The first observation of the $\Lambda_b^0\to D_s^- p$ decay is presented using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of ${\sqrt{s}=13 \textrm{TeV}}$, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of $6 \textrm{fb}^{-1}$. Using the $\Lambda_b^0\to\Lambda_c^+\pi^-$ decay as the normalisation mode, the branching fraction of the $\Lambda_b^0\to D_s^- p$ decay is measured to be ${\mathcal{B}(\Lambda_b^0\to D_s^- p)=(12.6 \pm 0.5 \pm 0.3 \pm 1.2 )\times 10^{-6}}$, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third due to uncertainties in the branching fractions of the $\Lambda_b^0\to\Lambda_c^+\pi^-$, $D_s^- \to K^-K^+\pi^-$ and $\Lambda_c^+\to p K^- \pi^+$ decays.
Tree diagram contributing to the $\Lambda ^0_ b \rightarrow D ^-_ s p$ decay. |
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Invariant-mass distribution of $\Lambda ^0_ b \rightarrow \Lambda ^+_ c \pi ^- $ candidates, the normalisation channel in this measurement. The size of the signal peak compared to the backgrounds can be seen clearly in the linear plot on the left, whereas the individual components are displayed more clearly in the logarithmic plot on the right. Overlaid are the fit projections of the signal and background contributions, with individual components illustrated in the legend above. |
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Invariant-mass distribution of $\Lambda ^0_ b \rightarrow D ^-_ s p $ candidates, in (left) linear and (right) logarithmic scale, where the fit projections of the signal and background contributions are overlaid. The individual components in the fit are illustrated in the legend. A few bins around $5575\text{ Me V /}c^2 $ show a disagreement between the model and the data. This effect is covered by the systematic uncertainties as described in the text. |
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The (left) $m( D ^-_ s p)$ and (right) $m(\Lambda ^+_ c \pi ^- )$ invariant-mass distributions after the full selection without the PID requirement on the companion track (filled area) and passing (circles) or failing (squares) this selection. |
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Invariant-mass distribution of $ B^0_s \rightarrow D_s^- \pi^+ $ candidates, in (left) linear and (right) logarithmic scale, where the signal and background contributions are overlaid. The individual components of the fit are illustrated in the legend. |
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Invariant-mass distribution of $ B^0_s \rightarrow D_s^\mp K^\pm $ candidates, in (left) linear and (right) logarithmic scale, where the signal and background contributions are overlaid. The individual components in the fit are illustrated in the legend. |
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A breakdown of the relative efficiency ratios of the $\Lambda ^0_ b \rightarrow \Lambda ^+_ c \pi ^- $ and $\Lambda ^0_ b \rightarrow D ^-_ s p$ decays, calculated after applying the preceding requirements. The uncertainty on the efficiencies is due to the size of the simulation and calibration samples. |
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Summary of the systematic uncertainties as a percentage of the branching fraction of the $\Lambda ^0_ b \rightarrow D ^-_ s p $ decay. The total systematic uncertainty is the quadratic sum of the individual sources. |
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Obtained signal yields and efficiencies of the $\Lambda ^0_ b \rightarrow D ^-_ s p $ and $\Lambda ^0_ b \rightarrow \Lambda ^+_ c \pi ^- $ decays, as well as branching fractions used for this measurement [7]. The uncertainty on the signal yields and efficiencies is statistical. |
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Created on 23 May 2024.