F. Muheim

First observation of a baryonic $B_{c}^{+}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +699

A baryonic decay of the $B_{c}^{+}$ meson, $B_{c}^{+} \to J / I ¨ p p I ¨ ^{+}$ , is observed for the first time, with a significance of $7.3$ standard deviations, in $pp$ collision data co…

First measurement of the charge asymmetry in beauty-quark pair production at a hadron collider

R. Aaij, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi +700

The difference in the angular distributions between beauty quarks and antiquarks, referred to as the charge asymmetry, is measured for the first time in $b b ˉ$ pair production…

Precision measurement of $CP$ violation in the penguin-mediated decay $B_{s}^{0} \to I ¨ I ¨ $

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1044

A flavor-tagged time-dependent angular analysis of the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to I ¨ I ¨ $ is performed using $pp$ collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at $s = 13$ TeV,…

Three-pion Bose-Einstein correlations measured in proton-proton collisions

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1128

A study on the Bose-Einstein correlations for triplets of same-sign pions is presented. The analysis is performed using proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqr…

Measurement of the CP-violating phase $I^^{2}$ in $B^{0} \to J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ decays and limits on penguin effects

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +697

Time-dependent CP violation is measured in the $B^{0} \to J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ channel for each $I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ resonant final state using data collected with an integrated luminosity of…

physics.ins-det2025

The DUNE Phase II Detectors

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, R. Acciarri +1340

The international collaboration designing and constructing the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) has developed a two-phase s…

hep-ex2011

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 $B_{d} \to D^{-} K^{+}$ , $B_{d} \to D^{-} I ¨ ^{+}$ and $B_{s} \to D_{s}^{-} I ¨ ^{+}$ produced in 7 TeV $pp$ collisions at the LHC is determined from data…

hep-ex2018

Evidence for the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to K^{* 0} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +788

A search for the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to K^{* 0} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ is presented using data sets corresponding to 1.0, 2.0 and 1.6 $fb^{- 1}$ of integrated luminosity co…

Measurement of the B0bar-B0 and Bsbar-Bs production asymmetries in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +700

The B0bar-B0 and Bsbar-Bs production asymmetries, AP(B0) and AP(Bs), are measured by means of a time-dependent analysis of B0 -> J/ÏK*0, B0 -> D- pi+ and Bs -> Ds- pi+ decays, usi…

physics.ins-det2021

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector Conceptual Design Report

A. Abed Abud, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1059

This report describes the conceptual design of the DUNE near detector

hep-ex2020

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), Far Detector Technical Design Report, Volume II: DUNE Physics

B. Abi, R. Acciarri, Mario A. Acero +958

The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventuall…

Measurement of forward $t t$ , $W + b b$ and $W + c c$ production in $pp$ collisions at $s = 8$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +767

The production of $t t$ , $W + b b$ and $W + c c$ is studied in the forward region of proton-proton collisions collected at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 Te…

Measurement of $C P$ asymmetry in $B_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{\mp} K^{\pm}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1119

A measurement of the $C P$ -violating parameters in $B_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{\mp} K^{\pm}$ decays is reported, based on the analysis of proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb expe…

Model-independent measurement of mixing parameters in $D^{0} \to K_{S} I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +724

The first model-independent measurement of the charm mixing parameters in the decay $D^{0} \to K_{S} I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ is reported, using a sample of $pp$ collision data recorded by the LHCb…

hep-ex2020

Observation of several sources of $C P$ violation in $B^{+} \to I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +868

Observations are reported of different sources of $C P$ violation from an amplitude analysis of $B^{+} \to I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ decays, based on a data sample corresponding to an integrate…

hep-ex2018

Measurement of forward top pair production in the dilepton channel in $pp$ collisions at $s = 13$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +791

Forward top quark pair production is studied in $pp$ collisions in the $I^¼ e b$ final state using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.93 fb $^{- 1}$ collected…

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…

Study of the rare $B_{s}^{0}$ and $B^{0}$ decays into the $I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ final state

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +699

A search for the rare decays $B_{s}^{0} \to I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ and $B^{0} \to I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ is performed in a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb $^{- 1}$ colle…

Measurement of the $B_{s}^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ branching fraction and search for $B^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ decays at the LHCb experiment

