We present measurements of the lifetimes and polarization amplitudes for B-s(0)-> J/psi phi and B-d(0)-> J/psi K-*0 decays. Lifetimes of the heavy and light mass eigenstates in the B-s(0) system are separately measured for the first time by determining the relative contributions of amplitudes with definite CP as a function of the decay time. Using 203 +/- 15 B-s(0) decays we obtain tau(L)=(1.05(-0.13)(+0.16)+/- 0.02) ps and tau(H)=(2.07(-0.46)(+0.58)+/- 0.03) ps. Expressed in terms of the difference Delta Gamma(s) and average Gamma(s), of the decay rates of the two eigenstates, the results are Delta Gamma(s)/Gamma(s)=(65(-33)(+25)+/- 1)% and Delta Gamma(s)=(0.47(-0.24)(+0.19)+/- 0.01) ps(-1). RI Lancaster, Mark/C-1693-2008; Ruiz, Alberto/E-4473-2011; Robson, Aidan/G-1087-2011; De Cecco, Sandro/B-1016-2012; Wolter, Marcin/A-7412-2012; St.Denis, Richard/C-8997-2012; Prokoshin, Fedor/E-2795-2012; Chiarelli, Giorgio/E-8953-2012; Azzi, Patrizia/H-5404-2012

Measurement of the lifetime difference between B-s mass eigenstates

PIACENTINO, Giovanni Maria;
2005-01-01

Abstract

We present measurements of the lifetimes and polarization amplitudes for B-s(0)-> J/psi phi and B-d(0)-> J/psi K-*0 decays. Lifetimes of the heavy and light mass eigenstates in the B-s(0) system are separately measured for the first time by determining the relative contributions of amplitudes with definite CP as a function of the decay time. Using 203 +/- 15 B-s(0) decays we obtain tau(L)=(1.05(-0.13)(+0.16)+/- 0.02) ps and tau(H)=(2.07(-0.46)(+0.58)+/- 0.03) ps. Expressed in terms of the difference Delta Gamma(s) and average Gamma(s), of the decay rates of the two eigenstates, the results are Delta Gamma(s)/Gamma(s)=(65(-33)(+25)+/- 1)% and Delta Gamma(s)=(0.47(-0.24)(+0.19)+/- 0.01) ps(-1). RI Lancaster, Mark/C-1693-2008; Ruiz, Alberto/E-4473-2011; Robson, Aidan/G-1087-2011; De Cecco, Sandro/B-1016-2012; Wolter, Marcin/A-7412-2012; St.Denis, Richard/C-8997-2012; Prokoshin, Fedor/E-2795-2012; Chiarelli, Giorgio/E-8953-2012; Azzi, Patrizia/H-5404-2012
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