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Study of the rare decays of B s 0 and B 0 mesons into muon pairs using data collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector

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Study of the rare decays of B s 0 and B 0 mesons into muon pairs using data collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector. / Collaboration, ATLAS; Barton, A.E.; Bertram, I.A. et al.
In: Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol. 2019, No. 4, 98, 01.04.2019.

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Collaboration, ATLAS, Barton, AE, Bertram, IA, Borissov, G, Bouhova-Thacker, EV, Fox, H, Henderson, RCW, Jones, RWL, Kartvelishvili, V, Long, RE, Love, PA, Muenstermann, D, Parker, AJ, Smizanska, M, Tee, AS, Walder, J, Wharton, AM & Whitmore, BW 2019, 'Study of the rare decays of B s 0 and B 0 mesons into muon pairs using data collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector', Journal of High Energy Physics, vol. 2019, no. 4, 98. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2019)098

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Collaboration, ATLAS., Barton, A. E., Bertram, I. A., Borissov, G., Bouhova-Thacker, E. V., Fox, H., Henderson, R. C. W., Jones, R. W. L., Kartvelishvili, V., Long, R. E., Love, P. A., Muenstermann, D., Parker, A. J., Smizanska, M., Tee, A. S., Walder, J., Wharton, A. M., & Whitmore, B. W. (2019). Study of the rare decays of B s 0 and B 0 mesons into muon pairs using data collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2019(4), Article 98. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2019)098

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Collaboration ATLAS, Barton AE, Bertram IA, Borissov G, Bouhova-Thacker EV, Fox H et al. Study of the rare decays of B s 0 and B 0 mesons into muon pairs using data collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2019 Apr 1;2019(4):98. doi: 10.1007/JHEP04(2019)098

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Collaboration, ATLAS ; Barton, A.E. ; Bertram, I.A. et al. / Study of the rare decays of B s 0 and B 0 mesons into muon pairs using data collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector. In: Journal of High Energy Physics. 2019 ; Vol. 2019, No. 4.

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title = "Study of the rare decays of B s 0 and B 0 mesons into muon pairs using data collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector",
abstract = "A study of the decays B s 0 → μ + μ − and B 0 → μ + μ − has been performed using 26.3 fb −1 of 13 TeV LHC proton-proton collision data collected with the ATLAS detector in 2015 and 2016. Since the detector resolution in μ + μ − invariant mass is comparable to the B s 0 -B 0 mass difference, a single fit determines the signal yields for both decay modes. This results in a measurement of the branching fraction ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−)=(3.2−1.0+1.1)×10−9 and an upper limit ℬ (B→ μ + μ − ) <4.3 × 10 − 10 at 95% confidence level. The result is combined with the Run 1 ATLAS result, yielding ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−)=(2.8−0.7+0.8)×10−9 and ℬ (B→ μ + μ − ) <2.1 × 10 − 10 at 95% confidence level. The combined result is consistent with the Standard Model prediction within 2.4 standard deviations in the ℬ(B0→μ+μ−)−ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−) plane.[Figure not available: see fulltext.] {\textcopyright} 2019, The Author(s).",
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AU - Bouhova-Thacker, E.V.

AU - Fox, H.

AU - Henderson, R.C.W.

AU - Jones, R.W.L.

AU - Kartvelishvili, V.

AU - Long, R.E.

AU - Love, P.A.

AU - Muenstermann, D.

AU - Parker, A.J.

AU - Smizanska, M.

AU - Tee, A.S.

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AU - Wharton, A.M.

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AB - A study of the decays B s 0 → μ + μ − and B 0 → μ + μ − has been performed using 26.3 fb −1 of 13 TeV LHC proton-proton collision data collected with the ATLAS detector in 2015 and 2016. Since the detector resolution in μ + μ − invariant mass is comparable to the B s 0 -B 0 mass difference, a single fit determines the signal yields for both decay modes. This results in a measurement of the branching fraction ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−)=(3.2−1.0+1.1)×10−9 and an upper limit ℬ (B→ μ + μ − ) <4.3 × 10 − 10 at 95% confidence level. The result is combined with the Run 1 ATLAS result, yielding ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−)=(2.8−0.7+0.8)×10−9 and ℬ (B→ μ + μ − ) <2.1 × 10 − 10 at 95% confidence level. The combined result is consistent with the Standard Model prediction within 2.4 standard deviations in the ℬ(B0→μ+μ−)−ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−) plane.[Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2019, The Author(s).

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