Angular analysis of the decay B${}^{+}$ $\to$ K${}^{\ast }$(892)${}^{+}\hat{I}{¼}^{+}\hat{I}{¼}^{-}$ in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=$ 8 TeV

Abstract

Angular distributions of the decay B${}^{+}$ $\to$ K${}^{\ast }$(892)${}^{+}\hat{I}{¼}^{+}\hat{I}{¼}^{-}$ are studied using events collected with the CMS detector in $\sqrt{s}=$ 8 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.0 fb${}^{-1}$. The forward-backward asymmetry of the muons and the longitudinal polarization of the K${}^{\ast }$(892)${}^{+}$ meson are determined as a function of the square of the dimuon invariant mass. These are the first results from this exclusive decay mode and are in agreement with a standard model prediction.

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