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Title: A measurement of the B-s(0) lifetime using reconstructed D-s(-) mesons
Authors: Ackerstaff, K
Alexander, G
Allison, J
Altekamp, N
Anderson, KJ
Anderson, S
Arcelli, S
Asai, S
Axen, D
Azuelos, G
Ball, AH
Robertson, S
Rust, DR
Cohen, I
Herndon, M
Oldershaw, NJ
Junk, TR
Martin, AJ
Hajdu, C
Voss, H
Lefebvre, E
Lauber, J
Biguzzi, A
Conboy, JE
Cooke, OC
Biebel, O
Cuffiani, M
Layter, JG
Tanaka, S
Schaile, O
Kolrep, M
Grunhaus, J
Ludwig, J
Wyatt, TR
Gingrich, DM
Herten, G
Estabrooks, PG
Foucher, M
Goldberg, J
Hill, JC
Hillier, SJ
Hobson, PR
Evans, HG
Soldner-Rembold, S
Homer, RJ
White, JS
Futyan, DI
Stockhausen, B
Honma, AK
Beeston, C
Gorn, W
Taras, P
Horvath, D
McPherson, RA
Bloodworth, IJ
Letts, J
Bentvelsen, S
Gruwe, M
Turcot, AS
Hossain, KR
Kyberd, P
Stoll, K
McKenna, J
Pinfold, J
Robins, SA
Kawamoto, T
Watson, AT
Howard, R
Loebinger, FK
Nisius, R
Roney, JM
Tarem, S
Huntemeyer, P
Ros, E
Sarkisyan, EKG
Kobel, M
Desch, K
Barlow, RJ
Hutchcroft, DE
Igo-Kemenes, P
Oreglia, MJ
O'Neale, SW
Scharf, F
Thiergen, M
Turner-Watson, MF
Imrie, DC
Schieck, J
Hargrove, CK
Hapke, M
Lanske, D
Eatough, D
Ingram, MR
Ishii, K
Giacomelli, P
Jawahery, A
Petzold, S
Dado, S
Orito, S
Bechtluft, J
Krieger, P
Van Kooten, R
Watson, NK
Jeffreys, PW
Mckigney, EA
Strom, D
Oakham, FG
Sbarra, C
Mannelli, M
Fleck, I
Rooke, A
Hawkes, CM
Jeremie, H
Jimack, M
Hauschild, M
Joly, A
Rodning, N
Dienes, B
Wilson, GW
Pfeifenschneider, P
Macchiolo, A
Giacomelli, R
Levinson, L
McMahon, TJ
Kirk, J
von Krogh, J
Lloyd, SL
Meijers, F
Menke, S
Merritt, FS
Klier, A
Mes, H
Geddes, NI
Lafferty, GD
Dallapiccola, C
Meyer, J
Hanson, GG
Long, GD
Dixit, MS
Michelini, A
Schmitt, S
Rossi, AM
Hart, PA
Macpherson, A
Evans, M
Mikenberg, G
Poffenberger, P
Dallavalle, GM
Schleper, P
Trigger, I
Verzocchi, M
Gagnon, P
Miller, DJ
Runge, K
Springer, RW
Vokurka, EH
Silva, EDE
Mincer, A
Wackerle, F
Wilkens, B
Pearce, MJ
Grandi, C
Mir, R
Bell, KW
Szymanski, P
Sproston, M
Wilson, JA
Duchovni, E
Fabbri, F
Mohr, W
Yamashita, S
Behnke, T
Rigby, D
Kellogg, RG
Montanari, A
Mori, T
Lee, AM
Morii, M
Thomson, MA
Bartoldus, R
Tafirout, R
Bethke, S
Faust, AA
Gary, JW
Muller, U
Bird, SD
Davis, R
Stephens, K
Bonacorsi, D
Sachs, K
Komamiya, S
Mattig, P
Mihara, S
Nagai, K
Mashimo, T
Nakamura, I
Vikas, P
Karlen, D
Geralis, T
von Torne, E
Rylko, R
Routenburg, P
Schmitt, B
Pasztor, G
Plane, DE
Rozen, Y
Schoning, A
Schroder, M
Schultz-Coulon, HC
Pater, JR
Schumacher, M
Poli, B
Jones, CR
Schwick, C
Marcellini, S
Runolfsson, O
Kartvelishvili, V
Scott, WG
Zer-Zion, D
Bock, P
Martin, JP
Kluth, S
Shears, TG
Bobinski, M
Jones, G
Yekutieli, G
Edwards, JEG
Fiedler, F
Lahmann, R
Shen, BC
Ward, DR
Fischer, HM
Kawagoe, K
Blobel, V
Folman, R
Geich-Gimbel, C
Teuscher, R
Losty, MJ
Shepherd-Themistocleous, CH
Barberio, E
De Jong, S
Giacomelli, G
Batley, JR
Kobayashi, T
Sherwood, P
Gibson, V
Hansroul, M
Utzat, P
Palinkas, J
Siroli, GP
Sittler, A
Skillman, A
Duckeck, G
Gross, E
del Pozo, LA
Hartmann, C
Koetke, DS
Lai, WP
Skuja, A
Hawkings, R
Jones, M
Hildreth, MD
Wermes, N
Pilcher, JE
Schenk, P
Smith, AM
Snow, GA
Scharff-Hansen, P
Sobie, R
Fierro, M
Odorici, F
Duerdoth, IP
Wells, PS
Wagner, A
Zacek, V
Bloomer, JE
Trocsanyi, Z
Ward, CP
OPAL Collaboration
Boutemeur, M
Bouwens, BT
Braibant, S
Tsur, E
Neal, HA
Brigliadori, L
Saeki, T
Watkins, PM
Ogren, HO
Brown, RM
Glenzinski, D
Barillari, T
Patrick, GN
Burckhart, HJ
Heuer, RD
Nellen, B
Gibson, WR
Kennedy, BW
Baumann, S
Posthaus, A
Burgard, C
Furtjes, A
Oh, A
Hemingway, RJ
Kress, T
Lautenschlager, SR
Doucet, M
Ruppel, U
Burgin, R
Goodrick, MJ
Jost, U
Lazic, D
Patt, J
Capiluppi, P
Lellouch, D
Markus, C
Fanti, M
Talbot, SD
Carnegie, RK
Carter, AA
Carter, JR
Kayal, PI
Jovanovic, P
Martinez, G
Perez-Ochoa, R
Rees, DL
Chang, CY
McDonald, WJ
Bella, G
Bell, AN
Gascon-Shotkin, SM
Towers, S
Charlton, DG
Chrisman, D
Wolf, G
Clarke, PEL
Kokott, TP
Steuerer, J
Keeler, RK
Gascon, J
Fong, DG
Keywords: Physics;Detector;B-mesons;LEP;TAU-lifetime;OPAL jet chamber;Beauty decays
Issue Date: 1998
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Citation: European Physical Journal C, 1998, 2 (3), pp. 407 - 416
Abstract: We report a measurement of the B-s(0) meson lifetime from B-s(0) --> Ds-X decays, where D-s(-) mesons are reconstructed in the D-s(-) --> phi pi(-) and D-s(-) --> K*K-0(-) decay channels. From approximately 3.7 million hadronic Z(0) decays recorded by the OPAL detector at LEP a sample is selected containing 911 +/- 83 candidates, of which 519 +/- 136 are estimated to be from B-s(0) meson decays. Fitting the distribution of the distance from the beam spot to the decay vertex of the D-s(-) candidates with an unbinned likelihood function we measuretau(B-s(0)) = 1.72(-0.19-0.17)(+0.20+0.18) ps,where the errors are statistical and systematic, respectively.
URI: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9606
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100520050150
ISSN: 1434-6044
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