Measurement of the $\Lambda_{b}^0$ lifetime in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV

• Main Author: CMS collaboration (2199 authors)
• Publication Date: 2013
• Other Authors: Hollar, Jonathan, Nayak, Aruna, Calpas, Betty, Almeida, Nuno, Bargassa, Pedrame, David Tinoco Mendes, Andre, Faccioli, Pietro, Ferreira Parracho, Pedro Guilherme, Gallinaro, Michele, Rodrigues Antunes, Joao, Seixas, Joao, Varela, Joao, Vischia, Pietro, Lloret Iglesias, Lara, Musella, Pasquale, Silva, Pedro, Pela, Joao, Leonardo, Nuno
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2013)163; http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/26418

A measurement of the $\Lambda_b^{0}$ lifetime using the decay $\Lambda_b^{0} \to J/\psi \Lambda$ in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=7 TeV is presented. The data set, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 5 inverse femtobarns, was recorded with the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider using triggers that selected dimuon events in the J/$\psi$ mass region. The $\Lambda_b^{0}$ lifetime is measured to be 1.503 +/- 0.052 (stat.) +/- 0.031 (syst.) ps.