OSOlivier Schneider

Olivier Schneider

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  • Open Access

    Search for CP violation in D+ → ϕπ+ decays

    by R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, et al.

    A bstract: A search for charge-parity ( CP ) violation in the Cabibbo-suppressed D + → ϕπ + decay is presented, using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6 fb − 1 , collected at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV with the LHCb detector during Run 2. An abundant sample of $$ {D}^{+}\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{\pi}^{+} $$ D + → K S 0 π + decays is employed to correct for asymmetries arising from the production of the charmed meson and from detection effects associated with the charged pion accompanying the ϕ meson. Asymmetries induced by interference of multiple processes, such as neutral kaon mixing, regeneration of neutral kaons, and interference between the Cabibbo-favoured $$ {D}^{+}\to {\overline{K}}^0{\pi}^{+} $$ D + → K ¯ 0 π + and the doubly Cabibbo-suppressed D + → K 0 π + decay, are subtracted. The direct CP asymmetry in the D + → ϕπ + decay is measured to be $$ {a}_{CP}\left({D}^{+}\to \phi {\pi}^{+}\right)=\left(0.1\pm 4.9\left(\mathrm{stat}\right)\pm 2.4\left(\mathrm{syst}\right)\right)\times {10}^{-4}. $$ a CP D + → ϕ π + = 0.1 ± 4.9 stat ± 2.4 syst × 10 − 4 . For the first time at a hadron collider, the modulus of the ratio and the relative strong phase of the D + → K 0 π + to $$ {D}^{+}\to {\overline{K}}^0{\pi}^{+} $$ D + → K ¯ 0 π + decay amplitudes are also investigated. Two-dimensional confidence intervals are reported for these parameters.

  • Open Access

    Evidence for the decay $ {B}_s^0\to {\phi \eta}^{\prime } $

    by R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, et al.

    A bstract: Using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb − 1 collected in proton-proton collisions between 2011 and 2018 by the LHCb experiment, evidence is found for the decay $$ {B}_s^0\to {\phi \eta}^{\prime } $$ B s 0 → ϕη ′ with 3 . 5 σ significance. The branching ratio relative to the $$ {B}_s^0\to \phi \phi $$ B s 0 → ϕϕ decay is determined to be ℛ = (3 . 56 ± 0 . 79 ± 0 . 18 ± 0 . 06) × 10 − 2 . This corresponds to a branching fraction, $$ \mathcal{B}\left({B}_s^0\to {\phi \eta}^{\prime}\right)=\left(0.66\pm 0.15\pm 0.03\pm 0.02\right)\times {10}^{-6} $$ B B s 0 → ϕη ′ = 0.66 ± 0.15 ± 0.03 ± 0.02 × 10 − 6 where, in both cases, the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third due to external branching fractions.

  • Open Access

    Search for τ− → μ−μ+μ− decays at the LHCb experiment with Run 2 data

    by R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, C. Agapopoulou, et al.

    A bstract: A search for the lepton-flavour-violating decay τ − → μ − μ + μ − is carried out using data collected by the LHCb experiment between 2016 and 2018 in proton-proton collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb − 1 . An upper limit of 1 . 9 (2 . 3) × 10 − 8 is set at the 90% (95%) confidence level on the branching fraction of the decay.

  • Open Access

    SND@LHC upgrade for the high-luminosity LHC: physics reach and installation scenarios

    by Snd@Lhc Collaboration, D. Abbaneo, S. Ahmad, R. Albanese, A. Alexandrov, F. Alicante, F. Aloschi, K. Androsov, A. Anokhina, L. G. Arellano, et al.

    The SND@LHC experiment is currently taking data at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), exploring the unique forward region at pseudorapidities $$7.2<\eta <8.4$$ 7.2 < η < 8.4 . Its physics programme covers neutrinos originating from heavy-flavour decays and feebly interacting particles produced in proton–proton collisions. Building upon the successful operation of the present detector, this paper presents the physics reach of the approved SND@LHC upgrade for Run 4 of the LHC, and compares it with an alternative installation scenario. Lowering the detector by approximately 40 cm and shifting it horizontally by about 30 cm, while keeping it off-axis, increases the total neutrino interaction rate by a factor of five. The paper describes the design of the upgraded detector and compares the physics performance in both installation scenarios.


  • Open Access

    Measurement of the local and nonlocal amplitudes in B+ → K+μ+μ− decays

    by R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, C. Agapopoulou, et al.

