Observation of the decay B+ -> psi(2S)phi(1020)K+ in pp collisions at root s=8 TeV


Khachatryan V., Sirunyan A. M., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Asilar E., Bergauer T., ...More

PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.764, pp.66-86, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 764
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2016.11.001
  • Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.66-86
  • Keywords: CMS, Physics, B physics, Rare B decays
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The decay B+ -> psi(2S) phi(1020) K+ is observed for the first time using data collected from pp collisions at root S = 8 TeV by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.6 fb(-1). The branching fraction of this decay is measured, using the mode B+ -> psi(2S) K+ as normalization, to be (4.0 +/- 0.4 (stat)+/- 0.6 (syst)+/- 0.2 (B)) x 10(-6), where the third uncertainty is from the measured branching fraction of the normalization channel. (C) 2016 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.