Published July 4, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation of the Bc Meson in the Exclusive Decay Bc→J/ψπ

  • 1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)
  • 2. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 (United States)
  • 3. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (United States)

Description

A fully reconstructed Bc→J/ψπ signal is observed with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron pp collider using 1.3 fb-1 of integrated luminosity. The signal consists of 54±12 candidates with a significance that exceeds 5 standard deviations, and confirms earlier observations of this decay. The measured mass of the Bc meson is 6300±14(stat)±5(syst) MeV/c2

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
101
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 012001-012001.6
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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Notes
(c) 2008 The American Physical Society
Collaborations
D0 Collaboration