Measurement of the Bs0→μ+μ− decay properties and search for the B0 → μ+μ− decay in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol.842, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 842
- Publication Date: 2023
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137955
- Journal Name: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, INSPEC, zbMATH, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Keywords: BPH, CMS, Flavor physics, Rare decays
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Measurements are presented of the Bs0→μ+μ− branching fraction and effective lifetime, as well as results of a search for the B0→μ+μ− decay in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV at the LHC. The analysis is based on data collected with the CMS detector in 2016–2018 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140fb−1. The branching fraction of the Bs0→μ+μ− decay and the effective Bs0 meson lifetime are the most precise single measurements to date. No evidence for the B0→μ+μ− decay has been found. All results are found to be consistent with the standard model predictions and previous measurements.