M. Merk

activity

20092026

J / ψ p

resonances consistent with pentaquark states in

Λ_{b}^{0} \to J / ψ K^{-} p

decays

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306 papers

hep-ex2026

The LHCb Experiment

Marcel H. M. Merk, Niels Tuning

We present an overview including the historical motivation, design principles, and experimental methodology of the LHCb experiment. Originally conceived as a dedicated experiment f…

quant-ph2026

A 1-bit quantum filter for particle trajectory reconstruction

Xenofon Chiotopoulos, Davide Nicotra, George Scriven +5

The transition to the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) presents a computational challenge where particle reconstruction complexity may outpace classical computing res…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

TrackHHL: A Quantum Computing Algorithm for Track Reconstruction at the LHCb

Xenofon Chiotopoulos, Miriam Lucio Martinez, Davide Nicotra +4

In the future high-luminosity LHC era, high-energy physics experiments face unprecedented computational challenges for event reconstruction. Employing the LHCb vertex locator as a…

quant-ph2025

Variational Quantum Algorithms for Particle Track Reconstruction

Vincenzo Lipardi, Xenofon Chiotopoulos, Jacco A. de Vries +4

Quantum Computing is a rapidly developing field with the potential to tackle the increasing computational challenges faced in high-energy physics. In this work, we explore the pote…

physics.ins-det2024

The LHCb VELO Upgrade Module Construction

K. Akiba, M. Alexander, C. Bertella +84

The LHCb detector has undergone a major upgrade for LHC Run 3. This Upgrade I detector facilitates operation at higher luminosity and utilises full-detector information at the LHC…

quant-ph2023★ 8 cited

A quantum algorithm for track reconstruction in the LHCb vertex detector

Davide Nicotra, Miriam Lucio Martinez, Jacco Andreas de Vries +5

High-energy physics is facing increasingly computational challenges in real-time event reconstruction for the near-future high-luminosity era. Using the LHCb vertex detector as a u…

hep-ex2020★ 28 cited

First branching fraction measurement of the suppressed decay $Ξ_{c}^{0} \to π^{-} Λ_{c}^{+}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +963

The $Ξ_{c}^{0}$ baryon is unstable and usually decays into charmless final states by the $c \to s u d$ transition. It can, however, also disintegrate into a $π^{-}$ meson and a…

physics.ins-det2020★ 4 cited

The Upgrade I of LHCb VELO -- towards an intelligent monitoring platform

P. Kopciewicz, T. Szumlak, M. Majewski +63

The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) detector is designed to detect decays of b- and c- hadrons for the study of CP violation and rare decays. At the end of the LHC Run 2, many…

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★ 64 cited

Search for the doubly charmed baryon $Ξ_{cc}^{+}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abelán Beteta +905

A search for the doubly charmed baryon $Ξ_{cc}^{+}$ is performed through its decay to the $Λ_{c}^{+} K^{-} π^{+}$ final state, using proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb de…

hep-ex2019★ 35 cited

Precision measurement of the $Λ_{c}^{+}$ , $Ξ_{c}^{+}$ and $Ξ_{c}^{0}$ baryon lifetimes

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +847

We report measurements of the lifetimes of the $Λ_{c}^{+}$ , $Ξ_{c}^{+}$ and $Ξ_{c}^{0}$ charm baryons using proton-proton collision data at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8\tev, correspondin…

hep-ex2019★ 18 cited

Measurement of psi(2S) production cross-sections in proton-proton collisions at 7 and 13 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +842

The cross-sections of $ψ (2 S)$ meson production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 13 TeV$ are measured with a data sample collected by the LHCb detector correspondin…

hep-ex2019★ 15 cited

Amplitude analysis of the $B_{(s)} \to K^{* 0} K^{* 0}$ decays and measurement of the branching fraction of the $B \to K^{* 0} K^{* 0}$ decay

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +844

The $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} K^{* 0}$ and $B_{s}^{0} \to K^{* 0} K^{* 0}$ decays are studied using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3…

hep-ex2019★ 17 cited

A search for $Ξ_{cc}^{++} \to D^{+} p K^{-} π^{+}$ decays

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +848

A search for the $Ξ_{cc}^{++}$ baryon through the $Ξ_{cc}^{++} \to D^{+} p K^{-} π^{+}$ decay is performed with a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosit…

hep-ex2019★ 32 cited

First observation of the radiative decay $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ γ$

