J. B. de Souza Leite

activity

20212026

most citedFirst observation of a doubly charged tetraquark and its neutral partner

80 citations · 367 across the 32 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators

36 papers

hep-ex2026

Observation of the $Ξ_{b}^{-} \to Ξ^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and study of the $Ξ_{b}^{-} \to Ξ^{-} ψ (2 S)$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1161

The rare decay $Ξ_{b}^{-} \to Ξ^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ is observed for the first time using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of $7$ , $8$ and~$…

hep-ex2026

Energy-energy correlators within $Z$ -tagged jets in proton-proton collisions at $s$ = 13 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1161

Energy-energy correlators probe perturbative and nonperturbative QCD regimes of jet formation through momentum-weighted angular correlations between hadrons. First measurements in…

hep-ex2026

Branching fraction measurement of the $B^{0} \to K^{+} π^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decay at high dihadron mass

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1103

This Letter presents the first measurement of the $B^{0} \to K^{+} π^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ differential branching fraction in the region of the dihadron $K^{+} π^{-}$ mass, $m_{K π}$ , $1000< m_{…

hep-ex2026

First measurement of the forward rapidity dependence of $W$ boson transverse helicity fractions

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1160

The transverse helicity fractions of $W$ bosons are measured as a function of the $W$ boson rapidity, $y_{W}$ , in the range $0 \leq y_{W} \leq 5$ using $W \to μ ν_{μ}$ decays in $pp$ co…

hep-ex2026

Measurement of the $Ω_{b}^{-}$ baryon lifetime

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1160

The lifetime ratio $r_{τ} \equiv τ_{Ω_{b}^{-}} / τ_{Ξ_{b}^{-}}$ between the $Ω_{b}^{-}$ and $Ξ_{b}^{-}$ baryons is measured using a sample of $pp$ collision data corresponding to an integrated lum…

hep-ex2026

Discovery of an unexpectedly light and narrow beauty-strange state

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1152

As the essential building blocks of visible matter, hadrons have traditionally been classified by the quark model as mesons composed of quark-antiquark pairs and baryons built from…

hep-ex2026

Observation of the doubly charmed baryon $Ω_{cc}^{+}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1153

A search for the doubly charmed baryon $Ω_{cc}^{+}$ in the $Ω_{c}^{0} π^{+}$ decay channel is performed using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated lum…

hep-ex2026

Observation of $Ξ_{b}^{0} \to Ξ^{0} J / ψ$ and evidence for $Ξ_{b}^{0} \to Ξ^{0} ψ (2 S)$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1159

The first search for the beauty baryon decays $Ξ_{b}^{0} \to Ξ^{0} J / ψ$ and $Ξ_{b}^{0} \to Ξ^{0} ψ (2 S)$ is presented using the proton-proton collision dataset collected by the LHCb…

hep-ex2026

Branching fraction measurements of $η$ and $η^{'} (958)$ anomalous decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1187

Branching fractions of $η$ and $η^{'} (958)$ anomalous decays are measured using $pp$ collision data at a center-of-mass energy of $s = 13 TeV$ collected by the LHCb exper…

hep-ex2026

Stringent limits on $C P T$ - and Lorentz-invariance violation from $B_{s}^{0}$ meson decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1161

Tests of fundamental symmetries, such as $C P T$ and Lorentz invariance, provide sensitive probes of physics beyond the standard quantum-field-theory framework. Possible violations…

hep-ex2026

First measurement of the ratio of $ψ (2 S)$ -to- $J / ψ$ inclusive production in $p Ar$ and $pp$ collisions at $s_{NN} = 113 GeV$ with SMOG2

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1162

A measurement of the $ψ (2 S)$ -to- $J / ψ$ production cross-section ratio is performed in proton-argon ( $p Ar$ ) and proton-proton ( $pp$ ) collisions in fixed-target mode at $\sqr…

hep-ex2026

Observation of the $Ξ_{c}^{0} \to p K^{-}$ decay and measurement of its decay asymmetry

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah +1154

A search for the Cabibbo-suppressed decay $Ξ_{c}^{0} \to p K^{-}$ is performed using $pp$ collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $5.4 fb^{- 1}$ , collected by…

hep-ex2026

Machine learning techniques for jet reconstruction at LHCb and application to the search for $H \to b b ˉ$ and $H \to c c ˉ$ in $s = 13$ TeV $pp$ collisions

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1194

Two machine learning techniques for jet measurements at the LHCb experiment are presented: a regression-based method for jet-energy calibration and a deep neural network algorithm…

hep-ex2025★ 1 cited

Amplitude analysis of the $Ξ_{c}^{+} \to p K^{-} π^{+}$ decay and $Ξ_{c}^{+}$ baryon polarization measurement in semileptonic beauty-hadron decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1128

An amplitude analysis of the $Ξ_{c}^{+} \to p K^{-} π^{+}$ decay together with a measurement of the $Ξ_{c}^{+}$ polarization vector in semileptonic beauty-hadron decays is presented. The analysis…

hep-ex2023★ 4 cited

Observation of $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} D ˉ^{() 0} K^{-}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} D_{s}^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1081

The decays $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} D ˉ^{(*) 0} K^{-}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} D_{s}^{*-}$ are observed for the first time, in proton-proton collision data at $s = 13$ TeV corresponding to a…

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★ 80 cited

First observation of a doubly charged tetraquark and its neutral partner

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1055

A combined amplitude analysis is performed for the decays $B^{0} \to D^{0} D_{s}^{+} π^{-}$ and $B^{+} \to D^{-} D_{s}^{+} π^{+}$ , which are related by isospin symmetry. The an…

hep-ex2022★ 17 cited

Open charm production and asymmetry in $p$ Ne collisions at $s_{NN} =$ 68.5 GeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1053

A measurement of $D^{0}$ meson production by the LHCb experiment in its fixed-target configuration is presented. The production of $D^{0}$ mesons is studied with a beam of 2.5 TeV prot…

hep-ex2022★ 3 cited

Long-lived particle reconstruction downstream of the LHCb magnet

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1113

Charged-particle trajectories are usually reconstructed with the LHCb detector using combined information from the tracking devices placed upstream and downstream of the 4\,T\,m di…

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★ 40 cited

Observation of a resonant structure near the $D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-}$ threshold in the $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+}$ decay

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

An amplitude analysis of the $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+}$ decay is carried out to study for the first time its intermediate resonant contributions, using proton-proton collision data c…

hep-ex2022★ 1 cited

Observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to D^{+} D^{-}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1059

The first observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to D^{*+} D^{*-}$ decay and the measurement of its branching ratio relative to the $B^{0} \to D^{*+} D^{*-}$ decay are presented. The data sample…

hep-ex2022★ 4 cited

Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions $B (B_{c}^{+} \to B_{s}^{0} π^{+}) / B (B_{c}^{+} \to J / ψ π^{+})$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1054

The ratio of branching fractions of $B_{c}^{+} \to B_{s}^{0} π^{+}$ and $B_{c}^{+} \to J / ψ π^{+}$ decays is measured with proton-proton collision data of a centre-of-mass energy of $13 TeV$ .…

hep-ex2022★ 2 cited

Study of $B_{c}^{+}$ meson decays to charmonia plus multihadron final states

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb +1058

Four decay modes of the $B_{c}^{+}$ meson into a $J / ψ$ meson and multiple charged kaons or pions are studied using proton-proton collision data, collected with the~LHCb detector at cen…

Observation of the Ξb−​→Ξ−μ+μ− and study of the Ξb−​→Ξ−ψ(2S) decays

Energy-energy correlators within Z-tagged jets in proton-proton collisions at s​ = 13 TeV

Branching fraction measurement of the B0→K+π−μ+μ− decay at high dihadron mass

First measurement of the forward rapidity dependence of W boson transverse helicity fractions

