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Precision measurements of the Lambda_c+ and D0 lifetimes

arXiv:hep-ex/0010014 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.5243

Abstract

We report new precision measurements of the lifetimes of the Lambda_c+ and D0 from SELEX, the charm hadro-production experiment at Fermilab. Based upon 1630 Lambda_c+ and 10210 D0 decays we observe lifetimes of tau[Lambda_c+] = 198.1 +- 7.0 +- 5.6 fs and tau[D0] = 407.9 +- 6.0 +- 4.3 fs

5 pages, RevTeX, 3 figures (postscript), Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett