Measurement of the (B)over-bar(0) and B- meson lifetimes

Barate, R; Decamp, D; Ghez, P; Goy, C; Lees, Jp; Merle, E; Minard, Mn; Pietrzyk, B; Bravo, S; Casado, Mp; Chmeissani, M; Crespo, Jm; Fernandez, E; Fernandez Bosman, M; Garrido, L; Grauges, E; Martinez, M; Merino, G; Miquel, R; Mir, Lm; Pacheco, A; Ruiz, H; Colaleo, A; Creanza, Donato Maria; de Palma, M; Iaselli, Giuseppe; Maggi, Giorgio Pietro; Maggi, M; Nuzzo, S; Ranieri, A; Raso, G; Ruggieri, F; Selvaggi, G; Silvestris, L; Tempesta, P; Tricomi, A; Zito, G; Huang, X; Lin, J; Ouyang, Q; Wang, T; Xie, Y; R, Xu; Xue, S; Zhang, J; Zhang, L; Zhao, W; Abbaneo, D; Boix, G; Buchmuller, O; Cattaneo, M; Cerutti, F; Dissertori, G; Drevermann, H; Forty, Rw; Frank, M; Greening, Tc; Hansen, Jb; Harvey, J; Janot, P; Jost, B; Lehraus, I; Mato, P; Minten, A; Moutoussi, A; Ranjard, F; Rolandi, L; Schlatter, D; Schmitt, M; Schneider, O; Spagnolo, P; Tejessy, W; Teubert, F; Tournefier, E; Wright, Ae; Ajaltouni, Z; Badaud, F; Chazelle, G; Deschamps, O; Falvard, A; Gay, P; Guicheney, C; Henrard, P; Jousset, J; Michel, B; Monteil, S; Montret, Jc; Pallin, D; Perret, P; Podlyski, F; Hansen, Jd; Hansen, Jr; Hansen, Ph; Nilsson, Bs; Waananen, A; Daskalakis, G; Kyriakis, A; Markou, C; Simopoulou, E; Vayaki, A; Blondel, A; Bonneaud, G; Brient, Jc; Rouge, A; Rumpf, M; Swynghedauw, M; Verderi, M; Videau, H; Focardi, E; Parrini, G; Zachariadou, K; Antonelli, A; Antonelli, M; Bencivenni, G; Bologna, G; Bossi, F; Campana, P; Capon, G; Chiarella, V; Laurelli, P; Mannocchi, G; Murtas, F; Murtas, Gp; Passalacqua, L; Pepe Altarelli, M; Halley, Aw; Lynch, Jg; Negus, P; O'Shea, V; Raine, C; Teixeira Dias, P; Thompson, As; Cavanaugh, R; Dhamotharan, S; Geweniger, C; Hanke, P; Hansper, G; Hepp, V; Kluge, Ee; Putzer, A; Sommer, J; Tittel, K; Werner, S; Wunsch, M; Beuselinck, R; Binnie, Dm; Cameron, W; Dornan, Pj; Girone, M; Marinelli, N; Sedgbeer, Jk; Thompson, Jc; Thomson, E; Ghete, Vm; Girtler, P; Kneringer, E; Kuhn, D; Rudolph, G; Bowdery, Ck; Buck, Pg; Finch, Aj; Foster, F; Hughes, G; Rwl, Jones; Robertson, Na; Giehl, I; Jakobs, K; Kleinknecht, K; Quast, G; Renk, B; Rohne, E; Sander, Hg; Wachsmuth, H; Zeitnitz, C; Bonissent, A; Carr, J; Coyle, P; Leroy, O; Payre, P; Rousseau, D; Talby, M; Aleppo, M; Ragusa, F; Dietl, H; Ganis, G; Heister, A; Huttmann, K; Lutjens, G; Mannert, C; Manner, W; Moser, Hg; Schael, S; Settles, R; Stenzel, H; Wiedenmann, W; Wolf, G; Azzurri, P; Boucrot, J; Callot, O; Chen, S; Cordier, A; Davier, M; Duflot, L; Grivaz, Jf; Heusse, P; Jacholkowska, A; Le Diberder, F; Lefrancois, J; Lutz, Am; Schune, Mh; Veillet, Jj; Videau, I; Yuan, C; Zerwas, D; Bagliesi, G; Boccali, T; Calderini, G; Ciulli, V; Foa, L; Giassi, A; Ligabue, F; Messineo, A; Palla, F; Rizzo, G; Sanguinetti, G; Sciaba, A; Sguazzoni, G; Tenchini, R; Venturi, A; Verdini, Pg; Blair, Ga; Cowan, G; Green, Mg; Medcalf, T; Strong, Ja; von