K. Akiba

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20092026

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hep-ex2014★ 1.1k cited

LHCb Detector Performance

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +702

The LHCb detector is a forward spectrometer at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The experiment is designed for precision measurements of CP violation and rare decays of bea…

hep-ex2014★ 52 cited

Search for long-lived particles decaying to jet pairs

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +699

A search is presented for long-lived particles with a mass between 25 and 50 GeV $/ c^{2}$ and a lifetime between 1 and 200 ps in a sample of proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-ma…

hep-ex2014★ 140 cited

Precision measurement of $C P$ violation in $B_{s}^{0} \to J / ψ K^{+} K^{-}$ decays

R. Aaij, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi +696

The time-dependent $C P$ asymmetry in $B_{s}^{0} \to J / ψ K^{+} K^{-}$ decays is measured using $pp$ collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $3.0$ fb $^{- 1}$ , collected with…

hep-ex2014★ 25 cited

Study of $η - η^{'}$ mixing from measurement of $B_{(s)}^{0} \to J / ψ η^{(')}$ ~decay rates

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +701

A study of $B^{0}$ ~and $B_{s}^{0}$ meson decays into $J / ψ η$ ~and $J / ψ η^{'}$ final states is performed using a data set of proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and…

hep-ex2014★ 75 cited

Observation of two new $Ξ_{b}^{-}$ baryon resonances

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +699

Two structures are observed close to the kinematic threshold in the $Ξ_{b}^{0} π^{-}$ mass spectrum in a sample of proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity…

hep-ex2014★ 81 cited

Measurement of $B_{c}^{+}$ production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 8$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +702

Production of $B_{c}^{+}$ mesons in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV is studied with data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $2.0 fb^{- 1}$ r…

physics.ins-det2014

A GEANT4 based Simulation for Pixelated X-ray Hybrid Detectors: Extended Report

F. Marinho, K. Akiba

Monte Carlo simulations are powerful tools for understanding the effects of radiation interactions within detector devices allowing not only to evaluate typical estimates for exper…

hep-ex2014★ 54 cited

Measurement of the semileptonic $C P$ asymmetry in $B^{0} - B^{0}$ mixing

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +700

The semileptonic $C P$ asymmetry in $B^{0} - B^{0}$ mixing, $a_{sl}^{d}$ , is measured in proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb$^…

hep-ex2014★ 46 cited

Precision measurement of the mass and lifetime of the Xi_b^- baryon

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +699

We report on measurements of the mass and lifetime of the Xi_b^- baryon using about 1800 Xi_b^- decays reconstructed in a proton-proton collision data set corresponding to an integ…

hep-ex2014★ 101 cited

Measurement of the $η_{c} (1 S)$ production cross-section in proton-proton collisions via the decay $η_{c} (1 S) \to p p ˉ$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +705

The production of the $η_{c} (1 S)$ state in proton-proton collisions is probed via its decay to the $p p ˉ$ final state with the LHCb detector, in the rapidity range $2.0 < y < 4…

hep-ex2014★ 36 cited

First observation of a baryonic $B_{c}^{+}$ decay

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +699

A baryonic decay of the $B_{c}^{+}$ meson, $B_{c}^{+} \to J / ψ p p π^{+}$ , is observed for the first time, with a significance of $7.3$ standard deviations, in $pp$ collision data coll…

hep-ex2014★ 115 cited

Measurements of $C P$ violation in the three-body phase space of charmless $B^{\pm}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +701

The charmless three-body decay modes $B^{\pm} \to K^{\pm} π^{+} π^{-}$ , $B^{\pm} \to K^{\pm} K^{+} K^{-}$ , $B^{\pm} \to π^{\pm} K^{+} K^{-}$ and $B^{\pm} \r…

hep-ex2014★ 30 cited

Determination of gamma and -2beta_s from charmless two-body decays of beauty mesons

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta +702

Using the latest LHCb measurements of time-dependent CP violation in the B^0_s -> K^+K^- decay, a U-spin relation between the decay amplitudes of B^0_s -> K^+K^- and B^0 -> π^+π^-…

hep-ex2014★ 64 cited

Measurement of the forward $W$ boson cross-section in $pp$ collisions at $s = 7 TeV$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +698

A measurement of the inclusive $W \to μν$ production cross-section using data from $pp$ collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of $s = 7 TeV$ is presented. The analy…

hep-ex2014★ 27 cited

Search for $C P$ violation using $T$ -odd correlations in $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +702

A search for $C P$ violation using $T$ -odd correlations is performed using the four-body $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} π^{+} π^{-}$ decay, selected from semileptonic $B$ decays. The data sample corresp…

hep-ex2014★ 26 cited

Study of $χ_{b}$ meson production in pp collisions at $s = 7$ and 8TeV and observation of the decay $χ_{b} \to Υ (3 S) γ$

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +698

A study of $χ_{b}$ meson production at LHCb is performed on proton-proton collision data, corresponding to 3.0fb $^{- 1}$ of integrated luminosity collected at centre-of-mass energie…

hep-ex2014★ 26 cited

Evidence for CP violation in $B^{+} \to p p ˉ K^{+}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +698

Three-body $B^{+} \to p p K^{+}$ and $B^{+} \to p p π^{+}$ decays are studied using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 $f b^{- 1}$ collected by…

hep-ex2014★ 22 cited

First measurement of the charge asymmetry in beauty-quark pair production at a hadron collider

