Measurement of the branching fraction B (B(u)+ ---> J / psi pi+) and search for B(c)+ ---> J / psi pi+

The CDF collaboration Abe, F. ; Akimoto, H. ; Akopian, A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 77 (1996) 5176-5181, 1996.
Inspire Record 423148 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50101

We report on a measurement of the branching fraction of the Cabibbo-suppressed decay Bu+→J/ψπ+, where J/ψ→μ+μ−. The data were collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab during 1992–1995 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 110pb−1 in p¯p collisions at s=1.8TeV. A signal of 28−9+10 events is observed and we determine the ratio of branching fractions B(Bu+→J/ψπ+)/B(Bu+→J/ψK+) to be [5.0−1.7+1.9(stat)±0.1(syst)]%. Using the world average value for B(Bu+→J/ψK+), we calculate the branching fraction B(Bu+→J/ψπ+) to be (5.0−1.9+2.1)×10−5. We also search for the decay Bc+→J/ψπ+ and report a 95% confidence level limit on σ(Bc+)B(Bc+→J/ψπ+)/σ(Bu+)B(Bu+→J/ψK+) as a function of the Bc+ lifetime.

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The ratio of the cross sections times the branching fraction.


Measurement of the B meson differential cross-sections in p anti-p collisions at S**(1/2) = 1.8-TeV using the exclusive decays B+- ---> J / psi K+- and B0 ---> J / psi K*0

The CDF collaboration
FERMILAB-CONF-94-141-E, 1994.
Inspire Record 374778 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.43064

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Charged B+ or B- meson cross section.

Charged B+ or B- meson cross section.

Neutral B0 or BBAR0 meson cross section.

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A Measurement of the B meson and b quark cross-sections at s**(1/2) = 1.8-TeV using the exclusive decay B+- ---> J / psi K+-

The CDF collaboration Abe, F. ; Amidei, Dante E. ; Apollinari, G. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 68 (1992) 3403-3407, 1992.
Inspire Record 333080 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19852

This letter reports the full reconstruction of B mesons through the decay chain B±→J/ψ K±, J/ψ→μ+μ−, using data obtained at the Collider Detector at Fermilab in p¯p collisions at √s =1.8 TeV. This exclusive sample, the first observed at a hadron collider, is then used to measure the B-meson cross section, from which we extract the b-quark cross section. We obtain σ=2.8±0.9 (stat) ±1.1(syst) μb for B− mesons with PT>9.0 GeV/c and rapidity ‖y‖<1.0. We obtain σ=6.1±1.9(stat) ±2.4(syst) μb, for b quarks with transverse momentum PT>11.5 GeV/c and rapidity ‖y‖<1.0.

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B-meson cross section.

B-quark cross section.