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +848

The radiative decay $Λ_{b}^{0} \to Λ γ$ is observed for the first time using a data sample of proton-proton collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $1.7 f b^{- 1}$ co…

hep-ex2019★ 6 cited

Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions of the decays $Λ_{b}^{0} \to ψ (2 S) Λ$ and $Λ_{b}^{0} \to J / ψ Λ$

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +799

Using $pp$ collisions corresponding to 3 $fb^{- 1}$ integrated luminosity, recorded by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 $TeV$ , the ratio of…

hep-ex2019★ 41 cited

Measurement of $B^{+}$ , $B^{0}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0}$ production in $p Pb$ collisions at $s_{NN} = 8.16 TeV$

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +842

The production of $B^{+}$ , $B^{0}$ and $Λ_{b}^{0}$ hadrons is studied in proton-lead collisions at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of $s_{NN} = 8.16 TeV$ record…

hep-ex2019★ 55 cited

Near-threshold $D D ˉ$ spectroscopy and observation of a new charmonium state

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +846

Using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 $f b^{- 1}$ , collected with the~LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, a new narrow charmonium state,…

hep-ex2019★ 402 cited

Search for lepton-universality violation in $B^{+} \to K^{+} ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}$ decays

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +846

A measurement of the ratio of branching fractions of the decays $B^{+} \to K^{+} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $B^{+} \to K^{+} e^{+} e^{-}$ is presented. The proton-proton collision data used correspond to an integ…

hep-ex2019★ 21 cited

Measurement of the $C P$ -violating phase $ϕ_{s}$ from $B_{s}^{0} \to J / ψ π^{+} π^{-}$ decays in 13 TeV $pp$ collisions

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +844

Decays of $B_{s}^{0}$ and $B_{s}^{0}$ mesons into $J / ψ π^{+} π^{-}$ final states are studied in a data sample corresponding to 1.9 fb $^{- 1}$ of integrated luminosity collect…

hep-ex2019★ 68 cited

Measurement of the mass difference between neutral charm-meson eigenstates

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +842

We report a measurement of the mass difference between neutral charm-meson eigenstates using a novel approach that enhances sensitivity to this parameter. We use $2.3 \times 1 0^{6}$ $…

hep-ex2019★ 20 cited

Amplitude analysis of $B_{s}^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} K^{\pm} π^{\mp}$ decays

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +843

The first untagged decay-time-integrated amplitude analysis of $B_{s}^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} K^{\pm} π^{\mp}$ decays is performed using a sample corresponding to $3.0$ …

hep-ex2019★ 17 cited

Dalitz plot analysis of the $D^{+} \to K^{-} K^{+} K^{+}$ decay

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +98

The resonant structure of the doubly Cabibbo-suppressed decay $D^{+} \to K^{-} K^{+} K^{+}$ is studied for the first time. The measurement is based on a sample of pp-collision data, collecte…

The LHCb Experiment

A 1-bit quantum filter for particle trajectory reconstruction

TrackHHL: A Quantum Computing Algorithm for Track Reconstruction at the LHCb

Variational Quantum Algorithms for Particle Track Reconstruction

The LHCb VELO Upgrade Module Construction

A quantum algorithm for track reconstruction in the LHCb vertex detector

First branching fraction measurement of the suppressed decay Ξc0​→π−Λc+​

The Upgrade I of LHCb VELO -- towards an intelligent monitoring platform

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

Search for the doubly charmed baryon Ξcc+​

Precision measurement of the Λc+​, Ξc+​ and Ξc0​ baryon lifetimes

Measurement of psi(2S) production cross-sections in proton-proton collisions at 7 and 13 TeV

Amplitude analysis of the B(s)​→K∗0K∗0 decays and measurement of the branching fraction of the B→K∗0K∗0 decay

A search for Ξcc++​→D+pK−π+ decays

First observation of the radiative decay Λb0​→Λγ

Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions of the decays Λb0​→ψ(2S)Λ and Λb0​→J/ψΛ

Measurement of B+, B0 and Λb0​ production in pPb collisions at sNN​​=8.16TeV

Near-threshold DDˉ spectroscopy and observation of a new charmonium state

Search for lepton-universality violation in B+→K+ℓ+ℓ− decays

Measurement of the CP-violating phase ϕs​ from Bs0​→J/ψπ+π− decays in 13 TeV pp collisions