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Observation of orbitally excitedBmesons inpp¯collisions ats=1.8 TeV
- Source :
- Physical Review D. 64
- Publication Year :
- 2001
- Publisher :
- American Physical Society (APS), 2001.
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Abstract
- We measure the relative rate of production of orbitally excited (L = 1) states of B mesons (B**) by observing their decays into B pi (+/-). We reconstruct B mesons through semileptonic decay channels using data collected in p(p) over bar collisions at roots = 1.8 TeV. The fraction of light B mesons that are produced as L = 1B** states is measured to be 0.28 +/- 0.06(stat) +/- 0.03(syst). We also measure the collective mass of the B** states, and quantify the result by quoting the (model-dependent) mass of the lowest B** state to be m(B-1) = 5.71 +/- 0.02 GeV/c(2).
Details
- ISSN :
- 10894918 and 05562821
- Volume :
- 64
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physical Review D
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a18740d1e066c97ce7a27b6b7ed6d05b