Observation of the decay Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻

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The decay Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻ is observed using pp collision data collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of s=7 and 8 Tev, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb⁻¹. The ratio of branching fractions between Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻ and Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺π⁻ decays is measured to be [Formula presented]=0.0540±0.0023±0.0032. Two resonant structures are observed in the Λ_c ⁺π⁻ mass spectrum of the Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻ decays, corresponding to the Σ_c(2455)⁰ and Σ_c ^⁎(2520)⁰ states. The ratios of branching fractions with respect to the decay Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻ are [Formula presented]=0.089±0.015±0.006,[Formula presented]=0.119±0.020±0.014. In all of the above results, the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The phase space is also examined for the presence of dibaryon resonances. No evidence for such resonances is found.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-111
Number of pages	11
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	784
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2018.07.033
Publication status	Published - 10 Sep 2018

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LHCb Collaboration (2018). Observation of the decay Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 784, 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2018.07.033

Observation of the decay Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻. / LHCb Collaboration.

In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 784, 10.09.2018, p. 101-111.

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LHCb Collaboration 2018, 'Observation of the decay Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 784, pp. 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2018.07.033

LHCb Collaboration. Observation of the decay Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2018 Sep 10;784:101-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2018.07.033

LHCb Collaboration. / Observation of the decay Λ_b ⁰→Λ_c ⁺pp‾π⁻. In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2018 ; Vol. 784. pp. 101-111.

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