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +650

A search for the rare decays $B_{s}^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ and $B^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ is performed at the LHCb experiment. The data analysed correspond to an integrated luminosity of 1 fb $^{- 1}$ …

Observation of the doubly-charmed-baryon decay $I^_{cc}^{++} \to I^_{c}^{0} I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{+}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1134

A search for the doubly-charmed-baryon decay $I^_{cc}^{++} \to I^_{c}^{0} I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{+}$ is performed using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at…

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1324

DUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of m…

Test of lepton flavour universality with $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}$ decays at large dilepton invariant mass

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1115

Muon-electron universality is tested in $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}$ decays, in the dilepton-invariant-mass region above the $I ¨ (2 S)$ resonance. The analysis uses beauty mesons…

Neutrino Interaction Vertex Reconstruction in DUNE with Pandora Deep Learning

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, R. Acciarri +1331

The Pandora Software Development Kit and algorithm libraries perform reconstruction of neutrino interactions in liquid argon time projection chamber detectors. Pandora is the prima…

Measurement of forward $W \to e I^½$ production in $pp$ collisions at $s = 8$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +763

A measurement of the cross-section for $W \to e I^½$ production in $pp$ collisions is presented using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $2$ fb $^{- 1}$ collected by th…

Search for Majorana neutrinos in $B^{-} \to I ¨ ^{+} I^¼^{-} I^¼^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +674

A search for heavy Majorana neutrinos produced in the $B^{-} \to I ¨ ^{+} I^¼^{-} I^¼^{-}$ decay mode is performed using 3 fb $^{- 1}$ 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 $B_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{\mp} K^{\pm}$ and $B_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{-} I ¨ ^{+}$

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 $I^^{3}$ 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…

hep-ex2018

Search for the rare decay $I^_{c}^{+} \to p I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +792

A search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decay $I^_{c}^{+} \to p I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ is reported using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $3.0 f b^{- 1}$ collect…

Multiplicity dependence of $I ¨ _{I ¨ (2 S)} / I ¨ _{J / I ¨ }$ in $pp$ collisions at $s = 13$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1087

The ratio of production cross-sections of $I ¨ (2 S)$ over $J / I ¨ $ mesons as a function of charged-particle multiplicity in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy $\sqrt{s…

Measurement of the $B^{\pm}$ production cross-section in pp collisions at $s =$ 7 and 13 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +796

The production of $B^{\pm}$ mesons is studied in $pp$ collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 13 TeV, using $B^{\pm} \to J / I ¨ K^{\pm}$ decays and data samples correspo…

Angular analysis and differential branching fraction of the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to I ¨ I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +722

An angular analysis and a measurement of the differential branching fraction of the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to I ¨ I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ are presented, using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity o…

Measurement of the $B ˉ_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{-} D_{s}^{+}$ and $B ˉ_{s}^{0} \to D^{-} D_{s}^{+}$ effective lifetimes

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +672

The first measurement of the effective lifetime of the $B ˉ_{s}^{0}$ meson in the decay $B ˉ_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{-} D_{s}^{+}$ 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…

Measurement of the exclusive $I^¥$ production cross-section in $pp$ collisions at $s =$ 7 TeV and 8 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +705

A study is presented of central exclusive production of $I^¥ (n S)$ states, where the $I^¥ (n S)$ resonances decay to the $I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ final state, using $pp$ collision data recorded by th…

Associated $Z$ + $J / I ¨ $ production as a probe of multiparton interactions in the forward region

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1187

This letter reports a study of associated $Z$ boson and prompt $J / I ¨ $ production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 13$ TeV with the LHCb detector in the forward rapidity reg…

Measurements of $B_{c}^{+}$ production and mass with the $B_{c}^{+} \to J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +617

Measurements of $B_{c}^{+}$ production and mass are performed with the decay mode $B_{c}^{+} \to J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+}$ using 0.37 fb $^{- 1}$ of data collected in $pp$ collisions at $s = 7$ TeV by…

First observations of the rare decays $B^{+} - > K^{+} I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ and $B^{+} - > I ¨ K^{+} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +697

First observations of the rare decays $B^{+} \to K^{+} I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ and $B^{+} \to I ¨ K^{+} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ are presented using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of…

