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Measurement of the ratio of B+ and B0 meson lifetimes

  • V. M. Abazov
  • , B. Abbott
  • , M. Abolins
  • , B. S. Acharya
  • , M. Adams
  • , T. Adams
  • , M. Agelou
  • , J. L. Agram
  • , S. H. Ahn
  • , M. Ahsan
  • , G. D. Alexeev
  • , G. Alkhazov
  • , A. Alton
  • , G. Alverson
  • , G. A. Alves
  • , M. Anastasoaie
  • , S. Anderson
  • , B. Andrieu
  • , Y. Arnoud
  • , A. Askew
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Abstract

The ratio of the B+ and B0 meson lifetimes was measured using data collected in 2002-2004 by the D0 experiment in RunII of the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. These mesons were reconstructed in B→μ+νD*-X decays, which are dominated by B0 and B→μ+νD̄0X decays, which are dominated by B+. The ratio of lifetimes is measured to be τ+/τ0=1. 080±0.016(stat)±0.014(syst).

Original languageEnglish
Article number182001
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume94
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - May 13 2005

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