Observation of $B^{\pm}\to p \bar{p} K^{\pm}$

dc.creatorAbe, K.
dc.creatorCollaboration, The Belle
dc.date2002-02-07
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dc.descriptionWe report the observation of the decay mode $B^{\pm}\to p \bar{p} K^{\pm}$ based on an analysis of 29.4 fb$^{-1}$ of data collected by the Belle detector at KEKB. This is the first example of a $b\to s$ transition with baryons in the final state. The $p \bar{p}$ mass spectrum in this decay is inconsistent with phase space and is peaked at low mass. The branching fraction for this decay is measured to be ${\cal B}(B^{\pm}\to p \bar{p} K^{\pm}) =(4.3^{+1.1}_{-0.9}({\rm stat})\pm 0.5({\rm syst}))\times 10^{-6}.$ We also report upper limits for the decays $B^0\to p \bar{p} K_S$ and $B^{\pm}\to p \bar{p} π^{\pm}$.
dc.description6 pages, 2 figures, and 1 table. Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0202017
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0202017
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.88:181803,2002
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.181803
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207194
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleObservation of $B^{\pm}\to p \bar{p} K^{\pm}$
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