New measurements of $B_{c}^{+}$ decays into single charm final states

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1147

Using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9 fb^{- 1}$ collected by the LHCb experiment, searches are performed for $B_{c}^{+}$ mesons d…

Observation of the $I^_{b}^{0} \to I ¨ _{c 1} (3872) p K^{-}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +903

Using proton-proton collision data, collected with the LHCb detector and corresponding to 1.0, 2.0 and 1.9fb $^{- 1}$ of integrated luminosity at the centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8,…

Measurement of resonant and $C P$ components in $B_{s}^{0} \to J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +680

The resonant structure of the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ is studied using data corresponding to 3 fb $^{- 1}$ of integrated luminosity from $pp$ collisions by the LHC a…

Enhanced production of $I^_{b}^{0}$ baryons in high-multiplicity $pp$ collisions at $s = 13$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1085

The production rate of $I^_{b}^{0}$ baryons relative to $B^{0}$ mesons in $pp$ collisions at a center-of-mass energy $s = 13$ TeV is measured by the LHCb experiment. The rat…

First measurement of the $Z \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ angular coefficients in the forward region of $pp$ collisions at $s = 13$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +999

The first study of the angular distribution of $I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ pairs produced in the forward rapidity region via the Drell-Yan reaction $pp \rightarrow Î³^{*}/Z +X \rightarrow l^+ l^-…

Measurements of prompt charm production cross-sections in $pp$ collisions at $s = 13 TeV$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +724

Production cross-sections of prompt charm mesons are measured with the first data from $pp$ collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of $13 TeV$ . The data sample…

Precision measurement of CP violation and branching fractions in $B^{\pm} \to K_{S}^{0} h^{\pm}$ $(h = I ¨ , K)$ decays and search for the rare decay $B_{c}^{\pm} \to K_{S}^{0} K^{\pm}$

R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta +1177

The decay $B^{\pm} \to K_{S}^{0} I ¨ ^{\pm}$ , with a $C P$ asymmetry expected to be close to zero in the Standard Model, is theoretically clean and sensitive to potential new p…

Measurement of the photon polarization in $I^_{b} \to I^ I^^{3}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +994

The photon polarization in $b \to s I^^{3}$ transitions is measured for the first time in radiative b-baryon decays exploiting the unique spin structure of $I^_{b} \to I^ I^^{3}$ decays. A da…

Observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to J / I ¨ K_{S}^{0} K^{\pm} I ¨ ^{\mp}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +696

Decays of the form $B_{(s)}^{0} \to J / I ¨ K_{S}^{0} h^{+} h^{(') -}$ ( $h^{(')} = K, I ¨ $ ) are searched for in proton-proton collision data corresponding…

#average transverse momentum#charged particle production#pp collisions#pPb collisions

Quantum numbers of the $X (3872)$ state and orbital angular momentum in its $I ¨ ^{0} J I ¨ $ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +619

Angular correlations in $B^{+} \to X (3872) K^{+}$ decays, with $X (3872) \to I ¨ ^{0} J / I ¨ $ , $I ¨ ^{0} \to I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ and $J / I ¨ \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ , are used to measure orbital angular momentum contribution…

hep-ex2021

Measurement of CP violation in the decay $B^{+} \to K^{+} I ¨ ^{0}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +960

A measurement of direct CP violation in the decay $B^{+} \to K^{+} I ¨ ^{0}$ is reported using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 $\textrm{fb}^{-1…

physics.ins-det2018

The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report Volume 1: Physics, Technology and Strategies

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092

The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE Far Detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…

nucl-ex2026

Measurement of the average transverse momentum of forward prompt charged particles in $pp$ and $p Pb$ collisions at $s_{N N} = 5.02 TeV$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1106

The paper reports the first measurements of the average transverse momentum of prompt charged particles in pp and pPb collisions at 5.02 TeV, studying its dependence on event multi…

physics.ins-det2024

DUNE Phase II: Scientific Opportunities, Detector Concepts, Technological Solutions

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1366

The international collaboration designing and constructing the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) has developed a two-phase s…

nucl-ex2025

Rapidity and multiplicity dependence of charged-particle flow in $p$ Pb collisions at $s_{N N} = 8.16$ TeV

