Search for the decay B-s(0) -> mu(+)mu(-) with the ATLAS detector


Aad G., Abbott B., Abdallah J., Khalek S. A., Abdelalim A. A., Abdinov O., ...More

PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.713, pp.387-407, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 713
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2012.06.013
  • Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.387-407
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A blind analysis searching for the decay B-s(0) -> mu(+)mu(-) has been performed using proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. With an integrated luminosity of 2.4 fb(-1) no excess of events over the background expectation is found and an upper limit is set on the branching fraction BR(B-s(0) -> mu(+)mu(-)) <2.2(1.9) x 10(-8) at 95% (90%) confidence level. (C) 2012 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.