M. Margoni

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19982025

most citedEvidence for an excess of B -> D(*) Tau Nu decays

857 citations · 16.4k across the 295 of their papers we have counts for

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297 papers

hep-ex2025

HFLAV input to the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics

F. Archilli, Sw. Banerjee, E. Ben-Haim +37

Heavy-flavour physics is an essential component of the particle-physics programme, offering critical tests of the Standard Model and far-reaching sensitivity to physics beyond it.…

hep-ex2023

Model-independent extraction of form factors and $∣ V_{c b} ∣$ in $B \to D ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$ with hadronic tagging at BaBar

BaBar Collaboration, J. P. Lees, V. Poireau +208

Using the entire BaBar $Υ (4 S)$ data set, the first two-dimensional unbinned angular analysis of the semileptonic decay $B \to D ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$ is perfor…

hep-ex2023★ 12 cited

The Analytical Method algorithm for trigger primitives generation at the LHC Drift Tubes detector

G. Abbiendi, J. Alcaraz Maestre, A. Álvarez Fernández +143

The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment prepares its Phase-2 upgrade for the high-luminosity era of the LHC operation (HL-LHC). Due to the increase of occupancy, trigger latency…

hep-ex2023★ 11 cited

Search for $B$ Mesogenesis at BABAR

BABAR Collaboration, J. P. Lees, V. Poireau +239

A new mechanism has been proposed to simultaneously explain the presence of dark matter and the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. This scenario predicts exotic $B$ meson…

hep-ex2022★ 2 cited

Search for Heavy Neutral Leptons Using Tau Lepton Decays at BABAR

BABAR Collaboration

This article presents a model independent search for an additional, mostly sterile, Heavy Neutral Lepton (HNL), that is capable of mixing with the Standard Model $τ$ neutrino with…

hep-ex2022★ 348 cited

Averages of $b$ -hadron, $c$ -hadron, and $τ$ -lepton properties as of 2021

HFLAV Collaboration, Y. Amhis, Sw. Banerjee +39

This paper reports world averages of measurements of $b$ -hadron, $c$ -hadron, and $τ$ -lepton properties obtained by the Heavy Flavour Averaging Group using results available before…

hep-ex2021

Search for an Axion-Like Particle in B Meson Decays

The BABAR Collaboration

Axion-like particles (ALPs) are predicted in many extensions of the Standard Model, and their masses can naturally be well below the electroweak scale. In the presence of couplings…

hep-ex2021

Study of the reactions $e^{+} e^{-} \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0}$ and $π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} η$ at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.5 GeV using initial-state radiation

BaBar Collaboration

We study the processes $e^{+} e^{-} \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} γ$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} η γ$ in which an energetic photon is radiated from the initial state. The data were collected with…

hep-ex2021★ 4 cited

Search for Darkonium in $e^{+} e^{-}$ Collisions

The BABAR Collaboration

Collider searches for dark sectors, new particles interacting only feebly with ordinary matter, have largely focused on identifying signatures of new mediators, leaving much of dar…

hep-ex2021★ 40 cited

Light meson spectroscopy from Dalitz plot analyses of $η_{c}$ decays to $η^{'} K^{+} K^{-}$ , $η^{'} π^{+} π^{-}$ , and $η π^{+} π^{-}$ produced in two-photon interactions

J. P. Lees

We study the processes $γ γ \to η_{c} \to η^{'} K^{+} K^{-}$ , $η^{'} π^{+} π^{-}$ , and $η π^{+} π^{-}$ using a data sample of 519 $f b^{- 1}$ recorded with the BaBar detector operating at the SLAC PEP-II a…

hep-ex2021★ 5 cited

Study of the reactions $e^{+} e^{-} \to 2 (π^{+} π^{-}) π^{0} π^{0} π^{0}$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to 2 (π^{+} π^{-}) π^{0} π^{0} η$ at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.5 GeV using initial-state radiation

The BABAR Collaboration

We study the processes $e^{+} e^{-} \to 2 (π^{+} π^{-}) π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} γ$ and $2 (π^{+} π^{-}) π^{0} π^{0} η γ$ in which an energetic photon is radiated from the initial state. The data were collected with the \ba…

hep-ex2020★ 32 cited

Search for new physics in top quark production with additional leptons in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV using effective field theory

