A Precise Measurement of the B+, B0 and Mean b-hadron Lifetime with the DELPHI Detector at LEP I

dc.creatorThe DELPHI Collaboration
dc.creatorAbdallah, J.
dc.date2004-01-16
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dc.descriptionFinal results from the DELPHI Collaboration on the lifetime of B+ and B0 mesons and the mean b-hadron lifetime, are presented using the data collected at the Z0 peak in 1994 and 1995. Elaborate, inclusive, secondary vertexing methods have been employed to ensure a b-hadron reconstruction with good efficiency. To separate samples of B+ and B0 mesons, high performance neural network techniques are used that achieve very high purity signals. The results obtained are: tau_B+ = 1.624 +/- 0.014 (stat) +/- 0.018 (syst) ps tau_B0 = 1.531 +/- 0.021 (stat) +/- 0.031 (syst) ps tau_B+/tau_B0 = 1.060 +/- 0.021 (stat) +/- 0.024 (syst) and for the average b-hadron lifetime: tau_b = 1.570 +/- 0.005 (stat) +/- 0.008 (syst) ps.
dc.description30 pages, 10 figures, Accepted by Eur. Phys. J. C
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0401025
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0401025
dc.identifierEur.Phys.J.C33:307-324,2004
dc.identifierdoi:10.1140/epjc/s2004-01599-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/206006
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleA Precise Measurement of the B+, B0 and Mean b-hadron Lifetime with the DELPHI Detector at LEP I
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