TY - JOUR

T1 - LHC preparations for measurements of very rare B decays.

AU - Smizanska, Maria

PY - 2007/8

Y1 - 2007/8

N2 - As is well known, the rare B-decays and B0→μ+μ− offer a profound probe into the effects of physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). While present experimental upper limits from the Tevatron are roughly a factor of twenty above the SM predictions, the LHC experiments will reach SM values after the first year of nominal LHC luminosity and will allow a measurement of the decay probability. The three LHC experiments, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb are preparing triggers, offline reconstruction algorithms and signal selection strategies for these measurements. In this paper, special attention is devoted to background composition, especially to topologically-similar rare exclusive and exotic decays.

AB - As is well known, the rare B-decays and B0→μ+μ− offer a profound probe into the effects of physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). While present experimental upper limits from the Tevatron are roughly a factor of twenty above the SM predictions, the LHC experiments will reach SM values after the first year of nominal LHC luminosity and will allow a measurement of the decay probability. The three LHC experiments, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb are preparing triggers, offline reconstruction algorithms and signal selection strategies for these measurements. In this paper, special attention is devoted to background composition, especially to topologically-similar rare exclusive and exotic decays.

U2 - 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.05.006

DO - 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.05.006

M3 - Journal article

VL - 170

SP - 210

EP - 213

JO - Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

JF - Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

SN - 0920-5632

IS - 1

ER -