M. Sokoloff

activity

19942023

most citedTest of lepton universality using

B^{+} \to K^{+} ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}

decays

952 citations · 18.4k across the 303 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators

Showing hep-exShow all

290 papers · 1 filter

hep-ex2023★ 1 cited

Advances in developing deep neural networks for finding primary vertices in proton-proton collisions at the LHC

Simon Akar, Mohamed Elashri, Rocky Bala Garg +6

We are studying the use of deep neural networks (DNNs) to identify and locate primary vertices (PVs) in proton-proton collisions at the LHC. Earlier work focused on finding primary…

hep-ex2023★ 2 cited

Comparing and improving hybrid deep learning algorithms for identifying and locating primary vertices

Simon Akar, Michael Peters, Henry Schreiner +2

Using deep neural networks to identify and locate proton-proton collision points, or primary vertices, in LHCb has been studied for several years. Preliminary results demonstrated…

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

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★ 1 cited

Search for Lepton Flavor Violation in $Υ (3 S) \to e^{\pm} μ^{\mp}$

BABAR Collaboration

We report on the first search for electron-muon lepton flavor violation (LFV) in the decay of a $b$ ~quark and $b$ ~antiquark bound state. We look for the LFV decay $Υ(3S)\rightarrow…

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★ 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-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★ 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

Study of the $ψ_{2} (3823)$ and $χ_{c 1} (3872)$ states in $B^{+} \to (J ψ π^{+} π^{-}) K^{+}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +956

The decays $B^{+} \to J / ψ π^{+} π^{-} K^{+}$ are studied using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9fb $^{- 1}$ collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton co…

hep-ex2019★ 32 cited

Search for $C P$ violation and observation of $P$ violation in $Λ_{b}^{0} \to p π^{-} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +902

A search for $C P$ violation in the $Λ_{b}^{0} \to p π^{-} π^{+} π^{-}$ decay is performed using LHCb data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6.6 $f b^{- 1}$ collected in $pp$ coll…

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★ 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-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★ 118 cited

Design and performance of the LHCb trigger and full real-time reconstruction in Run 2 of the LHC

R. Aaij, S. Akar, J. Albrecht +138

The LHCb collaboration has redesigned its trigger to enable the full offline detector reconstruction to be performed in real time. Together with the real-time alignment and calibra…

hep-ex2018★ 76 cited

Observation of two resonances in the $Λ_{b}^{0} π^{\pm}$ systems and precise measurement of $Σ_{b}^{\pm}$ and $Σ_{b}^{*\pm}$ properties

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +837

The first observation of two structures consistent with resonances in the final states $Λ_{b}^{0} π^{-}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0} π^{+}$ is reported using samples of $pp$ collision data collected by 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★ 40 cited

Study of $Υ$ production in $p$ Pb collisions at $s_{N N} = 8.16$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +840

The production of $Υ (n S)$ mesons ( $n = 1, 2, 3$ ) in $p$ Pb and Pb $p$ collisions at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair $s_{N N} = 8.16$ TeV is measured by the LHCb experiment,…

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…

Advances in developing deep neural networks for finding primary vertices in proton-proton collisions at the LHC

Comparing and improving hybrid deep learning algorithms for identifying and locating primary vertices

The Road Ahead for CODEX-b

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 Lepton Flavor Violation in Υ(3S)→e±μ∓

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

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

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

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

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

Study of the ψ2​(3823) and χc1​(3872) states in B+→(Jψπ+π−)K+ decays

Search for CP violation and observation of P violation in Λb0​→pπ−π+π− decays

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

Expression of Interest for the CODEX-b Detector

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​

Design and performance of the LHCb trigger and full real-time reconstruction in Run 2 of the LHC

Observation of two resonances in the Λb0​π± systems and precise measurement of Σb±​ and Σb∗±​ properties

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

Study of Υ production in pPb collisions at sNN​​=8.16 TeV

Search for a Stable Six-Quark State at BABAR

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 Lepton Flavor Violation in $Υ (3 S) \to e^{\pm} μ^{\mp}$

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 $D^{0} \to X^{0} e^{\pm} μ^{\mp}$

Study of the $ψ_{2} (3823)$ and $χ_{c 1} (3872)$ states in $B^{+} \to (J ψ π^{+} π^{-}) K^{+}$ decays

Search for $C P$ violation and observation of $P$ violation in $Λ_{b}^{0} \to p π^{-} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays

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

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 $B \to D^{*} ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$

Observation of two resonances in the $Λ_{b}^{0} π^{\pm}$ systems and precise measurement of $Σ_{b}^{\pm}$ and $Σ_{b}^{*\pm}$ properties

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

Study of $Υ$ production in $p$ Pb collisions at $s_{N N} = 8.16$ TeV