2/M1 ratio in the transition from the reaction
E. Mornacchi, P. Pedroni, F. Afzal +59
A new data set for the helicity-dependent differential cross section of the single-meson photoproduction reaction was obtained for the photon energy interval 150…
Searches for violation of lepton flavour and baryon number in tau lepton decays at LHCb
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +630
Searches for the lepton flavour violating decay and the lepton flavour and baryon number violating decays and $Ï^-…
Measurement of the Bs effective lifetime in the J/psi f0(980) final state
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +618
The effective lifetime of the Bs meson in the decay mode Bs->J/Ïf0(980) is measured using 1.0/fb of data collected in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the LHCb detector. The…
Measurements of the branching fractions and CP asymmetries of B+ to J/psi pi+ and B+ to psi(2S) pi+ decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +589
A study of B+ to J/psi pi+ and B+ to psi(2S) pi+ decays is performed with data corresponding to 0.37 fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV. Their branching fractions ar…
Opposite-side flavour tagging of B mesons at the LHCb experiment
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +594
The calibration and performance of the opposite-side flavour tagging algorithms used for the measurements of time-dependent asymmetries at the LHCb experiment are described. The al…
Measurement of CP violation in the phase space of and decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +647
The charmless decays and are reconstructed using data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb, collected…
Study of meson decays to , and final states in pp collision
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +648
A study of , and final states is performed using pp collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 , collected at a cent…
Observation of photon polarization in the transition
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +680
This Letter presents a study of the flavor-changing neutral current radiative decays performed using data collected in proton-proton collisi…
Determination of the sign of the decay width difference in the B_s system
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +594
The interference between the K+K- S-wave and P-wave amplitudes in B_s -> J/psi K+K- decays with the K+K- pairs in the region around the phi(1020) resonance is used to determine the…
Measurement of prompt hadron production ratios in collisions at 0.9 and 7 TeV
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +619
The charged-particle production ratios , , , , and are measured…
Study of production and cold nuclear matter effects in Pb collisions at
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +656
The production of mesons with rapidity or and transverse momentum is studied with the LHCb detector in proton-lead…
Studies of D^+ -> {eta', eta, phi} e^+ nu_e
CLEO Collaboration, J. Yelton, P. Rubin +85
We report the first observation of the decay D^+ -> eta' e^+ nu_e in two analyses, which combined provide a branching fraction of B(D+ -> eta' e nu) = (2.16 +/- 0.53 +/- 0.07) x 10…
Signatures of the hexaquark in d(,)
M. Bashkanov, D. P. Watts, S. J. D. Kay +74
We report a measurement of the spin polarisation of the recoiling neutron in deuterium photodisintegration, utilising a new large acceptance polarimeter within the Crystal Ball at…
Searches for and decays to and final states with first observation of the decay
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +671
A search for previously unobserved decays of beauty baryons to the final states and is reported. The…
First Measurement of the Form Factors in the Decays D0 to rho- e+ nu_e and D+ to rho0 e+ nu_e
CLEO Collaboration, S. Dobbs, Z. Metreveli +78
Using the entire CLEO-c psi(3770) to DDbar event sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 818 pb^-1 and approximately 5.4 x 10^6 DDbar events, we measure the form facto…
Observation of associated production of a boson with a meson in the~forward region
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +673
A search for associated production of a boson with an open charm meson is presented using a data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of of…
Observation of the decay Bc+ -> Bs0 pi+
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +653
The result of a search for the decay Bc+ -> Bs0 pi+ is presented, using the Bs0 -> Ds- pi+ and Bs0 -> J/psi Phi channels. The analysis is based on a data sample of pp collisions co…
First observation of Bs -> D_{s2}^{*+} X mu nu decays
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +586
Using data collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, the semileptonic decays Bs -> Ds+ X mu nu and Bs -> D0 K+ X mu nu are d…
Measurement of the beam-helicity asymmetry in photoproduction of pairs on carbon, aluminum, and lead
V. Sokhoyan, S. Prakhov, A. Fix +88
The beam-helicity asymmetry was measured, for the first time, in photoproduction of pairs on carbon, aluminum, and lead, with the A2 experimental setup at MAMI. The resu…
Search for the lepton number violating decays and
The LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +578
A search is performed for the lepton number violating decay , where represents a or a , using data from the LHCb detector corresponding to…
Measurements of the Lambda_b0 -> J/psi Lambda decay amplitudes and the Lambda_b0 polarisation in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +619
An angular analysis of Lambda_b0 -> J/psi Lambda decays is performed using a data sample corresponding to 1.0 fb^{-1} collected in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the LHCb de…
Measurement of the flavour-specific CP-violating asymmetry in decays
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +655
The CP-violating asymmetry a_{sl}^s is studied using semileptonic decays of Bs and anti-Bs mesons produced in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV at the LHC, exploiti…
Observation of the decay B0 -> D0bar K+ K- and evidence for Bs -> D0bar K+ K-
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +621
The first observation of the decay B0 -> D0bar K+ K- is reported from an analysis of 0.62 fb-1 of pp collision data collected with the LHCb detector. Its branching fraction is meas…
Determination of the X(3872) meson quantum numbers
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +619
The quantum numbers of the X(3872) meson are determined to be JPC = 1++ based on angular correlations in B+ to X(3872) K+ decays, where X(3872) to pi+pi- J/psi and J/psi to μ+μ-.…
Observation of the h_c(1P) using e^+e^- collisions above DDbar threshold
CLEO Collaboration, T. K. Pedlar, D. Cronin-Hennessy +77
Using 586pb^-1 of e^+e^- collision data at E_CM = 4170MeV, produced at the CESR collider and collected with the CLEO-c detector, we observe the process e^+e^- --> pi^+ pi^- h_c(1P)…
Study of the kinematic dependences of production in collisions and a measurement of the branching fraction
R. Aaij, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi +689
The kinematic dependences of the relative production rates, , of baryons and mesons are measured using and $\b…
Studies of beauty baryon decays to and final states
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +670
Decays of beauty baryons to the and final states (where indicates a pion or a kaon) are studied using a data sample of collisions, corresponding t…
First observation of the decays B0bar -->D+ K- pi+ pi- and B- --> D0 K- pi+ pi-
LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +586
First observations of the Cabibbo suppressed decays B0bar -->D+ K- pi+ pi- and B- --> D0 K- pi+ pi- are reported using 35 pb^{-1} of data collected with the LHCb detector. Their br…