Measurement of the $B_s^0\to J/\psi \eta$ lifetime

Abstract

Using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $3f{b}^{-1}$, collected by the LHCb experiment in $pp$ collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, the effective lifetime in the $B_s^0\to J/\psi \eta$ decay mode, ${\tau }_{\text{eff}}$, is measured to be ${\tau }_{\text{eff}}=1.479\pm 0.034\text{(stat)}\pm 0.011\text{(syst)}$ ps. Assuming $CP$ conservation, ${\tau }_{\text{eff}}$ corresponds to the lifetime of the light $B_s^0$ mass eigenstate. This is the first measurement of the effective lifetime in this decay mode.

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