Measurement of angular parameters from the decay $\mathrm{B}^0 \to \mathrm{K}^{*0} \mu^+ \mu^-$ in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = $ 8 TeV

• Main Author: CMS collaboration (2266 authors)
• Publication Date: 2018
• Other Authors: Nayak, Aruna, Bargassa, Pedrame, Beirão Da Cruz E Silva, Cristóvão, Di Francesco, Agostino, Faccioli, Pietro, Galinhas, Bruno, Gallinaro, Michele, Hollar, Jonathan, Leonardo, Nuno, Lloret Iglesias, Lara, Seixas, Joao, Strong, Giles, Toldaiev, Oleksii, Vadruccio, Daniele, Varela, Joao, Vischia, Pietro, David Tinoco Mendes, Andre, Silva, Pedro, Musella, Pasquale
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2018.04.030; http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/27471

Angular distributions of the decay B0→K⁎0μ+μ− are studied using a sample of proton–proton collisions at s=8TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.5fb−1 . An angular analysis is performed to determine the P1 and P5′ parameters, where the P5′ parameter is of particular interest because of recent measurements that indicate a potential discrepancy with the standard model predictions. Based on a sample of 1397 signal events, the P1 and P5′ parameters are determined as a function of the dimuon invariant mass squared. The measurements are in agreement with predictions based on the standard model.