Observation of the rare Bs0 →µ+µ− decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data

Name: Observation of the rare Bs0 →µ+µ− decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data
Author: Khachatryan, V., Işıldak, Bora

İsim	Observation of the rare Bs0 →µ+µ− decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data
Yazar	Khachatryan, V., Işıldak, Bora
Basım Tarihi:	2015-06-04
Basım Yeri	- Macmillan Publishers
Konu	Experimental particle physics
Tür	Süreli Yayın
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	Özyeğin Üniversitesi
Demirbaş Numarası	0028-0836
Kayıt Numarası	f52f76a5-67b9-42dc-9015-eff5cb687815
Lokasyon	Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Tarih	2015-06-04
Notlar	CAPES ; CNPq ; FAPERJ ; FINEP ; NSFC ; CNRS/IN2P3 ; BMBF ; DFG ; HGF ; SFI ; INFN ; NASU ; STFC ; NSF ; BMWF ; FWF ; FNRS ; FWO ; FAPESP ; MES ; CAS ; MoST ; COLCIENCIAS ; MSES ; CSF ; RPF ; MoER ; ERC IUT
Örnek Metin	The standard model of particle physics describes the fundamental particles and their interactions via the strong, electromagnetic and weak forces. It provides precise predictions for measurable quantities that can be tested experimentally. The probabilities, or branching fractions, of the strangeB meson (B0 s ) andtheB0meson decaying into two oppositely charged muons (μ+ and μ-) are especially interesting because of their sensitivity to theories that extend the standard model. The standard model predicts that the B0s→μ+μ- and B0s→μ+μ- decays are very rare, with about four of the former occurring for every billion B0 s mesons produced, and one of the latter occurring for every ten billion B0 mesons1. A difference in the observed branching fractions with respect to the predictions of the standard model would provide a direction in which the standard model should be extended. Before the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN2 started operating, no evidence for either decay mode had been found. Upper limits on the branching fractions were an order of magnitude above the standard model predictions. The CMS (CompactMuonSolenoid) andLHCb(LargeHadronCollider beauty) collaborations have performed a joint analysis of the data from proton'proton collisions that they collected in 2011 at a centre-ofmass energy of seven teraelectronvolts and in 2012 at eight teraelectronvolts. Here we report the first observation of the B0s→μ+μ- decay, with a statistical significance exceeding six standard deviations, and the best measurement so far of its branching fraction. Furthermore, we obtained evidence for the B0s→μ+μ- decay with a statistical significance of three standard deviations. Both measurements are statistically compatible with standard model predictions and allow stringent constraints to be placed on theories beyond the standardmodel. The LHCexperimentswill resume taking data in 2015, recording proton'proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 teraelectronvolts, which will approximately double the production rates of B0s and B0 mesons and lead to further improvements in the precision of these crucial tests of the standard model
DOI	10.1038/nature14474
Cilt	522

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Observation of the rare Bs0 →µ+µ− decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data

Yazar Khachatryan, V., Işıldak, Bora

Basım Tarihi 2015-06-04

Basım Yeri - Macmillan Publishers

Konu Experimental particle physics

Tür Süreli Yayın

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane Özyeğin Üniversitesi

Demirbaş Numarası 0028-0836

Kayıt Numarası f52f76a5-67b9-42dc-9015-eff5cb687815

Lokasyon Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Tarih 2015-06-04

Notlar CAPES ; CNPq ; FAPERJ ; FINEP ; NSFC ; CNRS/IN2P3 ; BMBF ; DFG ; HGF ; SFI ; INFN ; NASU ; STFC ; NSF ; BMWF ; FWF ; FNRS ; FWO ; FAPESP ; MES ; CAS ; MoST ; COLCIENCIAS ; MSES ; CSF ; RPF ; MoER ; ERC IUT

Örnek Metin The standard model of particle physics describes the fundamental particles and their interactions via the strong, electromagnetic and weak forces. It provides precise predictions for measurable quantities that can be tested experimentally. The probabilities, or branching fractions, of the strangeB meson (B0 s ) andtheB0meson decaying into two oppositely charged muons (μ+ and μ-) are especially interesting because of their sensitivity to theories that extend the standard model. The standard model predicts that the B0s→μ+μ- and B0s→μ+μ- decays are very rare, with about four of the former occurring for every billion B0 s mesons produced, and one of the latter occurring for every ten billion B0 mesons1. A difference in the observed branching fractions with respect to the predictions of the standard model would provide a direction in which the standard model should be extended. Before the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN2 started operating, no evidence for either decay mode had been found. Upper limits on the branching fractions were an order of magnitude above the standard model predictions. The CMS (CompactMuonSolenoid) andLHCb(LargeHadronCollider beauty) collaborations have performed a joint analysis of the data from proton'proton collisions that they collected in 2011 at a centre-ofmass energy of seven teraelectronvolts and in 2012 at eight teraelectronvolts. Here we report the first observation of the B0s→μ+μ- decay, with a statistical significance exceeding six standard deviations, and the best measurement so far of its branching fraction. Furthermore, we obtained evidence for the B0s→μ+μ- decay with a statistical significance of three standard deviations. Both measurements are statistically compatible with standard model predictions and allow stringent constraints to be placed on theories beyond the standardmodel. The LHCexperimentswill resume taking data in 2015, recording proton'proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 teraelectronvolts, which will approximately double the production rates of B0s and B0 mesons and lead to further improvements in the precision of these crucial tests of the standard model

DOI 10.1038/nature14474

Cilt 522