R. Aaij, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi +700

The difference in the angular distributions between beauty quarks and antiquarks, referred to as the charge asymmetry, is measured for the first time in $b b ˉ$ pair production…

hep-ex2014★ 57 cited

Observation of $Z$ production in proton-lead collisions at LHCb

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +702

The first observation of $Z$ boson production in proton-lead collisions at a centre-of-mass energy per proton-nucleon pair of $s_{N N} = 5 TeV$ is presented. The data sa…

hep-ex2014★ 398 cited

Observation of the resonant character of the $Z (4430)^{-}$ state

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +697

Resonant structures in $B^{0} \to ψ^{'} π^{-} K^{+}$ decays are analyzed by performing a four-dimensional fit of the decay amplitude, using $pp$ collision data corresponding to $3f b^{- 1}$ …

hep-ex2014★ 51 cited

Measurements of the $B^{+}$ , $B^{0}$ , $B_{s}^{0}$ meson and $Λ_{b}^{0}$ baryon lifetimes

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +674

Measurements of $b$ -hadron lifetimes are reported using $pp$ collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0fb $^{- 1}$ , collected by the LHCb detector at a centre-o…

hep-ex2014★ 71 cited

Measurement of $ψ (2 S)$ polarisation in $pp$ collisions at $s = 7$ TeV

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +693

The polarisation of prompt $ψ (2 S)$ mesons is measured by performing an angular analysis of $ψ (2 S) \to μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays using proton-proton collision data, corresponding t…

hep-ex2014★ 138 cited

Search for Majorana neutrinos in $B^{-} \to π^{+} μ^{-} μ^{-}$ decays

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva +674

A search for heavy Majorana neutrinos produced in the $B^{-} \to π^{+} μ^{-} μ^{-}$ decay mode is performed using 3 fb $^{- 1}$ of integrated luminosity collected with the LHCb detector in $pp…

hep-ex2014★ 363 cited

Differential branching fractions and isospin asymmetries of $B \to K^{(*)} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays

R. Aaij, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi +690

The isospin asymmetries of $B \to K μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $B \to K^{*} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays and the partial branching fractions of the $B^{0} \to K^{0} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ , $B^{+} \to K^{+} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $B^+ \to K^{*+}μ^+…

LHCb Detector Performance

Search for long-lived particles decaying to jet pairs

Precision measurement of CP violation in Bs0​→J/ψK+K− decays

Study of η−η′ mixing from measurement of B(s)0​→J/ψη(′)~decay rates

Observation of two new Ξb−​ baryon resonances

Measurement of Bc+​ production in proton-proton collisions at s​=8 TeV

A GEANT4 based Simulation for Pixelated X-ray Hybrid Detectors: Extended Report

Measurement of the semileptonic CP asymmetry in B0−B0 mixing

Precision measurement of the mass and lifetime of the Xi_b^- baryon

Measurement of the ηc​(1S) production cross-section in proton-proton collisions via the decay ηc​(1S)→ppˉ​

First observation of a baryonic Bc+​ decay

Measurements of CP violation in the three-body phase space of charmless B± decays

Determination of gamma and -2beta_s from charmless two-body decays of beauty mesons

Measurement of the forward W boson cross-section in pp collisions at s​=7TeV

Search for CP violation using T-odd correlations in D0→K+K−π+π− decays

Study of χb​ meson production in pp collisions at s​=7 and 8TeV and observation of the decay χb​→Υ(3S)γ

Evidence for CP violation in B+→ppˉ​K+ decays

First measurement of the charge asymmetry in beauty-quark pair production at a hadron collider

Observation of Z production in proton-lead collisions at LHCb

Observation of the resonant character of the Z(4430)− state

Measurements of the B+, B0, Bs0​ meson and Λb0​ baryon lifetimes

Measurement of ψ(2S) polarisation in pp collisions at s​=7 TeV

Search for Majorana neutrinos in B−→π+μ−μ− decays

Differential branching fractions and isospin asymmetries of B→K(∗)μ+μ− decays

Precision measurement of $C P$ violation in $B_{s}^{0} \to J / ψ K^{+} K^{-}$ decays

Study of $η - η^{'}$ mixing from measurement of $B_{(s)}^{0} \to J / ψ η^{(')}$ ~decay rates

Observation of two new $Ξ_{b}^{-}$ baryon resonances

Measurement of $B_{c}^{+}$ production in proton-proton collisions at $s = 8$ TeV

Measurement of the semileptonic $C P$ asymmetry in $B^{0} - B^{0}$ mixing

Measurement of the $η_{c} (1 S)$ production cross-section in proton-proton collisions via the decay $η_{c} (1 S) \to p p ˉ$

First observation of a baryonic $B_{c}^{+}$ decay

Measurements of $C P$ violation in the three-body phase space of charmless $B^{\pm}$ decays

Measurement of the forward $W$ boson cross-section in $pp$ collisions at $s = 7 TeV$

Search for $C P$ violation using $T$ -odd correlations in $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays

Study of $χ_{b}$ meson production in pp collisions at $s = 7$ and 8TeV and observation of the decay $χ_{b} \to Υ (3 S) γ$

Evidence for CP violation in $B^{+} \to p p ˉ K^{+}$ decays

Observation of $Z$ production in proton-lead collisions at LHCb

Observation of the resonant character of the $Z (4430)^{-}$ state

Measurements of the $B^{+}$ , $B^{0}$ , $B_{s}^{0}$ meson and $Λ_{b}^{0}$ baryon lifetimes

Measurement of $ψ (2 S)$ polarisation in $pp$ collisions at $s = 7$ TeV

Search for Majorana neutrinos in $B^{-} \to π^{+} μ^{-} μ^{-}$ decays

Differential branching fractions and isospin asymmetries of $B \to K^{(*)} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays