Searching for $B_c$ mesons in the ATLAS experiment at LHC
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We discuss the feasibility of the observation of the signal from $B_c$ mesons in the ATLAS experiment of the LHC collider at a luminosity of ${\approx}\ 10^{33}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$. In particular we address the decay mode $B_c{\rightarrow}J/ψπ$ followed by the leptonic decay $J/ψ{\rightarrow}μ^+μ^-$, which should permit an accurate measurement of the $B_c$ mass. We performed a Monte Carlo study of the signal and background concluding that a precision of $40$ MeV for the $B_c$ mass could be achieved after one year of running.
Latex,7 pages including 3 uuencoded Postscript figures appended at the end of the latex file
Latex,7 pages including 3 uuencoded Postscript figures appended at the end of the latex file