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Measurement of the B0 and B+ lifetimes

  • P. D. Acton
  • , G. Alexander
  • , J. Allison
  • , P. P. Allport
  • , K. J. Anderson
  • , S. Arcelli
  • , A. Astbury
  • , D. Axen
  • , G. Azuelos
  • , G. A. Bahan
  • , J. T.M. Baines
  • , A. H. Ball
  • , J. Banks
  • , R. J. Barlow
  • , S. Barnett
  • , J. R. Batley
  • , G. Beaudoin
  • , A. Beck
  • , G. A. Beck
  • , J. Becker
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Abstract

From a data sample of approximately 240 000 hadronic Z0 decays recorded during 1991 a sample of about 130 semileptonic B hadron decays containing a D0, D+ or D*+ has been isolated. Using silicon microvertex detector information the decay vertices in these events have been reconstructed. The average B hadron lifetime of the mix of B hadrons in this event sample is measured to be 1.51-0.14+0.16±0.11 ps. From the distribution of decay times in the different samples the lifetimes of the B0 and B+ mesons are determined to be 1.51-0.23-0.14+0.24+0.12 ps and 1.51-0.28-0.14+0.30+0.12 ps, respectively. The measured ratio of the B+ to B0 lifetimes of 1.00-0.25+0.33±0.08 supports expectations that the lifetimes are similar.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)247-261
Number of pages15
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume307
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 10 1993

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