Measurement of Bs0 --> Ds(*)+ Ds(*)- Branching Ratios
Abstract
The decays Bs0 --> Ds(*)+ Ds(*)- are reconstructed in a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6.8 fb-1 collected by the CDF II detector at the Tevatron pp collider. All decay modes are observed with a significance of more than 10 sigma, and we measure the Bs0 production rate times Bs0 --> Ds(*)+ Ds(*)- branching ratios relative to the normalization mode B0 --> Ds+ D- to be 0.183 0.021 0.017 for Bs0 --> Ds+ Ds-, 0.424 0.046 0.035 for Bs0 --> Ds*+- Ds-+, 0.654 0.072 0.065 for Bs0 --> Ds*+ Ds*-, and 1.261 0.095 0.112 for the inclusive decay Bs0 --> Ds(*)+ Ds(*)-, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic. These results are the most precise single measurements to date and provide important constraints for indirect searches for non-standard model physics in Bs0 mixing.
Turn this paper into a lesson
ArcXiv compiles a structured reading guide from this paper's metadata: plain-English importance, contributions, prerequisite concepts, which sections to read first, flashcards, and a quiz. Grounded in the abstract, never invented.