CMS Collaboration

Events containing one or more top quarks produced with additional prompt leptons are used to search for new physics within the framework of an effective field theory (EFT). The dat…

hep-ex2020★ 6 cited

Precision measurement of the $B (Υ (3 S) \to τ^{+} τ^{-}) / B (Υ (3 S) \to μ^{+} μ^{-})$ ratio

J. P. Lees, V. Poireau, V. Tisserand +238

We report on a precision measurement of the ratio $R_{τ μ}^{Υ (3 S)} = B (Υ (3 S) \to τ^{+} τ^{-}) / B (Υ (3 S) \to μ^{+} μ^{-})$ using data collected with the BaBar detector at the SL…

hep-ex2020★ 10 cited

Search for lepton-flavor violating decays $D^{0} \to X^{0} e^{\pm} μ^{\mp}$

BaBar Collaboration, J. P. Lees, V. Poireau +238

We present a search for seven lepton-flavor-violating neutral charm decays of the type $D^{0} \to X^{0} e^{\pm} μ^{\mp}$ , where $X^{0}$ represents a $π^{0}$ , $K_{S}^{0}$ …

hep-ex2020★ 53 cited

Measurement of the cross section for electroweak production of a Z boson, a photon and two jets in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV and constraints on anomalous quartic couplings

CMS Collaboration

A measurement is presented of the cross section for electroweak production of a Z boson and a photon in association with two jets (Z $γ$ jj) in proton-proton collisions. The Z boson…

physics.ins-det2019★ 4 cited

Study of the effects of radiation on the CMS Drift Tubes Muon Detector for the HL-LHC

G. Abbiendi, J. Alcaraz Maestre, A. Álvarez Fernández +140

The CMS drift tubes (DT) muon detector, built for withstanding the LHC expected integrated and instantaneous luminosities, will be used also in the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) at…

hep-ex2019★ 68 cited

Search for direct top squark pair production in events with one lepton, jets, and missing transverse momentum at 13 TeV with the CMS experiment

CMS Collaboration

A search for direct top squark pair production is presented. The search is based on proton-proton collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded by the CMS experiment…

hep-ex2019★ 11 cited

Measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in dilepton final states containing one $τ$ lepton in pp collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV

CMS Collaboration

The cross section of top quark pair production is measured in the $t t ˉ$ $\to$ $(ℓ ν_{ℓ}) (τ_{h} ν_{τ}) b b ˉ$ final state, where $τ_{h}$ ref…

hep-ex2019★ 31 cited

Measurements of the Absolute Branching Fractions of $B^{\pm} \to K^{\pm} X_{c c ˉ}$

J. P. Lees, V. Poireau, V. Tisserand +232

A study of the two body decays $B^{\pm} \to X_{c c ˉ} K^{\pm}$ , where X $_{c c ˉ}$ refers to one charmonium state, is reported by BaBar collaboration using a data sample of 42…

hep-ex2019★ 34 cited

Search for a heavy pseudoscalar Higgs boson decaying into a 125 GeV Higgs boson and a Z boson in final states with two tau and two light leptons at $s =$ 13 TeV

CMS Collaboration

A search is performed for a pseudoscalar Higgs boson, A, decaying into a 125 GeV Higgs boson h and a Z boson. The h boson is specifically targeted in its decay into a pair of tau l…

hep-ex2019★ 23 cited

Bose-Einstein correlations of charged hadrons in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV

CMS Collaboration

Bose-Einstein correlations of charged hadrons are measured over a broad multiplicity range, from a few particles up to about 250 reconstructed charged hadrons in proton-proton coll…

hep-ex2019★ 32 cited

Evidence for WW production from double-parton interactions in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV

CMS Collaboration

A search for WW production from double-parton scattering processes using same-charge electron-muon and dimuon events is reported, based on proton-proton collision data collected at…

hep-ex2019★ 33 cited

Search for long-lived particles using delayed photons in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV

CMS Collaboration

A search for long-lived particles decaying to photons and weakly interacting particles, using proton-proton collision data at $s =$ 13 TeV collected by the CMS experiment in…

hep-ex2019★ 17 cited

Search for supersymmetry using Higgs boson to diphoton decays at $s =$ 13 TeV

CMS Collaboration

A search for supersymmetry (SUSY) is presented where at least one Higgs boson is produced and decays to two photons in the decay chains of pair-produced SUSY particles. Two analysi…