R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta +1129

The elliptic and triangular flow of charged particles are measured using two-particle angular correlations in $p$ Pb collisions in the pseudorapidity range \cal{2.0 $< ∣ I^\cdot ∣ <$ 4.8}.…

Amplitude analysis of the $I^_{c}^{+} \to p K^{-} I ¨ ^{+}$ decay and $I^_{c}^{+}$ baryon polarization measurement in semileptonic beauty hadron decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +999

An amplitude analysis of $I^_{c}^{+} \to p K^{-} I ¨ ^{+}$ decays together with a measurement of the $I^_{c}^{+}$ polarization vector in semileptonic beauty hadron decays is presented. A sample of…

Search for the lepton-flavour violating decays $B_{s}^{0} \to e^{\pm} I^¼^{\mp}$ and $B^{0} \to e^{\pm} I^¼^{\mp}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +650

A search for the lepton-flavour violating decays $B_{s}^{0} \to e^{\pm} I^¼^{\mp}$ and $B^{0} \to e^{\pm} I^¼^{\mp}$ is performed with a data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminos…

Precision measurement of forward $Z$ boson production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 13$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +998

A precision measurement of the $Z$ boson production cross-section at $s = 13$ TeV in the forward region is presented, using $pp$ collision data collected by the LHCb detecto…

Amplitude analysis of $B^{0} \to I^\cdot_{c} (1 S) K^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1185

An amplitude analysis of the $B^{0} \to I^\cdot_{c} (1 S) K^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ decays with $I^\cdot_{c} (1 S) \to p p ˉ$ is performed using a sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of…

First evidence for direct CP violation in beauty to charmonium decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1131

The $C P$ asymmetry and branching fraction of the CKM-suppressed decay $B^{+} \to J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+}$ are precisely measured relative to the favoured decay $B^+\!\to…

Observation of a narrow pentaquark state, $P_{c} (4312)^{+}$ , and of two-peak structure of the $P_{c} (4450)^{+}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +866

A narrow pentaquark state, $P_{c} (4312)^{+}$ , decaying to $J / I ¨ p$ is discovered with a statistical significance of $7.3 I ¨ $ in a data sample of $I^_{b}^{0} \to J / I ¨ p K^{-}$ decays which is a…

First observation and measurement of the branching fraction for the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{*\mp} K^{\pm}$

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +697

The first observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{*\mp} K^{\pm}$ decay is reported using 3.0 $f b^{- 1}$ of proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment. The $D_{s}^{*\mp}$ …

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…

Constraints on the CKM angle $I^^{3}$ from $B^{\pm} \to D h^{\pm}$ decays using $D \to h^{\pm} h^{' \mp} I ¨ ^{0}$ final states

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +994

A data sample collected with the LHCb detector corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb $^{- 1}$ is used to measure eleven $C P$ violation observables in $B^{\pm} \to D h^{\pm}$ de…

Measurement of the CP-violating phase $I ¨ _{s}$ in $B_{s}^{0} \to J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +697

The mixing-induced CP-violating phase $I ¨ _{s}$ in $B_{s}^{0}$ and $B_{s}^{0}$ decays is measured using the $J / I ¨ I ¨ ^{+} I ¨ ^{-}$ final state in data, taken from 3\,fb $^{- 1}$ of integra…

Supernova Pointing Capabilities of DUNE

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1360

The determination of the direction of a stellar core collapse via its neutrino emission is crucial for the identification of the progenitor for a multimessenger follow-up. A highly…

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…

Forward production of $I^¥$ mesons in $pp$ collisions at $s = 7$ and 8TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +720

The production of $I^¥$ mesons in $pp$ collisions at $= 7$ and $8 TeV$ is studied with the LHCb detector using data samples corresponding to an integrated luminosity o…

First evidence for the annihilation decay mode $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} I ¨ $

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +617

Evidence for the hadronic annihilation decay mode $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} I ¨ $ is found with greater than $3 I ¨ $ significance. The branching fraction and \CP asymmetry are measured to be \…

First measurement of charm production in fixed-target configuration at the LHC

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +834

The first measurement of heavy-flavour production by the LHCb experiment in its fixed-target mode is presented. The production of $J / I ¨ $ and $D^{0}$ mesons is studied with beams of p…