Wimmersperg Toeller JH,; Clifft, Rw; Edgecock, Tr; Norton, Pr; Tomalin, Ir; Bloch Devaux, B; Colas, P; Emery, S; Kozanecki, W; Lancon, E; Lemaire, Mc; Locci, E; Perez, P; Rander, J; Renardy, Jf; Roussarie, A; Schuller, Jp; Schwindling, J; Trabelsi, A; Vallage, B; Black, Sn; Dann, Jh; Johnson, Rp; Kim, Hy; Konstantinidis, N; Litke, Am; Mcneil, Ma; Taylor, G; Booth, Cn; Cartwright, S; Combley, F; Lehto, M; Thompson, Lf; Affholderbach, K; Bohrer, A; Brandt, S; Grupen, C; Misiejuk, A; Prange, G; Sieler, U; Giannini, G; Gobbo, B; Rothberg, J; Wasserbaech, S; Armstrong, Sr; Cranmer, K; Elmer, P; Dps, Ferguson; Gao, Y; Gonzalez, S; Hayes, Oj; H, Hu; Jin, S; Kile, J; Mcnamara, Pa; Nielsen, J; Orejudos, W; Pan, Yb; Saadi, Y; Scott, Ij; Walsh, J; Sl, Wu; X, Wu; Zobernig, G.

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01093-5

The lifetimes of the (B) over bar (0) and B- mesons are measured using a sample of about four million hadronic Z decays collected from 1991 to 1995 with the ALEPH detector at LEP. The data sample has been recently reprocessed, achieving a substantial improvement in the tracking performance. Semileptonic decays of (B) over bar (0) and B- mesons are partially reconstructed by identifying events containing a lepton with an associated D*(+) or D-0 meson, The proper time of the B meson is estimated from the measured decay length and the momentum of the D-lepton system. A fit to the proper time of 1880 D*(+)l(-) and 2856 D(0)l(-) candidates yields the following results: tau ((B) over bar0) = 1.518 +/- 0.053 +/- 0.034 ps, tau (B-) = 1.648 +/- 0.049 +/- 0.035 ps, tau (B-)/tau ((B) over bar0) = 1.085 +/- 0.059 +/- 0.018. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Measurement of the (B)over-bar(0) and B- meson lifetimes / Barate, R; Decamp, D; Ghez, P; Goy, C; Lees, Jp; Merle, E; Minard, Mn; Pietrzyk, B; Bravo, S; Casado, Mp; Chmeissani, M; Crespo, Jm; Fernandez, E; Fernandez Bosman, M; Garrido, L; Grauges, E; Martinez, M; Merino, G; Miquel, R; Mir, Lm; Pacheco, A; Ruiz, H; Colaleo, A; Creanza, Donato Maria; de Palma, M; Iaselli, Giuseppe; Maggi, Giorgio Pietro; Maggi, M; Nuzzo, S; Ranieri, A; Raso, G; Ruggieri, F; Selvaggi, G; Silvestris, L; Tempesta, P; Tricomi, A; Zito, G; Huang, X; Lin, J; Ouyang, Q; Wang, T; Xie, Y; Xu, R; Xue, S; Zhang, J; Zhang, L; Zhao, W; Abbaneo, D; Boix, G; Buchmuller, O; Cattaneo, M; Cerutti, F; Dissertori, G; Drevermann, H; Forty, Rw; Frank, M; Greening, Tc; Hansen, Jb; Harvey, J; Janot, P; Jost, B; Lehraus, I; Mato, P; Minten, A; Moutoussi, A; Ranjard, F; Rolandi, L; Schlatter, D; Schmitt, M; Schneider, O; Spagnolo, P; Tejessy, W; Teubert, F; Tournefier, E; Wright, Ae; Ajaltouni, Z; Badaud, F; Chazelle, G; Deschamps, O; Falvard, A; Gay, P; Guicheney, C; Henrard, P; Jousset, J; Michel, B; Monteil, S; Montret, Jc; Pallin, D; Perret, P; Podlyski, F; Hansen, Jd; Hansen, Jr; Hansen, Ph; Nilsson, Bs; Waananen, A; Daskalakis, G; Kyriakis, A; Markou, C; Simopoulou, E; Vayaki, A; Blondel, A; Bonneaud, G; Brient, Jc; Rouge, A; Rumpf, M; Swynghedauw, M; Verderi, M; Videau, H; Focardi, E; Parrini, G; Zachariadou, K; Antonelli, A; Antonelli, M; Bencivenni, G; Bologna, G; Bossi, F; Campana, P; Capon, G; Chiarella, V; Laurelli, P; Mannocchi, G; Murtas, F; Murtas, Gp; Passalacqua, L; Pepe Altarelli, M; Halley, Aw; Lynch, Jg; Negus, P; O'Shea, V; Raine, C; Teixeira Dias, P; Thompson, As; Cavanaugh, R; Dhamotharan, S; Geweniger, C; Hanke, P; Hansper, G; Hepp, V; Kluge, Ee; Putzer, A; Sommer, J; Tittel, K; Werner, S; Wunsch, M; Beuselinck, R; Binnie, Dm; Cameron, W; Dornan, Pj; Girone, M; Marinelli, N; Sedgbeer, Jk; Thompson, Jc; Thomson, E; Ghete, Vm; Girtler, P; Kneringer, E; Kuhn, D; Rudolph, G; Bowdery, Ck; Buck, Pg; Finch, Aj; Foster, F; Hughes, G; Jones, Rwl; Robertson, Na; Giehl, I; Jakobs, K; Kleinknecht, K; Quast, G; Renk, B; Rohne, E; Sander, Hg; Wachsmuth, H; Zeitnitz, C; Bonissent, A; Carr, J; Coyle, P; Leroy, O; Payre, P; Rousseau, D; Talby, M; Aleppo, M; Ragusa, F; Dietl, H; Ganis, G; Heister, A; Huttmann, K; Lutjens, G; Mannert, C; Manner, W; Moser, Hg; Schael, S; Settles, R; Stenzel, H; Wiedenmann, W; Wolf, G; Azzurri, P; Boucrot, J; Callot, O; Chen, S; Cordier, A; Davier, M; Duflot, L; Grivaz, Jf; Heusse, P; Jacholkowska, A; Le Diberder, F; Lefrancois, J; Lutz, Am; Schune, Mh; Veillet, Jj; Videau, I; Yuan, C; Zerwas, D; Bagliesi, G; Boccali, T; Calderini, G; Ciulli, V; Foa, L; Giassi, A; Ligabue, F; Messineo, A; Palla, F; Rizzo, G; Sanguinetti, G; Sciaba, A; Sguazzoni, G; Tenchini, R; Venturi, A; Verdini, Pg; Blair, Ga; Cowan, G; Green, Mg; Medcalf, T; Strong, Ja; von Wimmersperg Toeller, Jh; Clifft, Rw; Edgecock, Tr; Norton, Pr; Tomalin, Ir; Bloch Devaux, B; Colas, P; Emery, S; Kozanecki, W; Lancon, E; Lemaire, Mc; Locci, E; Perez, P; Rander, J; Renardy, Jf; Roussarie, A; Schuller, Jp; Schwindling, J; Trabelsi, A; Vallage, B; Black, Sn; Dann, Jh; Johnson, Rp; Kim, Hy; Konstantinidis, N; Litke, Am; Mcneil, Ma; Taylor, G; Booth, Cn; Cartwright, S; Combley, F; Lehto, M; Thompson, Lf; Affholderbach, K; Bohrer, A; Brandt, S; Grupen, C; Misiejuk, A; Prange, G; Sieler, U; Giannini, G; Gobbo, B; Rothberg, J; Wasserbaech, S; Armstrong, Sr; Cranmer, K; Elmer, P; Ferguson, Dps; Gao, Y; Gonzalez, S; Hayes, Oj; H, Hu; Jin, S; Kile, J; Mcnamara, Pa; Nielsen, J; Orejudos, W; Pan, Yb; Saadi, Y; Scott, Ij; Walsh, J; Wu, Sl; Wu, X; Zobernig, G.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 492:3-4(2000), pp. 275-287. [10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01093-5]