Measurement of the lifetime of the Bc± Meson in the semileptonic decay channel

Abazov, V. M. ; Mondal, N. K. ; et., al (2009) Measurement of the lifetime of the Bc± Meson in the semileptonic decay channel Physical Review Letters, 102 (9). 092001_1-092001_7. ISSN 0031-9007

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Official URL: http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v102/i9/e092001

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.092001

Abstract

Using approximately 1.3 fb-1 of data collected by the D0 detector between 2002 and 2006, we measure the lifetime of the Bc± meson in the Bc±→J/ψµ±+X final state. A simultaneous unbinned likelihood fit to the J/ψ+µ invariant mass and lifetime distributions yields a signal of 881±80(stat) candidates and a lifetime measurement of Τ(Bc±)=0.448-0.036+0.038(stat)±0.032(syst) ps.

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