Measurements ofBc+Production and Mass with theBc+→J/ψπ+Decay

Authors:
  • CBC. Abellan Beteta
    C. Abellan Beteta
  • AAA. Adametz
    A. Adametz
  • BAB. Adeva
    B. Adeva
  • MAM. Adinolfi
    M. Adinolfi
  • CAC. Adrover
    C. Adrover
  • AAA. Affolder
    A. Affolder
  • ZAZ. Ajaltouni
    Z. Ajaltouni
  • JAJ. Albrecht
    J. Albrecht
  • FAF. Alessio
    F. Alessio
  • SAS. Ali
    S. Ali

Abstract
Measurements of Bc+ production and mass are performed with the decay mode Bc+→J/ψπ+ using 0.37  fb−1 of data collected in pp collisions at s=7  TeV by the LHCb experiment. The ratio of the production cross section times branching fraction between the Bc+→J/ψπ+ and the B+→J/ψK+ decays is measured to be (0.68±0.10(stat)±0.03(syst)±0.05(lifetime))% for Bc+ and B+ mesons with transverse momenta pT>4  GeV/c and pseudorapidities 2.5<η<4.5. The Bc+ mass is directly measured to be 6273.7±1.3(stat)±1.6(syst)  MeV/c2, and the measured mass difference with respect to the B+ meson is M(Bc+)−M(B+)=994.6±1.3(stat)±0.6(syst)  MeV/c2.
Funding Information
  • National Science Foundation

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