Search for the rare decay $D^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +634

A search for the rare decay $D^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ is performed using a data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 0.9 fb $^{- 1}$ , of $pp$ collisions collected at a centr…

First observation of the decay $D^{0} \to K^{-} I ¨ ^{+} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ in the $I ¨ ^{0}$ - $I ¨ $ region of the dimuon mass spectrum

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +730

A study of the decay $D^{0} \to K^{-} I ¨ ^{+} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ is performed using data collected by the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 T…

A study of CP violation in $B^{\pm} \to D K^{\pm}$ and $B^{\pm} \to D I ¨ ^{\pm}$ decays with $D \to K_{S}^{0} K^{\pm} I ¨ ^{\mp}$ final states

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +682

A first study of CP violation in the decay modes $B^{\pm} \to [K_{S}^{0} K^{\pm} I ¨ ^{\mp}]_{D} h^{\pm}$ and $B^{\pm} \to [K_{S}^{0} K^{\mp} I ¨ ^{\pm}]_{D} h^{\pm}$ , where $h$ labels a $K$ or $I ¨ $ 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…

First observation of the $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1048

The $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+}$ decay is observed for the first time using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of $7$ , $8$ …

Search for massive long-lived particles decaying semileptonically at sqrt(s)=13 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +996

A search is performed for massive long-lived particles (LLP) decaying semileptonically into a muon and two quarks. Two kinds of LLP production processes were considered. In the fir…

Measurement of the effective $B_{s}^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-}$ lifetime

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +616

A precise determination of the effective $B_{s}^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-}$ lifetime can be used to constrain contributions from physics beyond the Standard Model in the $B_{s}^{0}$ meson sys…

Observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to I^\cdot^{'} I^\cdot^{'}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +703

The first observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to I^\cdot^{'} I^\cdot^{'}$ decay is reported. The study is based on a sample of proton-proton collisions corresponding to $3.0$ $f b^{- 1}$ of integrated lum…

Physics case for an LHCb Upgrade II - Opportunities in flavour physics, and beyond, in the HL-LHC era

LHCb collaboration, I. Bediaga, M. Cruz Torres +828

The LHCb Upgrade II will fully exploit the flavour-physics opportunities of the HL-LHC, and study additional physics topics that take advantage of the forward acceptance of the LHC…

Measurement of the $I^c ◯_{c}^{0}$ and $I^_{c}^{0}$ baryon lifetimes using hadronic $b$ -baryon decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1143

The lifetimes of the $I^c ◯_{c}^{0}$ and $I^_{c}^{0}$ baryons are measured using a $pp$ collision dataset collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9~\rm…

hep-ex2020

Measurement of CP violation in the $B_{s}^{0} \to I ¨ I ¨ $ decay and search for the $B^{0} \to I ¨ I ¨ $ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +868

A measurement of the time-dependent CP-violating asymmetry in $B_{s}^{0} \to I ¨ I ¨ $ decays is presented. Using a sample of proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integra…

First evidence for the two-body charmless baryonic decay $B^{0} \to p p ˉ$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +657

The results of a search for the rare two-body charmless baryonic decays $B^{0} \to p p ˉ$ and $B_{s}^{0} \to p p ˉ$ are reported. The analysis uses a data sample, corresponding t…

Measurement of $C P$ violation in $B^{0} \to D^{+} D^{-}$ and $B_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1118

A time-dependent, flavour-tagged measurement of $C P$ violation is performed with $B^{0} \to D^{+} D^{-}$ and $B_{s}^{0} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-}$ decays, using data…

nucl-ex2025

Measurement of the $I ¨ (2 S)$ to $J / I ¨ $ cross-section ratio as a function of centrality in PbPb collisions at $s_{NN}$ = 5.02 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1133

The dissociation of quarkonium states with different binding energies produced in heavy-ion collisions is a powerful probe for investigating the formation and properties of the qua…

Measurement of the $B_{s}^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ branching fraction and effective lifetime and search for $B^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +771

A search for the rare decays $B_{s}^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ and $B^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ is performed at the LHCb experiment using data collected in $pp$ collisions corresponding to a total integrated…

$B$ -jet fragmentation with $B^{\pm} \to J / I ¨ K^{\pm}$ decays in $s = 13$ TeV $pp$ collisions at LHCb

