Observation of high momentum η′ production in b decays

CLEO Collaboration

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1786

Observation of high momentum η′ production in b decays

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We report the first observation of B → η′X transitions with high momentum η′ mesons. We observe 39.0 ± 11.6B decay events with 2.0 < p_η′ < 2.7GeV/c, the high momentum region where background from b → c processes is suppressed. We discuss the physical interpretation of the signal, including the possibility that it is due to b → sg* transitions. Given that interpretation, we find B(B → η′X_s) = [6.2 ± 1.6(stat) ± 1.3(syst)^+0.0 _-1.5(bkg)] × 10^-4 for 2.0 < p_η′ < 2.7GeV/c.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1786-1790
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	81
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1786
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Observation of high momentum η′ production in b decays

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