The LHCb detector is a forward spectrometer at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The experiment is designed for precision measurements of CP violation and rare decays of beauty and charm hadrons. In this paper the performance of... more
The LHCb detector is a forward spectrometer at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The experiment is designed for precision measurements of CP violation and rare decays of beauty and charm hadrons. In this paper the performance of the various LHCb sub-detectors and the trigger system are described, using data taken from 2010 to 2012. It is shown that the design criteria of the experiment have been met. The excellent performance of the detector has allowed the LHCb collaboration to publish a wide range of physics results, demonstrating LHCb's unique role, both as a heavy flavour experiment and as a general purpose detector in the forward region.
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We present a measurement of form-factor-independent angular observables in the decay B(0)→K*(892)(0)μ(+)μ(-). The analysis is based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb(-1), collected by the LHCb experiment... more
We present a measurement of form-factor-independent angular observables in the decay B(0)→K*(892)(0)μ(+)μ(-). The analysis is based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb(-1), collected by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. Four observables are measured in six bins of the dimuon invariant mass squared q² in the range 0.1<q²<19.0 GeV²/c(4). Agreement with recent theoretical predictions of the standard model is found for 23 of the 24 measurements. A local discrepancy, corresponding to 3.7 Gaussian standard deviations is observed in one q² bin for one of the observables. Considering the 24 measurements as independent, the probability to observe such a discrepancy, or larger, in one is 0.5%.
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A measurement of the ratio of the branching fractions of the B(+) → K(+)μ(+)μ(-) and B(+) → K(+)e(+)e(-) decays is presented using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb(-1), recorded with the... more
A measurement of the ratio of the branching fractions of the B(+) → K(+)μ(+)μ(-) and B(+) → K(+)e(+)e(-) decays is presented using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb(-1), recorded with the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. The value of the ratio of branching fractions for the dilepton invariant mass squared range 1 < q(2) < 6 GeV(2)/c(4) is measured to be…
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A baryonic decay of the B(c)(+) meson, B(c)(+) → J/ψppπ(+), is observed for the first time, with a significance of 7.3 standard deviations, in pp collision data collected with the LHCb detector and corresponding to an integrated... more
A baryonic decay of the B(c)(+) meson, B(c)(+) → J/ψppπ(+), is observed for the first time, with a significance of 7.3 standard deviations, in pp collision data collected with the LHCb detector and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb(-1) taken at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. With the B(c)(+) → J/ψπ(+) decay as the normalization channel, the ratio of branching fractions is measured to be B(B(c)(+) → J/ψppπ(+))/B(B(c)(+) → J/ψπ(+)) = 0.143(-0.034)(+0.039)(stat) ± 0.013(syst). The mass of the B(c)(+) meson is determined as M(B(c)(+) = 6274.0 ± 1.8(stat) ± 0.4(syst) MeV/c(2), using the B(c)(+) → J/ψppπ(+) channel.
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Amplitude analysis and branching fraction measurement of <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math display="inline"><msubsup><mover accent="true"><mi>B</mi><mo stretchy="true">¯</mo></mover><mi>s</mi><mn>0</mn></msubsup><mo>→</mo>
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ABSTRACT LHCb is a dedicated B-physics and CP-violation experiment for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Efficient track reconstruction and excellent trigger performances are essential in order to exploit fully its physics potential.... more
ABSTRACT LHCb is a dedicated B-physics and CP-violation experiment for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Efficient track reconstruction and excellent trigger performances are essential in order to exploit fully its physics potential. Silicon strip detectors providing fast signal generation, high resolution and fine granularity are used for this purpose in the large area Trigger Tracker station in front of the spectrometer magnet and the LHCb Inner Tracker covering the area close to the beam pipe behind the magnet. Long read-out strips of up to 38 cm are used together with fast signal shaping adapted to the 25 ns LHC bunch crossing. The design of these tracking stations, the silicon sensor strip geometries and the latest test results are presented here.