Measurement of the Ωb−​ baryon lifetime

Discovery of an unexpectedly light and narrow beauty-strange state

Observation of the doubly charmed baryon Ωcc+​

Observation of Ξb0​→Ξ0J/ψ and evidence for Ξb0​→Ξ0ψ(2S) decays

Branching fraction measurements of η and η′(958) anomalous decays

Stringent limits on CPT- and Lorentz-invariance violation from Bs0​ meson decays

First measurement of the ratio of ψ(2S)-to-J/ψ inclusive production in pAr and pp collisions at sNN​​=113GeV with SMOG2

Observation of the Ξc0​→pK− decay and measurement of its decay asymmetry

Machine learning techniques for jet reconstruction at LHCb and application to the search for H→bbˉ and H→ccˉ in s​=13 TeV pp collisions

Amplitude analysis of the Ξc+​→pK−π+ decay and Ξc+​ baryon polarization measurement in semileptonic beauty-hadron decays

Observation of Λb0​→Λc+​Dˉ(∗)0K− and Λb0​→Λc+​Ds∗−​ decays

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

First observation of a doubly charged tetraquark and its neutral partner

Open charm production and asymmetry in pNe collisions at sNN​​= 68.5 GeV

Long-lived particle reconstruction downstream of the LHCb magnet

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

Observation of a resonant structure near the Ds+​Ds−​ threshold in the B+→Ds+​Ds−​K+ decay

Observation of the Bs0​→D∗+D∗− decay

Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B(Bc+​→Bs0​π+)/B(Bc+​→J/ψπ+)

Study of Bc+​ meson decays to charmonia plus multihadron final states

Observation of the $Ξ_{b}^{-} \to Ξ^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and study of the $Ξ_{b}^{-} \to Ξ^{-} ψ (2 S)$ decays

Energy-energy correlators within $Z$ -tagged jets in proton-proton collisions at $s$ = 13 TeV

Branching fraction measurement of the $B^{0} \to K^{+} π^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decay at high dihadron mass

First measurement of the forward rapidity dependence of $W$ boson transverse helicity fractions

Measurement of the $Ω_{b}^{-}$ baryon lifetime

Observation of the doubly charmed baryon $Ω_{cc}^{+}$

Observation of $Ξ_{b}^{0} \to Ξ^{0} J / ψ$ and evidence for $Ξ_{b}^{0} \to Ξ^{0} ψ (2 S)$ decays

Branching fraction measurements of $η$ and $η^{'} (958)$ anomalous decays

Stringent limits on $C P T$ - and Lorentz-invariance violation from $B_{s}^{0}$ meson decays

First measurement of the ratio of $ψ (2 S)$ -to- $J / ψ$ inclusive production in $p Ar$ and $pp$ collisions at $s_{NN} = 113 GeV$ with SMOG2

Observation of the $Ξ_{c}^{0} \to p K^{-}$ decay and measurement of its decay asymmetry

Machine learning techniques for jet reconstruction at LHCb and application to the search for $H \to b b ˉ$ and $H \to c c ˉ$ in $s = 13$ TeV $pp$ collisions

Amplitude analysis of the $Ξ_{c}^{+} \to p K^{-} π^{+}$ decay and $Ξ_{c}^{+}$ baryon polarization measurement in semileptonic beauty-hadron decays

Observation of $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} D ˉ^{() 0} K^{-}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ_{c}^{+} D_{s}^{-}$ decays

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

Open charm production and asymmetry in $p$ Ne collisions at $s_{NN} =$ 68.5 GeV

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

Observation of a resonant structure near the $D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-}$ threshold in the $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} D_{s}^{-} K^{+}$ decay

Observation of the $B_{s}^{0} \to D^{+} D^{-}$ decay

Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions $B (B_{c}^{+} \to B_{s}^{0} π^{+}) / B (B_{c}^{+} \to J / ψ π^{+})$

Study of $B_{c}^{+}$ meson decays to charmonia plus multihadron final states