Measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry parameter $\alpha_b$ and the helicity amplitudes for the decay $\Lambda_b^0\to J/\psi+\Lambda^0$ with the ATLAS detector

• Main Author: ATLAS collaboration (2898 authors)
• Publication Date: 2014
• Other Authors: Aguilar-Saavedra, Juan Antonio, Amor Dos Santos, Susana Patricia, Anjos, Nuno, Araque, Juan Pedro, Cantrill, Robert, Carvalho, João, Castro, Nuno Filipe, Conde Muiño, Patricia, Da Cunha Sargedas De Sousa, Mario Jose, Do Valle Wemans, André, Fiolhais, Miguel, Galhardo, Bruno, Gomes, Agostinho, Gonçalo, Ricardo, Jorge, Pedro, Lopes, Lourenco, Machado Miguens, Joana, Maio, Amélia, Maneira, José, Marques, Carlos, Onofre, António, Palma, Alberto, Pedro, Rute, Pina, João Antonio, Pinto, Belmiro, Santos, Helena, Saraiva, João, Silva, José, Tavares Delgado, Ademar, Veloso, Filipe, Wolters, Helmut
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.092009; http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/26558

A measurement of the parity-violating decay asymmetry parameter, alpha_b, and the helicity amplitudes for the decay Lambda_b->J/psi(mu mu)+Lambda(p pi) is reported. The analysis is based on 1400 Lambda_b and anti-Lambda_b baryons selected in 4.6/fb of proton-proton collision data with a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. By combining the Lambda_b and anti-Lambda_b samples under the assumption of CP conservation, the value of alpha_b is measured to be 0.30+/-0.16(stat)+/-0.06(syst). This measurement provides a test of theoretical models based on perturbative QCD or heavy-quark effective theory.