Publication Date:
2011
abstract:
A search for the rare decays B(s) to dimuons and B0 to dimuons is performed in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV, with a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.14 inverse femtobarns, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC. In both cases, the number of events observed after all selection requirements is consistent with expectations from background and standard-model signal predictions. The resulting upper limits on the branching fractions are B(B(s) to mu^+ mu^-) < 1.9 10^-8 and B(B0 to mu^+ mu^-) < 4.6 10^-9, at 95% confidence level.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
B/s0: rare decay; B0: rare decay; muon: pair production; B/s0: branching ratio: upper limit; B0: branching ratio: upper limit; CMS
List of contributors:
Baesso, PAOLO GIUSEPPE; Berzano, Umberto; Ratti, SERGIO PEPPINO; Riccardi, Cristina; Torre, Paola; Vitulo, Paolo; Viviani, Claudio
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