HFLAV input to the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics

Model-independent extraction of form factors and ∣Vcb​∣ in B→Dℓ−νℓ​ with hadronic tagging at BaBar

The Analytical Method algorithm for trigger primitives generation at the LHC Drift Tubes detector

Search for B Mesogenesis at BABAR

Search for Heavy Neutral Leptons Using Tau Lepton Decays at BABAR

Averages of b-hadron, c-hadron, and τ-lepton properties as of 2021

Search for an Axion-Like Particle in B Meson Decays

Study of the reactions e+e−→π+π−π0π0π0π0 and π+π−π0π0π0η at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.5 GeV using initial-state radiation

Search for Darkonium in e+e− Collisions

Light meson spectroscopy from Dalitz plot analyses of ηc​ decays to η′K+K−, η′π+π−, and ηπ+π− produced in two-photon interactions

Study of the reactions e+e−→2(π+π−)π0π0π0 and e+e−→2(π+π−)π0π0η at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.5 GeV using initial-state radiation

Search for new physics in top quark production with additional leptons in proton-proton collisions at s​= 13 TeV using effective field theory

Precision measurement of the B(Υ(3S)→τ+τ−)/B(Υ(3S)→μ+μ−) ratio

Search for lepton-flavor violating decays D0→X0e±μ∓

Measurement of the cross section for electroweak production of a Z boson, a photon and two jets in proton-proton collisions at s​= 13 TeV and constraints on anomalous quartic couplings

Study of the effects of radiation on the CMS Drift Tubes Muon Detector for the HL-LHC

Search for direct top squark pair production in events with one lepton, jets, and missing transverse momentum at 13 TeV with the CMS experiment

Measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in dilepton final states containing one τ lepton in pp collisions at s​= 13 TeV

Measurements of the Absolute Branching Fractions of B±→K±Xccˉ​

Search for a heavy pseudoscalar Higgs boson decaying into a 125 GeV Higgs boson and a Z boson in final states with two tau and two light leptons at s​= 13 TeV

Bose-Einstein correlations of charged hadrons in proton-proton collisions at s​= 13 TeV

Evidence for WW production from double-parton interactions in proton-proton collisions at s​= 13 TeV

Search for long-lived particles using delayed photons in proton-proton collisions at s​= 13 TeV

Search for supersymmetry using Higgs boson to diphoton decays at s​= 13 TeV

Model-independent extraction of form factors and $∣ V_{c b} ∣$ in $B \to D ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$ with hadronic tagging at BaBar

Search for $B$ Mesogenesis at BABAR

Averages of $b$ -hadron, $c$ -hadron, and $τ$ -lepton properties as of 2021

Study of the reactions $e^{+} e^{-} \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0}$ and $π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} η$ at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.5 GeV using initial-state radiation

Search for Darkonium in $e^{+} e^{-}$ Collisions

Light meson spectroscopy from Dalitz plot analyses of $η_{c}$ decays to $η^{'} K^{+} K^{-}$ , $η^{'} π^{+} π^{-}$ , and $η π^{+} π^{-}$ produced in two-photon interactions

Study of the reactions $e^{+} e^{-} \to 2 (π^{+} π^{-}) π^{0} π^{0} π^{0}$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to 2 (π^{+} π^{-}) π^{0} π^{0} η$ at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.5 GeV using initial-state radiation

Search for new physics in top quark production with additional leptons in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV using effective field theory

Precision measurement of the $B (Υ (3 S) \to τ^{+} τ^{-}) / B (Υ (3 S) \to μ^{+} μ^{-})$ ratio

Search for lepton-flavor violating decays $D^{0} \to X^{0} e^{\pm} μ^{\mp}$

Measurement of the cross section for electroweak production of a Z boson, a photon and two jets in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV and constraints on anomalous quartic couplings

Measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in dilepton final states containing one $τ$ lepton in pp collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV

Measurements of the Absolute Branching Fractions of $B^{\pm} \to K^{\pm} X_{c c ˉ}$

Search for a heavy pseudoscalar Higgs boson decaying into a 125 GeV Higgs boson and a Z boson in final states with two tau and two light leptons at $s =$ 13 TeV

Bose-Einstein correlations of charged hadrons in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV

Evidence for WW production from double-parton interactions in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV

Search for long-lived particles using delayed photons in proton-proton collisions at $s =$ 13 TeV

Search for supersymmetry using Higgs boson to diphoton decays at $s =$ 13 TeV