Measurement of b anti-b correlations at the CERN p anti-p collider

The UA1 collaboration Albajar, C. ; Ankoviak, K. ; Bartha, S. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 61 (1994) 41-52, 1994.
Inspire Record 359461 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.14368

We report on measurements of correlated\(b\bar b\) production in\(p\bar p\) collisions at\(\sqrt s = 630GeV\), using dimuon data to tag both theb and\(\bar b\) quarks. Starting from an inclusive dimuon sample we obtain improved cross-sections for single inclusive beauty production and confirm our earlier results on\(B^0 - \bar B^0\) mixing. From a study of\(b\bar b\) correlations we derive explicit cross-sections for semi-differential\(b\bar b\) production. We compare the measured cross-sections and correlations to\(\mathcal{O}\left( {\alpha _s^3 } \right)\) QCD predictions and find good quantitative agreement. From the measured angular distributions we establish a size-able contribution from higher order QCD processes with a significance of about seven standard deviations. A large nonperturbative contribution to these higher order corrections is excluded.

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The first error is PT-dependent, and the second is PT-independent. Dimuons from different b-quarks.

The first error is PT-dependent, and the second is PT-independent. Dimuons from b chain decays (b --> c + mu, c --> mu).

Total cross-section for single b-quark production in the restricted rapidity range.

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Two measurements of B0 anti-B0 mixing

The CLEO collaboration Bartelt, John E. ; Csorna, S.E. ; Egyed, Z. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 71 (1993) 1680-1684, 1993.
Inspire Record 354226 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47247

We have measured the B0B¯0 mixing probability, χd, using a sample of 965 000 BB¯ pairs from Υ(4S) decays. Counting dilepton events, we find χd=0.157±0.016±0.018−0.021+0.028. Using tagged B0 events, we find χd=0.149±0.023±0.019±0.010. The first (second) error is statistical (systematic). The third error reflects a ±15% uncertainty in the assumption, made in both cases, that charged and neutral B pairs contribute equally to dilepton events. We also obtain a limit on the CP impurity in the Bd0 system, ‖Re(εB0)‖<0.045 at 90% C.L.

4 data tables

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Mixing parameter from counting dilepton events. CONST(N=MIXING PARAM) = 1/(1 - LAMBDA(C,N)) * (N(2LEPTON+) + N(2LEPTON-))/(N(LEPTON+,LEPTON-) + N(2LEPTON+) + N(2LEPTON-)). LAMBDA(C,N) is the fraction of dilepton events coming from B+B- decays, LAMBDA(C,N) = f(B+)*Br(B+)**2/(f(B+)*Br(B+)**2 + f(B0)*Br(B0)**2), where f(B+),f(B0) are the productiron fractions of the charged and neutral B's at the UPSI(4S), and Br(B+), Br(B0) are the semileptonic brancing fractions.

Mixing parameter from tagged B0 events.

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