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Measurement of the Lambda b lifetime in the exclusive decay Lambda b --> J/psi Lambda |
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| Authors: | Abazov V M Abbott B Abolins M Acharya B S Adams M Adams T Aguilo E Ahn S H Ahsan M Alexeev G D Alkhazov G Alton A Alverson G Alves G A Anastasoaie M Ancu L S Andeen T Anderson S Andrieu B Anzelc M S Arnoud Y Arov M Arthaud M Askew A Asman B Jesus A C S Assis Atramentov O Autermann C Avila C Ay C Badaud F Baden A Bagby L Baldin B Bandurin D V Banerjee P Banerjee S Barberis E Barfuss A-F Bargassa P Baringer P Barreto J Bartlett J F Bassler U Bauer D Beale S Bean A Begalli M Begel M Belanger-Champagne C Bellantoni L Bellavance A Benitez J A Beri S B Bernardi G Bernhard R Berntzon L Bertram I |
| Affiliation: | Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia. |
| Abstract: | We have measured the Lambda b lifetime using the exclusive decay Lambda b --> J/psi Lambda, based on 1.2 fb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector during 2002-2006. From 171 reconstructed Lambda b decays, where the J/psi and Lambda are identified via the decays J/psi --> mu+ mu- and Lambda --> ppi, we measured the Lambda b lifetime to be tau(Lambda b)=1.218 (+0.130)/(-0.115) (stat) +/- 0.042(syst) ps. We also measured the B0 lifetime in the decay B0 --> J/psi(mu+ mu-)K(0)/(S)(pi+ pi-) to be tau(B0)=1.501 (+0.078)/(-0.074) (stat) +/- 0.050(syst) ps, yielding a lifetime ratio of tau(Lambda b)/tau(B0)=0.811 (+0.096)/(-0.087) (stat) +/- 0.034(syst). |
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