In 160 000 hadronic Z decays recorded with the ALEPH detector at LEP, the yields of LAMBDA-l- and LAMBDA-l+ combinations have been measured. The observed excess of LAMBDA-l- over LAMBDA-l+ of 53 +/- 13 is interpreted as evidence for b baryons and their semileptonic decay. Assuming that three body decay processes such as LAMBDA(b) --> LAMBDA(c)+ l- vBAR dominate the semileptonic decay of b baryons, this excess corresponds to a product branching ratio BR(b --> LAMBDA(b)).BR(LAMBDA(b) --> LAMBDA(c)+ l- vBAR).BR(LAMBDA(c)+ --> LAMBDA-X) = (0.95 +/- 0.22 (stat.) +/- 0.21 (syst.))%, where LAMBDA(b) and LAMBDA(c)+ denote the bottom and charm baryons respectively.

Evidence for b baryons in Z decays / Decamp, D., Deschizeaux, B., Goy, C., Lees, J.-P., Minard, M.-N., Alemany, R., Ariztizabal, F., Crespo, J.M., Delfino, M., Fernandez, E., Gaitan, V., Garrido, Ll., Mir, Ll.M., Pacheco, A., Pascual, A., Catanesi, M.G., Creanza, D., de Palma, M., Farilla, A., Iaselli, G., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 278:1-2(1992), pp. 209-216. [10.1016/0370-2693(92)90736-N]

Evidence for b baryons in Z decays

Creanza, D.;Iaselli, G.;Maggi, G.;
1992

Abstract

In 160 000 hadronic Z decays recorded with the ALEPH detector at LEP, the yields of LAMBDA-l- and LAMBDA-l+ combinations have been measured. The observed excess of LAMBDA-l- over LAMBDA-l+ of 53 +/- 13 is interpreted as evidence for b baryons and their semileptonic decay. Assuming that three body decay processes such as LAMBDA(b) --> LAMBDA(c)+ l- vBAR dominate the semileptonic decay of b baryons, this excess corresponds to a product branching ratio BR(b --> LAMBDA(b)).BR(LAMBDA(b) --> LAMBDA(c)+ l- vBAR).BR(LAMBDA(c)+ --> LAMBDA-X) = (0.95 +/- 0.22 (stat.) +/- 0.21 (syst.))%, where LAMBDA(b) and LAMBDA(c)+ denote the bottom and charm baryons respectively.
1992
Evidence for b baryons in Z decays / Decamp, D., Deschizeaux, B., Goy, C., Lees, J.-P., Minard, M.-N., Alemany, R., Ariztizabal, F., Crespo, J.M., Delfino, M., Fernandez, E., Gaitan, V., Garrido, Ll., Mir, Ll.M., Pacheco, A., Pascual, A., Catanesi, M.G., Creanza, D., de Palma, M., Farilla, A., Iaselli, G., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 278:1-2(1992), pp. 209-216. [10.1016/0370-2693(92)90736-N]
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