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1166

The collinear and transverse-momentum-dependent jet fragmentation function and the radial profile for $B^{\pm}$ mesons in jets are measured. The $B^{\pm}$ mesons are reconstructed…

Study of $B_{c}^{+}$ meson decays to charmonia plus multihadron final states

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1058

Four decay modes of the $B_{c}^{+}$ meson into a $J / I ¨ $ meson and multiple charged kaons or pions are studied using proton-proton collision data, collected with the~LHCb detector at ce…

First observation of the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} K^{*} (892)^{0}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +713

A search for $B_{(s)}^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} K^{*} (892)^{0}$ decays is performed using $pp$ collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $1.0 fb^{- 1}$ , collected…

First observation of the $I^_{b}^{0} \to I^_{c}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+} K^{-}$ decay and search for pentaquarks in the $I^_{c}^{+} D_{s}^{-}$ system

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1176

The $I^_{b}^{0} \to I^_{c}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+} K^{-}$ decay is observed for the first time using the data sample from proton-proton collisions recorded at a center…

Observation of an excited $B_{c}^{+}$ state

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. AbellÃ¡n Beteta +848

Using $pp$ collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $8.5 fb^{- 1}$ recorded by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of $s = 7$ , $8$ and…

Study of $b b ˉ$ correlations in high energy proton-proton collisions

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +802

Kinematic correlations for pairs of beauty hadrons, produced in high energy proton-proton collisions, are studied. The data sample used was collected with the LHCb experiment at ce…

physics.ins-det2024

Doping Liquid Argon with Xenon in ProtoDUNE Single-Phase: Effects on Scintillation Light

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1317

Doping of liquid argon TPCs (LArTPCs) with a small concentration of xenon is a technique for light-shifting and facilitates the detection of the liquid argon scintillation light. I…

Measurement of the CKM angle $I^^{3}$ in $B^{\pm} \to D (\to K_{S}^{0} h^{' +} h^{' -}) h^{\pm}$ decays with a novel approach

The BESIII, LHCb Collaborations, : +1903

A measurement of the CKM angle $I^^{3}$ and related strong-phase parameters is performed using a novel, model-independent approach in ${B^{\pm}\rightarrow D(\rightarrow K^{0}_{\rm S} h…

Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of the $B^{+} \to K^{+} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +617

The angular distribution and differential branching fraction of the decay $B^{+} \to K^{+} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ are studied with a dataset corresponding to $1.0 fb^{- 1}$ …

Measurement of the inelastic $pp$ cross-section at a centre-of-mass energy of $s = 7$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +699

The cross-section for inelastic proton-proton collisions, with at least one prompt long-lived charged particle of transverse momentum $p_{T} > 0.2$ GeV/ $c$ in the pseudorapidity…

Search for decays of neutral beauty mesons into four muons

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +768

A search for the non-resonant decays $B_{s}^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ and $B^{0} \to I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ is presented. The measurement is performed using th…

physics.ins-det2023

Acceptance tests of Hamamatsu R7081 photomultiplier tubes

O. A. Akindele, A. Bernstein, S. Boyd +29

Photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are traditionally an integral part of large underground experiments as they measure the light emission from particle interactions within the enclosed d…

Measurement of the $I ¨ _{b} (3 P)$ mass and of the relative rate of $I ¨ _{b 1} (1 P)$ and $I ¨ _{b 2} (1 P)$ production

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +696

The production of $I ¨ _{b}$ mesons in proton-proton collisions is studied using a data sample collected by the LHCb detector, at centre-of-mass energies of $s = 7$ and $8$ TeV an…

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…

Observation of the decay $I^_{b}^{0} \to I^_{c}^{+} I ¨ ^{-} I^½_{I ¨} $

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +992

The first observation of the semileptonic $b$ -baryon decay $I^_{b}^{0} \to I^_{c}^{+} I ¨ ^{-} I^½_{I ¨} $ , with a significance of $6.1 I ¨ $ , is reported using a data sample corres…

Amplitude analysis of the $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1082

An amplitude analysis of the $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} I^¼^{+} I^¼^{-}$ decay is presented using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $4.7$ fb $^{- 1}$ of $pp$ collision data collec…