Mike Williams

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19992023

most citedTest of lepton universality using

B^{+} \to K^{+} ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}

decays

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hep-ex2023

Development of the Topological Trigger for LHCb Run 3

Nicole Schulte, Blaise Raheem Delaney, Niklas Nolte +3

The data-taking conditions expected in Run 3 of the LHCb experiment at CERN are unprecedented and challenging for the software and computing systems. Despite that, the LHCb collabo…

hep-ex2022

Experiments and Facilities for Accelerator-Based Dark Sector Searches

Philip Ilten, Nhan Tran, Patrick Achenbach +27

This paper provides an overview of experiments and facilities for accelerator-based dark matter searches as part of the US Community Study on the Future of Particle Physics (Snowma…

hep-ex2022

The Road Ahead for CODEX-b

Giulio Aielli, Juliette Alimena, James Beacham +36

In this Snowmass contribution we present a comprehensive status update on the progress and plans for the proposed CODEX-b detector, intended to search for long-lived particles beyo…

hep-ex2021★ 9 cited

Review of opportunities for new long-lived particle triggers in Run 3 of the Large Hadron Collider

Juliette Alimena, James Beacham, Freya Blekman +75

Long-lived particles (LLPs) are highly motivated signals of physics Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) with great discovery potential and unique experimental challenges. The LLP searc…

hep-ex2021★ 3 cited

Progress in developing a hybrid deep learning algorithm for identifying and locating primary vertices

Simon Akar, Gowtham Atluri, Thomas Boettcher +7

The locations of proton-proton collision points in LHC experiments are called primary vertices (PVs). Preliminary results of a hybrid deep learning algorithm for identifying and lo…

hep-ex2019★ 94 cited

Expression of Interest for the CODEX-b Detector

Giulio Aielli, Eli Ben-Haim, Roberto Cardarelli +25

This document presents the physics case and ancillary studies for the proposed CODEX-b long-lived particle (LLP) detector, as well as for a smaller proof-of-concept demonstrator de…

hep-ex2017★ 14 cited

Observation of charmless baryonic decays $B_{(s)}^{0} \to p p h^{+} h^{' -}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +770

Decays of $B^{0}$ and $B_{s}^{0}$ mesons to the charmless baryonic final states $p p h^{+} h^{' -}$ , where $h$ and $h^{'}$ each denote a kaon or a pion, are searched fo…

hep-ex2017★ 94 cited

Search for the decays $B_{s}^{0} \to τ^{+} τ^{-}$ and $B^{0} \to τ^{+} τ^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +775

A search for the rare decays $B_{s}^{0} \to τ^{+} τ^{-}$ and $B^{0} \to τ^{+} τ^{-}$ is performed using proton--proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector. The data sample corresponds to a…

hep-ex2017★ 14 cited

Observation of the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to η_{c} ϕ$ and evidence for $B_{s}^{0} \to η_{c} π^{+} π^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +762

A study of $B_{s}^{0} \to η_{c} ϕ$ and $B_{s}^{0} \to η_{c} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays is performed using $pp$ collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0$\,\rm fb^{-1}…

hep-ex2017★ 26 cited

Observation of the suppressed decay $Λ_{b}^{0} \to p π^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +768

The suppressed decay $Λ_{b}^{0} \to p π^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ , excluding the $J / ψ$ and $ψ (2 S) \to μ^{+} μ^{-}$ resonances, is observed for the first time with a significance o…

hep-ex2017★ 29 cited

Observation of $B_{c}^{+} \to D^{0} K^{+}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +763

Using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb $^{- 1}$ , recorded by the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, the $B_{c}^{…

hep-ex2016★ 19 cited

Measurement of forward $t t$ , $W + b b$ and $W + c c$ production in $pp$ collisions at $s = 8$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +767

The production of $t t$ , $W + b b$ and $W + c c$ is studied in the forward region of proton-proton collisions collected at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 Te…

hep-ex2016★ 11 cited

Search for the $C P$ -violating strong decays $η \to π^{+} π^{-}$ and $η^{'} (958) \to π^{+} π^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +769

A search for the $C P$ -violating strong decays $η \to π^{+} π^{-}$ and $η^{'} (958) \to π^{+} π^{-}$ has been performed using approximately $2.5 \times 1 0^{7}$ events of each of the decays…

hep-ex2016★ 5 cited

Observation of $B^{+} \to J / ψ 3 π^{+} 2 π^{-}$ and $B^{+} \to ψ (2 S) π^{+} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +767

The decays $B^{+} \to J / ψ 3 π^{+} 2 π^{-}$ and $B^{+} \to ψ (2 S) π^{+} π^{+} π^{-}$ are observed for the first time using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $3.0f…

hep-ex2015★ 27 cited

Measurement of $C P$ violation parameters and polarisation fractions in $B_{s}^{0} \to J / ψ K^{* 0}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +721

