Study of the rare decays of B0 and B-0 mesons into muon pairs using data collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector

M. Aaboud, G. Aad, B. Abbott, O. Abdinov, B Abeloos, DK Abhayasinghe, Sarah Abidi, Ossama Sherif Alexander Abouzeid, NL Abraham, H. Abramowicz, H. Abreu, Y. Abulaiti, B.S. Acharya, Sosuke Adachi, L. Adamczyk, J. Adelman, M. Adersberger, A. Adiguzel, A. A. Affolder, Y. AfikC. Agheorghiesei, J. A. Aguilar-Saavedra, F. Ahmadov, G. Aielli, Alejandro Alonso Diaz, Geert-Jan Besjes, Flavia de Almeida Dias, Mogens Dam, hqz214 hqz214, Jørgen Beck Hansen, Peter Henrik Hansen, Jørn Dines Hansen, James William Monk, Milena Bajic, Graig Wiglesworth, Gorm Aske Gram Krohn Galster, Simon Holm Stark, Troels Christian Petersen, Stefania Xella, The ATLAS collaboration

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Abstract

A study of the decays B s 0 → μ + μ and B 0 → μ + μ has been performed using 26.3 fb −1 of 13 TeV LHC proton-proton collision data collected with the ATLAS detector in 2015 and 2016. Since the detector resolution in μ + μ invariant mass is comparable to the B s 0 -B 0 mass difference, a single fit determines the signal yields for both decay modes. This results in a measurement of the branching fraction ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−)=(3.2−1.0+1.1)×10−9 and an upper limit ℬ (B→ μ + μ ) < 4.3 × 10 − 10 at 95% confidence level. The result is combined with the Run 1 ATLAS result, yielding ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−)=(2.8−0.7+0.8)×10−9 and ℬ (B→ μ + μ ) < 2.1 × 10 − 10 at 95% confidence level. The combined result is consistent with the Standard Model prediction within 2.4 standard deviations in the ℬ(B0→μ+μ−)−ℬ(Bs0→μ+μ−) plane.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer089
TidsskriftJournal of High Energy Physics
Vol/bind2019
Udgave nummer4
Antal sider47
ISSN1126-6708
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 apr. 2019

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