Observation and Properties of the Orbitally Excited B*(s2) Meson

Baringer, Philip S.; Bean, Alice; Hensel, Carsten; Moulik, Tania; Wilson, Graham Wallace; Abazov, V. M.; Abbott, B.; Abolins, M.; Acharya, B. S.; Adams, M.; Adams, T.

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2008-02-28

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Baringer, Philip S.

Bean, Alice

Hensel, Carsten

Moulik, Tania

Wilson, Graham Wallace

Abazov, V. M.

Abbott, B.

Abolins, M.

Acharya, B. S.

Adams, M.

Adams, T.

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American Physical Society

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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version

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Abstract

We report the direct observation of the excited L=1 state B*(s2) in fully reconstructed decays to B(+)K(−). The mass of the B*(s2) meson is measured to be 5839.6±1.1(stat)±0.7(syst) MeV/c(2), and its production rate relative to the B(+) meson is measured to be [1.15±0.23(stat)±0.13(syst)]%.

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This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.082002.

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V. M. Abazov et al. (D0 Collaboration). (2008). "Observation and Properties of the Orbitally Excited B*(s2) Meson." Physical Review Letters, 100(8):082002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.082002.

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