The first measurement of $C P$ asymmetries in the decay $B_{s}^{0} \to J / ψ K^{*} (892)^{0}$ and an updated measurement of its branching fraction and polarisation fractions…

hep-ex2015★ 98 cited

Measurement of the exclusive $Υ$ production cross-section in $pp$ collisions at $s =$ 7 TeV and 8 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +705

A study is presented of central exclusive production of $Υ (n S)$ states, where the $Υ (n S)$ resonances decay to the $μ^{+} μ^{-}$ final state, using $pp$ collision data recorded by the LH…

hep-ex2015★ 50 cited

Amplitude analysis of $B^{0} \to D ˉ^{0} K^{+} π^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +716

The Dalitz plot distribution of $B^{0} \to D ˉ^{0} K^{+} π^{-}$ decays is studied using a data sample corresponding to $3.0 fb^{- 1}$ of $pp$ collision data recorded by the…

hep-ex2015★ 26 cited

A study of $C P$ violation in $B^{\mp} \to D h^{\mp}$ ( $h = K, π$ ) with the modes $D \to K^{\mp} π^{\pm} π^{0}$ , $D \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0}$ and $D \to K^{+} K^{-} π^{0}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +707

An analysis of the decays of $B^{\mp} \to D K^{\mp}$ and $B^{\mp} \to D π^{\mp}$ is presented in which the $D$ meson is reconstructed in the three-body final states $K^\mp…

hep-ex2014

New approaches for boosting to uniformity

Alex Rogozhnikov, Aleksandar Bukva, Vladimir Gligorov +2

The use of multivariate classifiers has become commonplace in particle physics. To enhance the performance, a series of classifiers is typically trained; this is a technique known…

hep-ex2014★ 38 cited

Measurement of the B0bar-B0 and Bsbar-Bs production asymmetries in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +700

The B0bar-B0 and Bsbar-Bs production asymmetries, AP(B0) and AP(Bs), are measured by means of a time-dependent analysis of B0 -> J/ψK*0, B0 -> D- pi+ and Bs -> Ds- pi+ decays, usin…

hep-ex2014★ 130 cited

Dalitz plot analysis of $B_{s}^{0} \to D ˉ^{0} K^{-} π^{+}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +701

The resonant substructure of $B_{s}^{0} \to D ˉ^{0} K^{-} π^{+}$ decays is studied with the Dalitz plot analysis technique. The study is based on a data sample corresponding to a…

hep-ex2014★ 952 cited

Test of lepton universality using $B^{+} \to K^{+} ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +697

A measurement of the ratio of the branching fractions of the $B^{+} \to K^{+} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $B^{+} \to K^{+} e^{+} e^{-}$ decays is presented using proton-proton colli…

hep-ex2013★ 19 cited

Limits on neutral Higgs boson production in the forward region in $pp$ collisions at $s = 7$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellan Beteta +621

Limits on the cross-section times branching fraction for neutral Higgs bosons, produced in $pp$ collisions at $s = 7$ TeV, and decaying to two tau leptons with pseudorapidit…

hep-ex2012★ 629 cited

The LHCb Trigger and its Performance in 2011

R. Aaij, J. Albrecht, F. Alessio +80

This paper presents the design of the LHCb trigger and its performance on data taken at the LHC in 2011. A principal goal of LHCb is to perform flavour physics measurements, and th…

Development of the Topological Trigger for LHCb Run 3

Experiments and Facilities for Accelerator-Based Dark Sector Searches

The Road Ahead for CODEX-b

Review of opportunities for new long-lived particle triggers in Run 3 of the Large Hadron Collider

Progress in developing a hybrid deep learning algorithm for identifying and locating primary vertices

Expression of Interest for the CODEX-b Detector

Observation of charmless baryonic decays B(s)0​→pp​h+h′−

Search for the decays Bs0​→τ+τ− and B0→τ+τ−

Observation of the decay Bs0​→ηc​ϕ and evidence for Bs0​→ηc​π+π−

Observation of the suppressed decay Λb0​→pπ−μ+μ−

Observation of Bc+​→D0K+ decays

Measurement of forward tt, W+bb and W+cc production in pp collisions at s​=8 TeV

Search for the CP-violating strong decays η→π+π− and η′(958)→π+π−

Observation of B+→J/ψ3π+2π− and B+→ψ(2S)π+π+π− decays

Measurement of CP violation parameters and polarisation fractions in Bs0​→J/ψK∗0 decays

Measurement of the exclusive Υ production cross-section in pp collisions at s​=7 TeV and 8 TeV

Amplitude analysis of B0→Dˉ0K+π− decays

A study of CP violation in B∓→Dh∓ (h=K,π) with the modes D→K∓π±π0, D→π+π−π0 and D→K+K−π0