S. Wotton

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19992024

most citedTest of lepton universality using

B^{+} \to K^{+} ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}

decays

952 citations · 5k across the 84 of their papers we have counts for

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84 papers

hep-ex2024★ 2 cited

Measurement of the branching fraction of the decay $B^{-} \to D^{0} ρ (770)^{-}$ at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +389

We measure the branching fraction of the decay $B^{-} \to D^{0} ρ (770)^{-}$ using data collected with the Belle II detector. The data contain 387 million $B B$ pairs produced i…

hep-ex2023

First observation and study of the $K^{\pm} \to π^{0} π^{0} μ^{\pm} ν$ decay

2 Collaboration, J. R. Batley, G. Kalmus +121

The NA48/2 experiment at CERN reports the first observation of the $K^{\pm} \to π^{0} π^{0} μ^{\pm} ν$ decay based on a sample of 2437 candidates with 15% background contam…

physics.ins-det2022★ 16 cited

Performance of the LHCb RICH detectors during LHC Run 2

R. Calabrese, M. Fiorini, E. Luppi +79

The performance of the ring-imaging Cherenkov detectors at the LHCb experiment is determined during the LHC Run 2 period between 2015 and 2018. The stability of the Cherenkov angle…

physics.ins-det2021★ 8 cited

Characterisation of signal-induced noise in Hamamatsu R11265 Multianode Photomultiplier Tubes

M. Andreotti, S. Capelli, G. Cavallero +26

Signal-induced noise is observed in Hamamatsu R11265 Multianode Photomultiplier Tubes, manifesting up to several microseconds after the single photoelectron response signal and loc…

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…

physics.ins-det2018★ 5 cited

A compact, high resolution tracker for cosmic ray muon scattering tomography using semiconductor sensors

F. Keizer, A. Gorbatch, M. A. Parker +2

A semiconductor tracker for muon scattering tomography is presented. The tracker contains silicon strip sensors with an $80 μ$ m pitch, precision mechanics and integrated cooling.…

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★ 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-ex2017★ 39 cited

Studies of the resonance structure in $D^{0} \to K^{\mp} π^{\pm} π^{\pm} π^{\mp}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +791

Amplitude models are constructed to describe the resonance structure of $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+} π^{+} π^{-}$ and $D^{0} \to K^{+} π^{-} π^{-} π^{+}$ decays using $pp$ collision data co…

hep-ex2017★ 33 cited

Search for the rare decay $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p μ^{+} μ^{-}$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +792

A search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decay $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p μ^{+} μ^{-}$ is reported using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $3.0 f b^{- 1}$ collected…

hep-ex2017★ 34 cited

A measurement of the $C P$ asymmetry difference in $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p K^{-} K^{+}$ and $p π^{-} π^{+}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +791

The difference between the $C P$ asymmetries in the decays $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p K^{-} K^{+}$ and $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p π^{-} π^{+}$ is presented. Proton-proton collision data t…

hep-ex2017★ 33 cited

Updated determination of $D^{0}$ - $D^{0}$ mixing and CP violation parameters with $D^{0} \to K^{+} π^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +792

We report measurements of charm-mixing parameters based on the decay-time-dependent ratio of $D^{0} \to K^{+} π^{-}$ to $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+}$ rates. The analysis uses a data sample of proton-pro…

hep-ex2017★ 12 cited

First observation of $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} K^{+} K^{-}$ decays and a search for $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} ϕ$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +797

A search for $B^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} K^{+} K^{-}$ decays is performed using $pp$ collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb $^{- 1}$ , collected at centre-of-mass ene…

hep-ex2017★ 45 cited

Measurement of the $B^{\pm}$ production cross-section in pp collisions at $s =$ 7 and 13 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +796

The production of $B^{\pm}$ mesons is studied in $pp$ collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 13 TeV, using $B^{\pm} \to J / ψ K^{\pm}$ decays and data samples correspon…

hep-ex2017★ 5 cited

First observation of forward $Z \to b b ˉ$ production in $pp$ collisions at $s = 8$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +804

The decay $Z \to b b ˉ$ is reconstructed in $pp$ collision data, corresponding to 2 fb $^{- 1}$ of integrated luminosity, collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-…

hep-ex2017★ 29 cited

Improved limit on the branching fraction of the rare decay $K_{S}^{0} \to μ^{+} μ^{-}$

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

A search for the decay $K_{S}^{0} \to μ^{+} μ^{-}$ is performed, based on a data sample of proton-proton collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb$^{-1…

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★ 4 cited

Observation of the $B^{+} \to D^{*-} K^{+} π^{+}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +771

The $B^{+} \to D^{*-} K^{+} π^{+}$ decay potentially provides an excellent way to investigate charm meson spectroscopy. The decay is searched for in a sample of proton-proton collision dat…

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★ 19 cited

Measurement of the $B^{\pm}$ production asymmetry and the $C P$ asymmetry in $B^{\pm} \to J / ψ K^{\pm}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +764

The $B^{\pm}$ meson production asymmetry in $pp$ collisions is measured using $B^{+} \to D ˉ^{0} π^{+}$ decays. The data were recorded by the LHCb experiment during Run 1 of the LHC…

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★ 12 cited

Measurement of $C P$ asymmetries in $D^{\pm} \to η^{'} π^{\pm}$ and $D_{s}^{\pm} \to η^{'} π^{\pm}$ decays

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

A search for $C P$ violation in $D^{\pm} \to η^{'} π^{\pm}$ and $D_{s}^{\pm} \to η^{'} π^{\pm}$ decays is performed using proton-proton collision data, corre…

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}^{…

Measurement of the branching fraction of the decay B−→D0ρ(770)− at Belle II

First observation and study of the K±→π0π0μ±ν decay

Performance of the LHCb RICH detectors during LHC Run 2

Characterisation of signal-induced noise in Hamamatsu R11265 Multianode Photomultiplier Tubes

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

A compact, high resolution tracker for cosmic ray muon scattering tomography using semiconductor sensors

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

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

Studies of the resonance structure in D0→K∓π±π±π∓ decays

Search for the rare decay Λc+​→pμ+μ−

A measurement of the CP asymmetry difference in Λc+​→pK−K+ and pπ−π+ decays

Updated determination of D0-D0 mixing and CP violation parameters with D0→K+π− decays

First observation of B+→Ds+​K+K− decays and a search for B+→Ds+​ϕ decays

Measurement of the B± production cross-section in pp collisions at s​= 7 and 13 TeV

First observation of forward Z→bbˉ production in pp collisions at s​=8 TeV

Improved limit on the branching fraction of the rare decay KS0​→μ+μ−

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

Observation of the B+→D∗−K+π+ decay

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−

Measurement of the B± production asymmetry and the CP asymmetry in B±→J/ψK± decays

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

Measurement of CP asymmetries in D±→η′π± and Ds±​→η′π± decays

Observation of Bc+​→D0K+ decays