    A bstract: This paper presents a thorough study of the local and nonlocal amplitudes in B + → K + μ + μ − transitions through an amplitude analysis of the dimuon mass spectrum of the decay. The analysis is based on pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.4 fb − 1 collected by the LHCb experiment during Run1 and Run2. This measurement employs a model that describes both one-particle and two-particle nonlocal amplitudes across the entirety of the dimuon mass spectrum, enabling the determination of both short- and long-distance contributions to the decay. The compatibility of the Wilson coefficient combinations $$ {C}_9+{C}_9^{\prime } $$ C 9 + C 9 ′ and $$ {C}_{10}+{C}_{10}^{\prime } $$ C 10 + C 10 ′ with the Standard Model prediction is found to vary between 1 . 6 σ and 4 σ , depending on the choice of local form factors.

  • Open Access

    Measurement of the muon flux at SND@LHC

    by Snd@Lhc Collaboration, D. Abbaneo, S. Ahmad, R. Albanese, A. Alexandrov, F. Alicante, F. Aloschi, K. Androsov, A. Anokhina, L. G. Arellano, et al.

    The SND@LHC experiment investigates neutrinos in the $$7.2< \eta < 8.4$$ 7.2 < η < 8.4 forward pseudorapidity range. The detector consists of a veto system, a scintillating fiber tracker interleaved with emulsion cloud chambers, and a downstream muon system. Muons originating from collisions at ATLAS (IP1) constitute the primary background for CC neutrino interactions and determine the replacement frequency of the emulsion target. A precise characterization of this flux is therefore essential. In this work, we report the muon flux measured in the central $$31 \times 31$$ 31 × 31 $$\textrm{cm}^2$$ cm 2 fiducial area of the detector using data from 2023 through 2025. The measured fluxes for proton collisions are: (1.90±0.04) $$\times 10^{-2}$$ × 10 - 2 $$\text {nb/cm}^{2}$$ nb/cm 2 (2023), (3.76 ± 0.09) $$\times $$ × $$\text {10}^{-2}$$ 10 - 2 $$\text {nb/cm}^{2}$$ nb/cm 2 (2024), and (2.48 ± 0.05) $$\times 10^{-2}$$ × 10 - 2 $$\text {nb/cm}^{2}$$ nb/cm 2 (2025). A 2024 reference proton run at $$\sqrt{s} = 5.36\text { TeV}$$ s = 5.36 TeV yielded (4.21 ± 0.14) $$\times $$ × $$\text {10}^{-2}$$ 10 - 2 $$\text {nb/cm}^{2}$$ nb/cm 2 , providing a direct baseline for the heavy-ion energy regime. The measured fluxes for heavy-ion collisions are (3.11±0.12) $$\times \text {10}^{4}$$ × 10 4 $$\text {nb/cm}^{2}$$ nb/cm 2 , (5.53±0.22) $$\times 10^{4}$$ × 10 4 $$\text {nb/cm}^{2}$$ nb/cm 2 , and (3.24±0.13) $$\times \text {10}^{4}$$ × 10 4 $$\text {nb/cm}^{2}$$ nb/cm 2 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, respectively. Uncertainties are dominated by systematic effects, with the statistical component contributing $$\lesssim $$ ≲ 0.1% to the total uncertainty. These results are in agreement with Monte Carlo predictions.


  • Open Access

    Measurement of CP asymmetries in $ {\overline{B}}^0\to {D}_s^{-}{D}^{+} $ and $ {\overline{B}}_s^0\to {D}_s^{-}{D}^{-} $ decays

    by R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, C. Agapopoulou, et al.

    A bstract: Measurements of the combined CP asymmetries in $$ {\overline{B}}^0\to {D}_s^{-}{D}^{+} $$ B ¯ 0 → D s − D + and $$ {\overline{B}}_s^0\to {D}_s^{-}{D}^{-} $$ B ¯ s 0 → D s − D − decays are made using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb − 1 . The measurements are found to be $$ {\displaystyle \begin{array}{l}{A}_{CP}\left({\overline{B}}^0\to {D}_s^{-}{D}^{+}\right)=0.0009\pm 0.0053\pm 0.0040,\\ {}{A}_{CP}\left({\overline{B}}_s^0\to {D}_s^{-}{D}^{-}\right)=0.103\pm 0.053\pm 0.010,\end{array}} $$ A CP B ¯ 0 → D s − D + = 0.0009 ± 0.0053 ± 0.0040 , A CP B ¯ s 0 → D s − D − = 0.103 ± 0.053 ± 0.010 , where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. This is the first measurement of this asymmetry in $$ {\overline{B}}_s^0 $$ B ¯ s 0 decays, and the most precise measurement to date for $$ {\overline{B}}^0 $$ B ¯ 0 decays. Both measurements are found to be consistent with CP symmetry.