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An angular analysis of the B0 → K*0e+e− decay is performed using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 of pp collisions collected with the LHCb experiment. The analysis is conducted in the very low dielectron... more
An angular analysis of the B0 → K*0e+e− decay is performed using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 of pp collisions collected with the LHCb experiment. The analysis is conducted in the very low dielectron mass squared (q2) interval between 0.0008 and 0.257 GeV2, where the rate is dominated by the B0 → K*0γ transition with a virtual photon. The fraction of longitudinal polarisation of the K*0 meson, FL, is measured to be FL = (4.4 ± 2.6 ± 1.4)%, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{Re}} $$ A T Re observable, which is related to the lepton forward-backward asymmetry, is measured to be $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{Re}} $$ A T Re = −0.06 ± 0.08 ± 0.02. The $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{(2)} $$ A T 2 and $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{Im}} $$ A T Im transverse asymmetries, which are sensitive to the virtual photon polarisation, are found to be $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{(2)} $$ A T 2 = 0.11 ± 0.10 ± 0.02 and...
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A search is presented for hidden-sector bosons, χ, produced in the decay B^{0}→K^{*}(892)^{0}χ, with K^{*}(892)^{0}→K^{+}π^{-} and χ→μ^{+}μ^{-}. The search is performed using pp-collision data corresponding to 3.0 fb^{-1} collected with... more
A search is presented for hidden-sector bosons, χ, produced in the decay B^{0}→K^{*}(892)^{0}χ, with K^{*}(892)^{0}→K^{+}π^{-} and χ→μ^{+}μ^{-}. The search is performed using pp-collision data corresponding to 3.0 fb^{-1} collected with the LHCb detector. No significant signal is observed in the accessible mass range 214≤m(χ)≤4350 MeV, and upper limits are placed on the branching fraction product B(B^{0}→K^{*}(892)^{0}χ)×B(χ→μ^{+}μ^{-}) as a function of the mass and lifetime of the χ boson. These limits are of the order of 10^{-9} for χ lifetimes less than 100 ps over most of the m(χ) range, and place the most stringent constraints to date on many theories that predict the existence of additional low-mass bosons.
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An angular analysis of the B0 → K*0e+e− decay is performed using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 of pp collisions collected with the LHCb experiment. The analysis is conducted in the very low dielectron... more
An angular analysis of the B0 → K*0e+e− decay is performed using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 of pp collisions collected with the LHCb experiment. The analysis is conducted in the very low dielectron mass squared (q2) interval between 0.0008 and 0.257 GeV2, where the rate is dominated by the B0 → K*0γ transition with a virtual photon. The fraction of longitudinal polarisation of the K*0 meson, FL, is measured to be FL = (4.4 ± 2.6 ± 1.4)%, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{Re}} $$ A T Re observable, which is related to the lepton forward-backward asymmetry, is measured to be $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{Re}} $$ A T Re = −0.06 ± 0.08 ± 0.02. The $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{(2)} $$ A T 2 and $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{Im}} $$ A T Im transverse asymmetries, which are sensitive to the virtual photon polarisation, are found to be $$ {A}_{\mathrm{T}}^{(2)} $$ A T 2 = 0.11 ± 0.10 ± 0.02 and...
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A search is presented for hidden-sector bosons, χ, produced in the decay B^{0}→K^{*}(892)^{0}χ, with K^{*}(892)^{0}→K^{+}π^{-} and χ→μ^{+}μ^{-}. The search is performed using pp-collision data corresponding to 3.0 fb^{-1} collected with... more
A search is presented for hidden-sector bosons, χ, produced in the decay B^{0}→K^{*}(892)^{0}χ, with K^{*}(892)^{0}→K^{+}π^{-} and χ→μ^{+}μ^{-}. The search is performed using pp-collision data corresponding to 3.0 fb^{-1} collected with the LHCb detector. No significant signal is observed in the accessible mass range 214≤m(χ)≤4350 MeV, and upper limits are placed on the branching fraction product B(B^{0}→K^{*}(892)^{0}χ)×B(χ→μ^{+}μ^{-}) as a function of the mass and lifetime of the χ boson. These limits are of the order of 10^{-9} for χ lifetimes less than 100 ps over most of the m(χ) range, and place the most stringent constraints to date on many theories that predict the existence of additional low-mass bosons.