Study of the B0sB0s oscillation frequency using D-s ℓ+ combinations in Z decays

A lower limit on the oscillation frequency of the B s 0 B s 0 system is obtained from approximately four million hadronic Z decays accumulated using the ALEPH detector at LEP from 1991 to 1995. Leptons are combined with opposite sign D s − candidates reconstructed in seven different decay modes as e...

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Main Authors: BUSKULIC, D.; et al., THULASIDAS, M.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1996
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5791
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/6794/viewcontent/Study_of_the_B0_s__7016B0_s_oscillation_frequency_using_D__s_l__combinations_in_Z_decays.pdf
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Summary:A lower limit on the oscillation frequency of the B s 0 B s 0 system is obtained from approximately four million hadronic Z decays accumulated using the ALEPH detector at LEP from 1991 to 1995. Leptons are combined with opposite sign D s − candidates reconstructed in seven different decay modes as evidence of semileptonic B s 0 decays. Criteria designed to ensure precise proper time reconstruction select 277D s − ℓ + combinations. The initial state of these B s 0 candidates is determined using an algorithm optimized to efficiently utilise the tagging information available for each event. The limit at 95% confidence level on the B s 0 B s 0 oscillation frequency is Δm s > 6.6 ps −1 . The same data is used to update the measurement of the B s 0 lifetime, τ s = 1.54 −0.13 +0.14 (stat) ± 0.04 (syst) ps.