  • Open Access

    Observation of the charmless purely baryonic decay $ {\Lambda}_b^0\to \Lambda p\overline{p} $

    by R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, et al.

    A bstract: A search for the charmless purely baryonic decay $$ {\Lambda}_b^0\to \Lambda p\overline{p} $$ Λ b 0 → Λ p p ¯ is performed using proton-proton collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of $$ \sqrt{s}=13 $$ s = 13 TeV and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6 . 0 fb − 1 . The signal decay is observed with a significance of 5.1 standard deviations. Its branching fraction is measured for the first time, relative to that of the topologically similar decay $$ {\Lambda}_b^0\to \Lambda {K}^{+}{K}^{-} $$ Λ b 0 → Λ K + K − . Contributions from intermediate charmonium resonances decaying to the $$ p\overline{p} $$ p p ¯ and K + K − final states are explicitly excluded with a requirement on the invariant mass of the companion hadron system, $$ m\left(h\overline{h}\right)<2.85 $$ m h h ¯ < 2.85 GeV, where h stands for a proton or a charged kaon. The relative branching fraction is found to be $$ \frac{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_b^0\to \Lambda p\overline{p}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_b^0\to \Lambda {K}^{+}{K}^{-}\right)}=\left(5.1\pm {1.3}_{\left(\mathrm{stat}\right)}\pm {0.3}_{\left(\mathrm{syst}\right)}\right)\times {10}^{-2}. $$ B Λ b 0 → Λ p p ¯ B Λ b 0 → Λ K + K − = 5.1 ± 1.3 stat ± 0.3 syst × 10 − 2 .

  • Open Access

    Measurement of γ using B± → DK± and B± → Dπ± decays with $ D\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{\pi}^{+}{\pi}^{-} $ and $ D\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{K}^{+}{K}^{-} $

    by R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, et al.

    A bstract: A measurement of the CKM angle γ using the decay channels B ± → DK ± and B ± → Dπ ± , where the D meson decays to $$ D\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{\pi}^{+}{\pi}^{-} $$ D → K S 0 π + π − or $$ D\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{K}^{+}{K}^{-} $$ D → K S 0 K + K − , is performed with a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.8 fb − 1 , collected during 2024 by the upgraded LHCb experiment. CP violation is observed through a difference in the distributions of the Dalitz plot of the D decay between the B + and B − mesons. The CKM angle γ is determined to be γ = (68 . 1 ± 6 . 7) ° . Other parameters related to the examined B meson decay modes are also measured. This is the first measurement of the CKM angle γ using the upgraded LHCb detector.

  • Top Cited Papers

    Review of Particle Physics *

    by F. Takahashi, K. Hikasa, Y. Sumino, M. Tanabashi, J. Tanaka, M. Yokoyama, K. Agashe, G. Aielli, B. C. Allanach, J. Alvarez-Muñiz, et al.

    The Review summarizes much of particle physics and cosmology. Using data from previous editions, plus 3,200 new measurements from 903 papers, we list, evaluate, and average measured properties of gauge bosons and the recently discovered Higgs boson, leptons, quarks, mesons, and baryons. We summarize searches for hypothetical particles such as supersymmetric particles, heavy bosons, axions, dark photons, etc. Particle properties and search limits are listed in Summary Tables. We give numerous tables, figures, formulae, and reviews of topics such as Higgs Boson Physics, Supersymmetry, Grand Unified Theories, Neutrino Mixing, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Cosmology, Particle Detectors, Colliders, Probability and Statistics. Most of the 118 reviews are updated, including many that are heavily revised. The Review is divided into two volumes. Volume 1 includes the Summary Tables and 96 review articles. Volume 2 consists of the Particle Listings and contains also 22 reviews that address specific aspects of the data presented in the Listings. The complete Review (both volumes) is published online on the website of the Particle Data Group ( pdg.lbl.gov ) and in a journal. Volume 1 is available in print as the PDG Book. A Particle Physics Booklet with the Summary Tables and essential tables, figures, and equations from selected review articles is available in print, as a web version optimized for use on phones, and as an Android app. The PDG API (Application Programming Interface) provides access to the data published in the Review in machine-readable format.