measurements of strongbstrong hadron lifetimes at cdf.pptVIP

1st August 2008 S.Behari, Measurements of B Hadron Lifetimes at CDF, ICHEP 2008 Measurements of B Hadron Lifetimes at CDF Satyajit Behari (For the CDF Collab.) Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore,USA Contents Introduction Measurements of… Bc lifetime (semi-leptonic) Flavor-specific Bs lifetime (fully hadronic) Λb lifetime (fully hadronic) Bu lifetime (fully hadronic) - using a Monte Carlo free technique Summary Tevatron and CDF Detector B Production at Tevatron Triggers for B Lifetime Measurements Interests in B Hadron Lifetimes Interests in B Hadron Lifetimes Continued… Long standing discrepancy between world average of t(Λb)/t(B0) and its HQE prediction up to O(1/mb3). Including O(1/mb4) effects: t(B+)/t(B0) = 1.06 ± 0.02 t(Bs0)/t(B0) = 1.00 ± 0.01 t(Λb)/t(B0) = 0.88 ± 0.05 The B+,B0 lifetimes are precisely measured at B-factories. Experimental error on t(Bs0)/t(B0) far higher than theory error! Bc : A Special Case… Doubly heavy bound state Decays via weak decays of b- or c-quark or via weak annihilation Shorter lifetime than light B mesons Lifetime in Bc?J/ψ e,μ n Lifetime in Bc?J/ψ e,μ n Bs Lifetime in Bs→ Ds+(fp) p- X Bs Lifetime in Bs→ Ds+(fp) p- X For partially reconstructed modes a k-factor accounts for missing momentum and mass Extensive test on B0, B+ control samples Two-step fit mass fit: relative fraction of various modes and background lifetime fit: shapes from MC/data, fractions from mass fit. Extract lifetime only Bs Lifetime in Bs→ Ds+(fp) p- X Λb Lifetime in Λb ? Λc p 1 fb-1 data, 2900 events Trigger efficiency curve from MC simulation Λb Lifetime in Λb ? Λc p Two step fit: mass fit followed by lifetime fit Using world average B0 lifetime: Λb Lifetime in Λb ? Λc p Good agreement with world average and theory. Long standing discrepancy resolved! Bu Lifetime Using MC-free Method Bu Lifetime Using MC-free Method B