Published May 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Search for B0s-B0s oscillations and a measurement of B0d-B0d oscillations using events with an inclusively reconstructed vertex

  • 1. LPNHE, IN2P3-CNRS, Univ. Paris VI et VII, Tour 33 (RdC), 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05 (France)
  • 2. Lisboa Univ. (Portugal). Inst. Superior Tecnico (IST)
  • 3. Inst. fuer Hochenergiephysik, Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna (Austria)

Description

Neutral B meson oscillations in the B0s-B0s and B0d-B0d systems were studied using a sample of about 4.0 million hadronic Z decays recorded by the DELPHI detector between 1992 and 2000. Events with a high transverse momentum lepton were removed and a sample of 770 k events with an inclusively reconstructed vertex was selected. The mass difference between the two physical states in the B0d-B0d system was measured to be: Δmd=(0.531±0.025(stat.)±0.007(syst.)) ps-1. The following limit on the width difference of these states was also obtained: vertical stroke ΔΓBd vertical stroke ΓBd<0.18 at 95% CL. As no evidence for B0s-B0s oscillations was found, a limit on the mass difference of the two physical states was given: Δms>5.0 ps-1 at 95% CL. The corresponding sensitivity of this analysis is equal to 6.6 ps-1. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2003-01183-7

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Journal Title
European Physical Journal. C
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 155-173
ISSN
1434-6044

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DELPHI Collaboration