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TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement of the Λb lifetime in the exclusive decay Λb → J/ψ Λ.
AU - Abazov, V. M.
AU - Bertram, Iain
AU - Borissov, Guennadi
AU - Fox, Harald
AU - Ratoff, Peter
AU - Sopczak, Andre
PY - 2007/10/1
Y1 - 2007/10/1
N2 - We have measured the b lifetime using the exclusive decay bJ/, based on 1.2 fb-1 of data collected with the D0 detector during 2002–2006. From 171 reconstructed b decays, where the J/ and are identified via the decays J/µ+µ- and p, we measured the b lifetime to be (b)=1.218(stat)±0.042(syst) ps. We also measured the B0 lifetime in the decay B0J/(µ+µ-)K(+-) to be (B0)=1.501(stat)±0.050(syst) ps, yielding a lifetime ratio of (b)/(B0)=0.811(stat)±0.034(syst).
AB - We have measured the b lifetime using the exclusive decay bJ/, based on 1.2 fb-1 of data collected with the D0 detector during 2002–2006. From 171 reconstructed b decays, where the J/ and are identified via the decays J/µ+µ- and p, we measured the b lifetime to be (b)=1.218(stat)±0.042(syst) ps. We also measured the B0 lifetime in the decay B0J/(µ+µ-)K(+-) to be (B0)=1.501(stat)±0.050(syst) ps, yielding a lifetime ratio of (b)/(B0)=0.811(stat)±0.034(syst).
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.142001
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.142001
M3 - Journal article
VL - 99
SP - 142001
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
SN - 1079-7114
ER -