M. Rama

activity

20012023

b

-hadron,

c

-hadron, and

τ

-lepton properties as of summer 2016

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263 papers

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-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★ 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

Snowmass 2021 Letter of Interest: Decays of Heavy Flavors Beauty, Charm, and Tau

Y. Amhis, Sw. Banerjee, E. Ben-Haim +36

The Heavy Flavor Averaging Group provides this Letter of Interest (LOI) as input to the Snowmass 2021 Particle Physics Community Planning Exercise organized by the Division of Part…

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-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★ 406 cited

Averages of $b$ -hadron, $c$ -hadron, and $τ$ -lepton properties as of 2018

Heavy Flavor Averaging Group, Y. Amhis, Sw. Banerjee +40

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

hep-ex2019★ 6 cited

Search for $B^{-} \to Λ p ˉ ν ν ˉ$ with the BABAR experiment

The BABAR Collaboration, J. P. Lees, V. Poireau +235

We search for the rare flavor-changing neutral current process $B^{-} \to Λ p ν ν$ using data from the BABAR experiment. A total of 424 fb $^{- 1}$ of $e^{+} e^{-}$ col…

hep-ex2019★ 7 cited

Search for rare or forbidden decays of the $D^{0}$ meson

J. P. Lees, V. Poireau, V. Tisserand +234

We present a search for nine lepton-number-violating and three lepton-flavor-violating neutral charm decays of the type $D^{0} \to h^{' -} h^{-} ℓ^{' +} ℓ^{+}$ …

hep-ex2019★ 50 cited

Extraction of form Factors from a Four-Dimensional Angular Analysis of $B \to D^{*} ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$

B. Dey

An angular analysis of the decay $B \to D^{*} ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$ , $ℓ \in {e, μ}$ , is reported using the full $e^{+} e^{-}$ collision data set collected by t…

hep-ex2018★ 3 cited

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

Y. Amhis, Sw. Banerjee, E. Ben-Haim +35

The Heavy Flavor Averaging Group provides with this document input to the European Strategy for Particle Physics. Research in heavy-flavor physics is an essential component of the…

hep-ex2018★ 34 cited

Study of the reactions $e^{+} e^{-} \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} γ$ and $π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} η γ$ at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.35 GeV using initial-state radiation

J. P. Lees

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

hep-ex2018★ 20 cited

Search for a Stable Six-Quark State at BABAR

Bertrand Echenard

Recent investigations have suggested that the six-quark combination uuddss could be a deeply bound state (S) that has eluded detection so far, and a potential dark matter candidate…

hep-ex2018★ 14 cited

Observation of the decay $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+} e^{+} e^{-}$

BaBar Collaboration, J. P. Lees, others

We report the observation of the rare charm decay $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+} e^{+} e^{-}$ , based on $468$ fb $^{- 1}$ of $e^{+} e^{-}$ annihilation data collected at or close to the center-of-mass…

hep-ex2018

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…

hep-ex2018★ 32 cited

Measurement of $cos 2 β$ in $B^{0} \to D^{(*)} h^{0}$ with $D \to K_{S}^{0} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays by a combined time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of BaBar and Belle data

The BaBar, Belle Collaborations, : +407

We report measurements of $sin 2 β$ and $cos 2 β$ from a time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of $B^{0} \to D^{(*)} h^{0}$ with $D \to K_{S}^{0} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays, where the lig…

hep-ex2018★ 4 cited

Search for the decay mode $B^{0} \to pp p ˉ p ˉ$

The BABAR Collaboration

A search is presented for the four-body decay $B^{0} \to pp p ˉ p ˉ$ in a sample of $471$ million $B B ˉ$ pairs collected with the BaBar detector, operated at the…

hep-ph2018★ 13 cited

PSI/UZH Workshop: Impact of $B \to μ^{+} μ^{-}$ on New Physics Searches

A. Crivellin, M. Ghezzi, D. Müller +18

In these mini-proceedings we review the results of the workshop `Impact of $B \to μ^{+} μ^{-}$ on New Physics Searches' that took place at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) on the 18th-19…

physics.comp-ph2018

HEP Software Foundation Community White Paper Working Group - Detector Simulation

HEP Software Foundation, :, J Apostolakis +60

A working group on detector simulation was formed as part of the high-energy physics (HEP) Software Foundation's initiative to prepare a Community White Paper that describes the ma…

hep-ex2017★ 48 cited

Measurement of the shape of the $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} μ^{-} ν$ differential decay rate

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +801

A measurement of the shape of the differential decay rate and the associated Isgur-Wise function for the decay $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} μ^{-} ν$ is reported, using data corresponding to…

hep-ex2017★ 2 cited

Measurement of the $D^{*} (2010)^{+} - D^{+}$ mass difference

The BaBar Collaboration

We measure the mass difference, $Δ m_{+}$ , between the $D^{*} (2010)^{+}$ and the $D^{+}$ using the decay chain $D^{*} (2010)^{+} \to D^{+} π^{0}$ with $D^{+} \to K^{-} π^{+} π^{+}$ . The data were recorded w…

Search for B Mesogenesis at BABAR

Search for an Axion-Like Particle in B Meson Decays

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

Snowmass 2021 Letter of Interest: Decays of Heavy Flavors Beauty, Charm, and Tau

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

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

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

Averages of b-hadron, c-hadron, and τ-lepton properties as of 2018

Search for B−→Λpˉ​ννˉ with the BABAR experiment

Search for rare or forbidden decays of the D0 meson

Extraction of form Factors from a Four-Dimensional Angular Analysis of B→D∗ℓ−νℓ​

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

Study of the reactions e+e−→π+π−π0π0π0γ and π+π−π0π0ηγ at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.35 GeV using initial-state radiation

Search for a Stable Six-Quark State at BABAR

Observation of the decay D0→K−π+e+e−

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

Measurement of cos2β in B0→D(∗)h0 with D→KS0​π+π− decays by a combined time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of BaBar and Belle data

Search for the decay mode B0→pppˉ​pˉ​

PSI/UZH Workshop: Impact of B→μ+μ− on New Physics Searches

HEP Software Foundation Community White Paper Working Group - Detector Simulation

Measurement of the shape of the Λb0​→Λc+​μ−ν differential decay rate

Measurement of the D∗(2010)+−D+ mass difference

Search for $B$ Mesogenesis at BABAR

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

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 $D^{0} \to X^{0} e^{\pm} μ^{\mp}$

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

Averages of $b$ -hadron, $c$ -hadron, and $τ$ -lepton properties as of 2018

Search for $B^{-} \to Λ p ˉ ν ν ˉ$ with the BABAR experiment

Search for rare or forbidden decays of the $D^{0}$ meson

Extraction of form Factors from a Four-Dimensional Angular Analysis of $B \to D^{*} ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$

Study of the reactions $e^{+} e^{-} \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} π^{0} γ$ and $π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0} η γ$ at center-of-mass energies from threshold to 4.35 GeV using initial-state radiation

Observation of the decay $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+} e^{+} e^{-}$

Measurement of $cos 2 β$ in $B^{0} \to D^{(*)} h^{0}$ with $D \to K_{S}^{0} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays by a combined time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of BaBar and Belle data

Search for the decay mode $B^{0} \to pp p ˉ p ˉ$

PSI/UZH Workshop: Impact of $B \to μ^{+} μ^{-}$ on New Physics Searches

Measurement of the shape of the $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} μ^{-} ν$ differential decay rate

Measurement of the $D^{*} (2010)^{+} - D^{+}$ mass difference