semileptonic & radiative decays

Precision measurement of the Λc+ , Ξc+ , and Ξc0 baryon lifetimes

We report measurements of the lifetimes of the Λ+c, Ξ+c and Ξ0c charm baryons using proton-proton collision data at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0  fb−1, collected by the LHCb experiment. The charm baryons are reconstructed through the decays Λ+c→pK−π+, Ξ+c→pK−π+ and Ξ0c→pK−K−π+, and originate from semimuonic decays of beauty baryons.

Model-Independent Observation of Exotic Contributions to B0 →j /ψK+π- Decays

An angular analysis of B0→J/ψK+π- decays is performed, using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb-1 collected with the LHCb detector. The m(K+π-) spectrum is divided into fine bins. In each m(K+π-) bin, the hypothesis that the three-dimensional angular distribution can be described by structures induced only by K∗ resonances is examined, making minimal assumptions about the K+π- system. The data reject the K∗-only hypothesis with a large significance, implying the observation of exotic contributions in a model-independent fashion.

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