The very rare D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decay is searched for by analysing B- -> pi (-) mu(+) mu(-) decays. The analysis uses a sample of beautymesons produced in protonproton collisions collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb(-1). The signal signature corresponds to simultaneous peaks in the mu(+) mu(-) and pi(-) mu(+) mu(-) invariant masses. No evidence for an excess of events over background is observed and an upper limit is set on the branching fraction of the decay at B(D-*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-)) < 2.6 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level. This is the first limit on the branching fraction of D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decays and the most stringent limit on D* (2007)(0) decays to leptonic final states. The analysis is the first search for a rare charm-meson decay exploiting production via beauty decays.

Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A., Beteta, C.a., Abudinen, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., et al. (2023). Search for D* (2007)0 → μ+ μ- in B- → π- μ+ μ- decays. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS, 83(7) [10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11759-6].

Search for D* (2007)0 → μ+ μ- in B- → π- μ+ μ- decays

Archilli, F.;Santovetti, E.;
2023-07-26

Abstract

The very rare D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decay is searched for by analysing B- -> pi (-) mu(+) mu(-) decays. The analysis uses a sample of beautymesons produced in protonproton collisions collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb(-1). The signal signature corresponds to simultaneous peaks in the mu(+) mu(-) and pi(-) mu(+) mu(-) invariant masses. No evidence for an excess of events over background is observed and an upper limit is set on the branching fraction of the decay at B(D-*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-)) < 2.6 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level. This is the first limit on the branching fraction of D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decays and the most stringent limit on D* (2007)(0) decays to leptonic final states. The analysis is the first search for a rare charm-meson decay exploiting production via beauty decays.
26-lug-2023
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A., Beteta, C.a., Abudinen, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., et al. (2023). Search for D* (2007)0 → μ+ μ- in B- → π- μ+ μ- decays. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS, 83(7) [10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11759-6].
Aaij, R; Abdelmotteleb, Asw; Beteta, Ca; Abudinen, F; Ackernley, T; Adeva, B; Adinolfi, M; Adlarson, P; Afsharnia, H; Agapopoulou, C; Aidala, Ca; Ajal...espandi
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