M. Fontana

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20182026

most citedStudy of the doubly charmed tetraquark

T_{cc}^{+}

329 citations · 1.6k across the 42 of their papers we have counts for

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42 papers

hep-ex2026

Search for the decays $B_{(c)}^{+} \to μ^{+} ν_{μ} γ$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1128

A search for the radiative leptonic decays $B^{+} \to μ^{+} ν_{μ} γ$ and $B_{c}^{+} \to μ^{+} ν_{μ} γ$ is performed using proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb experiment at a center-of-m…

hep-ex2023★ 4 cited

Helium identification with LHCb

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1082

The identification of helium nuclei at LHCb is achieved using a method based on measurements of ionisation losses in the silicon sensors and timing measurements in the Outer Tracke…

hep-ex2023★ 4 cited

Measurement of the mass difference and relative production rate of the $Ω_{b}^{-}$ and $Ξ_{b}^{-}$ baryons

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1050

The mass difference between the $Ω_{b}^{-}$ and $Ξ_{b}^{-}$ baryons is measured using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosi…

hep-ex2023★ 2 cited

Observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to χ_{c 1} (3872) π^{+} π^{-}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1045

The first observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to (χ_{c 1} (3872) \to J / ψ π^{+} π^{-}) π^{+} π^{-}$ decay is reported using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to int…

hep-ex2023★ 32 cited

Observation of new $Ω_{c}^{0}$ states decaying to the $Ξ_{c}^{+} K^{-}$ final state

LHCb collaboration

Two new excited states, $Ω_{c} (3185)^{0}$ and $Ω_{c} (3327)^{0}$ , are observed in the $Ξ_{c}^{+} K^{-}$ invariant-mass spectrum using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experim…

hep-ex2023★ 72 cited

Measurement of the ratios of branching fractions $R (D^{*})$ and $R (D^{0})$

LHCb Collaboration

The ratios of branching fractions $R (D^{*}) \equiv B (B ˉ \to D^{*} τ^{-} ν ˉ_{τ}) / B (B ˉ \to D^{*} μ^{-} ν ˉ_{μ})$ and $\mathcal{R}(D^{0})\equiv\mathca…

hep-ex2023★ 11 cited

Evidence of a $J / ψ K_{S}^{0}$ structure in $B^{0} \to J / ψ ϕ K_{S}^{0}$ decays

LHCb collaboration

An amplitude analysis of $B^{0} \to J / ψ ϕ K_{S}^{0}$ decays is performed using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 $fb^{- 1}$ , collected with t…

hep-ex2022★ 3 cited

First observation and branching fraction measurement of the $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D_{s}^{-} p$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1048

The first observation of the $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D_{s}^{-} p$ decay is presented using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of ${\sqrt{s}=13 \…

hep-ex2022★ 9 cited

First observation of the $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1048

The $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+}$ decay is observed for the first time using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of $7$ , $8$ …

hep-ex2022★ 11 cited

Study of charmonium and charmonium-like contributions in $B^{+} \to J / ψ η K^{+}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +995

A study of $B^{+} \to J / ψ η K^{+}$ decays, followed by $J / ψ \to μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $η \to γ γ$ , is performed using a dataset collected with the LHCb detector in proton-pro…

hep-ex2022

Search for the decay $B^{0} \to ϕ μ^{+} μ^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +988

A search for the decay $B^{0} \to ϕ μ^{+} μ^{-}$ is performed using proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV collected by the LHCb experiment and corresponding…

hep-ex2022★ 74 cited

Observation of the decay $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} τ^{-} ν_{τ}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +992

The first observation of the semileptonic $b$ -baryon decay $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} τ^{-} ν_{τ}$ , with a significance of $6.1 σ$ , is reported using a data sample correspondin…

hep-ex2021★ 24 cited

Precision measurement of forward $Z$ boson production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 13$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +998

A precision measurement of the $Z$ boson production cross-section at $s = 13$ TeV in the forward region is presented, using $pp$ collision data collected by the LHCb detecto…

hep-ex2021

Observation of $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D^{+} p π^{-} π^{-}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D^{*+} p π^{-} π^{-}$ decays

R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellán Beteta +995

The multihadron decays $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D^{+} p π^{-} π^{-}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D^{*+} p π^{-} π^{-}$ are observed in data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3fb $^{- 1}$ , collecte…

hep-ex2021★ 14 cited

Study of the $B_{c}^{+}$ decays into charmonia and three light hadrons

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +996

Using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9 f b^{- 1}$ collected with the LHCb detector, seven decay modes of the $B_{c}^{+}$ meson into a $J / ψ$ or…

hep-ex2021★ 7 cited

Searches for rare $B_{s}^{0}$ and $B^{0}$ decays into four muons

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +997

Searches for rare $B_{s}^{0}$ and $B^{0}$ decays into four muons are performed using proton-proton collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosi…

hep-ex2021★ 19 cited

Measurement of the photon polarization in $Λ_{b} \to Λ γ$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +994

The photon polarization in $b \to s γ$ transitions is measured for the first time in radiative b-baryon decays exploiting the unique spin structure of $Λ_{b} \to Λ γ$ decays. A data s…

hep-ex2021★ 14 cited

Angular analysis of $D^{0} \to π^{+} π^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays and search for $C P$ violation

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1003

The first full angular analysis and an updated measurement of the decay-rate $C P$ asymmetry of the $D^{0} \to π^{+} π^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays are reported. The analys…

hep-ex2021★ 32 cited

Observation of two new excited $Ξ_{b}^{0}$ states decaying to $Λ_{b}^{0} K^{-} π^{+}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +995

Two narrow resonant states are observed in the $Λ_{b}^{0} K^{-} π^{+}$ mass spectrum using a data sample of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 $TeV$ , collect…

hep-ex2021★ 29 cited

Study of $Z$ bosons produced in association with charm in the forward region

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +994

Events containing a $Z$ boson and a charm jet are studied for the first time in the forward region of proton-proton collisions. The data sample used corresponds to an integrated lu…

hep-ex2021★ 23 cited

Measurement of $χ_{c 1} (3872)$ production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 8$ and $13$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +997

The production cross-section of the $χ_{c 1} (3872)$ state relative to the $ψ (2 S)$ meson is measured using proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb experiment at centre-o…

hep-ex2021★ 25 cited

Search for the doubly charmed baryon $Ξ_{cc}^{+}$ in the $Ξ_{c}^{+} π^{-} π^{+}$ final state

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +992

A search for the doubly charmed baryon $Ξ_{cc}^{+}$ is performed in the $Ξ_{c}^{+} π^{-} π^{+}$ invariant-mass spectrum, where the $Ξ_{c}^{+}$ baryon is reconstructed in t…

hep-ex2021★ 10 cited

Observation of the suppressed $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D p K^{-}$ decay with $D \to K^{+} π^{-}$ and measurement of its $C P$ asymmetry

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +997

A study of $Λ_{b}^{0}$ baryon decays to the $D p K^{-}$ final state is presented based on a proton-proton collision data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb $^{- 1}$ col…

hep-ex2021★ 113 cited

Measurement of the W boson mass

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +994

The $W$ boson mass is measured using proton-proton collision data at $s = 13$ TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.7 fb $^{- 1}$ recorded during 2016 by the LHCb e…

Search for the decays B(c)+​→μ+νμ​γ

Helium identification with LHCb

Measurement of the mass difference and relative production rate of the Ωb−​ and Ξb−​ baryons

Observation of the Bs0​→χc1​(3872)π+π− decay

Observation of new Ωc0​ states decaying to the Ξc+​K− final state

Measurement of the ratios of branching fractions R(D∗) and R(D0)

Evidence of a J/ψKS0​ structure in B0→J/ψϕKS0​ decays

First observation and branching fraction measurement of the Λb0​→Ds−​p decay

First observation of the B+→Ds+​Ds−​K+ decay

Study of charmonium and charmonium-like contributions in B+→J/ψηK+ decays

Search for the decay B0→ϕμ+μ−

Observation of the decay Λb0​→Λc+​τ−ντ​

Precision measurement of forward Z boson production in proton-proton collisions at s​=13 TeV

Observation of Λb0​→D+pπ−π− and Λb0​→D∗+pπ−π− decays

Study of the Bc+​ decays into charmonia and three light hadrons

Searches for rare Bs0​ and B0 decays into four muons

Measurement of the photon polarization in Λb​→Λγ decays

Angular analysis of D0→π+π−μ+μ− and D0→K+K−μ+μ− decays and search for CP violation

Observation of two new excited Ξb0​ states decaying to Λb0​K−π+

Study of Z bosons produced in association with charm in the forward region

Measurement of χc1​(3872) production in proton-proton collisions at s​=8 and 13 TeV

Search for the doubly charmed baryon Ξcc+​ in the Ξc+​π−π+ final state

Observation of the suppressed Λb0​→DpK− decay with D→K+π− and measurement of its CP asymmetry

Measurement of the W boson mass

Search for the decays $B_{(c)}^{+} \to μ^{+} ν_{μ} γ$

Measurement of the mass difference and relative production rate of the $Ω_{b}^{-}$ and $Ξ_{b}^{-}$ baryons

Observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to χ_{c 1} (3872) π^{+} π^{-}$ decay

Observation of new $Ω_{c}^{0}$ states decaying to the $Ξ_{c}^{+} K^{-}$ final state

Measurement of the ratios of branching fractions $R (D^{*})$ and $R (D^{0})$

Evidence of a $J / ψ K_{S}^{0}$ structure in $B^{0} \to J / ψ ϕ K_{S}^{0}$ decays

First observation and branching fraction measurement of the $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D_{s}^{-} p$ decay

First observation of the $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+}$ decay

Study of charmonium and charmonium-like contributions in $B^{+} \to J / ψ η K^{+}$ decays

Search for the decay $B^{0} \to ϕ μ^{+} μ^{-}$

Observation of the decay $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} τ^{-} ν_{τ}$

Precision measurement of forward $Z$ boson production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 13$ TeV

Observation of $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D^{+} p π^{-} π^{-}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D^{*+} p π^{-} π^{-}$ decays

Study of the $B_{c}^{+}$ decays into charmonia and three light hadrons

Searches for rare $B_{s}^{0}$ and $B^{0}$ decays into four muons

Measurement of the photon polarization in $Λ_{b} \to Λ γ$ decays

Angular analysis of $D^{0} \to π^{+} π^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays and search for $C P$ violation

Observation of two new excited $Ξ_{b}^{0}$ states decaying to $Λ_{b}^{0} K^{-} π^{+}$

Study of $Z$ bosons produced in association with charm in the forward region

Measurement of $χ_{c 1} (3872)$ production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 8$ and $13$ TeV

Search for the doubly charmed baryon $Ξ_{cc}^{+}$ in the $Ξ_{c}^{+} π^{-} π^{+}$ final state

Observation of the suppressed $Λ_{b}^{0} \to D p K^{-}$ decay with $D \to K^{+} π^{-}$ and measurement of its $C P$ asymmetry