First experimental study of photon polarization in radiative B0s decays
The polarization of photons produced in radiative B0s decays is studied for the first time. The data are recorded by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb−1 at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. A time-dependent analysis of the B0s→ϕγ decay rate...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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28 February 2017
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Physical review letters
Year: 2017, Volume: 118, Issue: 2 |
| ISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.021801 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.021801 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.021801 |
| Author Notes: | R. Aaij et al.* (LHCb Collaboration) |
| Summary: | The polarization of photons produced in radiative B0s decays is studied for the first time. The data are recorded by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb−1 at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. A time-dependent analysis of the B0s→ϕγ decay rate is conducted to determine the parameter AΔ, which is related to the ratio of right- over left-handed photon polarization amplitudes in b→sγ transitions. A value of AΔ=−0.98+0.46−0.52+0.23−0.20 is measured. This result is consistent with the standard model prediction within 2 standard deviations. |
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| Item Description: | Im Titel sind "0" und "s" untereinander geschrieben: "0" hoch-, "s" tiefgestellt R. Aaij, P. d’Argent, S. Bachmann, S. Braun, M. Britsch, A. Comerma-Montells, M. De Cian, S. Esen, D.Gerick, E. Gersabeck, X.Han, S. Hansmann-Menzemer, M. Kecke, B. Khanji, M. Kolpin, K. Kreplin, B. Leverington, J. Marks, M. Meissner, D.S. Mitzel, S. Neubert, M. Neuner, T. Nikodem, A. Piucci, P. Seyfert, M. Schiller, M. Stahl, J. v. Tilburg, U. Uwer, M. Vesterinen, R. Waldi, A. Zhelezov [und weitere] published 9 January 2017; corrected 28 February 2017 Gesehen am 30.10.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.021801 |