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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Searching for $B_c$ mesons in the ATLAS experiment at LHC
J. A. VallsM. GaldónR. Pérez OchoaM. A. Sanchis-lozanosubject
PhysicsSemileptonic decayNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsLarge Hadron ColliderMesonPhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsATLAS experimentHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyFísicaFOS: Physical sciencesAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsLuminosityHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)High Energy Physics::ExperimentParticle Physics - Phenomenologydescription
We discuss the feasibility of the observation of the signal from $B_c$ mesons in the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. In particular, we address the decay mode $B_c{\rightarrow}J/\psi \pi$ followed by the leptonic decay $J/\psi{\rightarrow}\mu^+\mu^-$, 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 $\approx$ 1 MeV for the $B_c$ mass could be achieved after one year of running at $\lq\lq$low" luminosity. The semileptonic decay $B_c{\rightarrow}J/\psi\ {\mu}^+{\nu}_{\mu}$ is also considered for a possible extraction of ${\mid}V_{cb}{\mid}$.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-06-13 |