Semileptonic decays of B mesons

K. Chadwick; J. Chauveau; P. Ganci; T. Gentile; Joan A. Guida; R. Kass; A. C. Melissinos; S. L. Olsen; R. Poling; C. Rosenfeld; G. Rucinski; E. H. Thorndike; J. Green; J. J. Mueller; F. Sannes; P. Skubic; A. Snyder; R. Stone; A. Brody; A. Chen; M. Goldberg; N. Horwitz; H. Kooy; G. C. Moneti; P. Pistilli; M. S. Alam; S. E. Csorna; A. Fridman; R. Hicks; R. S. Panvini; D. Andrews; P. Avery; R. Cabenda; D. G. Cassel; J. S. Dewire; R. Ehrlich; T. Ferguson; M. G.D. Gilchriese; B. Gittelman; D. L. Hartill; D. Herrup; M. Herzlinger; J. Kandaswamy; D. L. Kreinick; N. B. Mistry; F. Morrow; E. Nordberg; R. Perchonok; R. Plunkett; A. Silverman; P. C. Stein; S. Stone; D. Weber; R. Wilcke; C. Bebek; J. Haggerty; M. Hempstead; J. M. Izen; W. A. Loomis; W. W. MacKay; F. M. Pipkin; J. Rohlf; W. Tanenbaum; Richard Wilson; A. J. Sadoff; H. Kagan

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Semileptonic decays of B mesons

K. Chadwick, J. Chauveau, P. Ganci, T. Gentile, Joan A. Guida, R. Kass, A. C. Melissinos, S. L. Olsen, R. Poling, C. Rosenfeld, G. Rucinski, E. H. Thorndike, J. Green, J. J. Mueller, F. Sannes, P. Skubic, A. Snyder, R. Stone, A. Brody, A. ChenM. Goldberg, N. Horwitz, H. Kooy, G. C. Moneti, P. Pistilli, M. S. Alam, S. E. Csorna, A. Fridman, R. Hicks, R. S. Panvini, D. Andrews, P. Avery, R. Cabenda, D. G. Cassel, J. S. Dewire, R. Ehrlich, T. Ferguson, M. G.D. Gilchriese, B. Gittelman, D. L. Hartill, D. Herrup, M. Herzlinger, J. Kandaswamy, D. L. Kreinick, N. B. Mistry, F. Morrow, E. Nordberg, R. Perchonok, R. Plunkett, A. Silverman, P. C. Stein, S. Stone, D. Weber, R. Wilcke, C. Bebek, J. Haggerty, M. Hempstead, J. M. Izen, W. A. Loomis, W. W. MacKay, F. M. Pipkin, J. Rohlf, W. Tanenbaum, Richard Wilson, A. J. Sadoff, H. Kagan

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We have studied the production of B mesons in e+e- annihilations and present new measurements of the semileptonic branching fractions for B-meson decay. We find B(B=eX)=0.127±0.017±0.013 and B(B=X)=0.122±0.017±0.031, where the errors are statistical and systematic, respectively. The observed lepton momentum spectra from B decays are presented. From these spectra we find the mean hadronic mass (MX) recoiling against the detected lepton to be MX=2.2±0.2 GeV/c2. We have also observed an enhancement in the lepton yield from the continuum above BB» threshold. This enhancement is interpreted as continuum B production and is consistent with what is expected from the naive quark model.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	475-485
Number of pages	11
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.27.475
State	Published - 1983
Externally published	Yes

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Chadwick, K., Chauveau, J., Ganci, P., Gentile, T., Guida, J. A., Kass, R., Melissinos, A. C., Olsen, S. L., Poling, R., Rosenfeld, C., Rucinski, G., Thorndike, E. H., Green, J., Mueller, J. J., Sannes, F., Skubic, P., Snyder, A., Stone, R., Brody, A., ... Kagan, H. (1983). Semileptonic decays of B mesons. Physical Review D, 27(3), 475-485. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.27.475

Chadwick, K, Chauveau, J, Ganci, P, Gentile, T, Guida, JA, Kass, R, Melissinos, AC, Olsen, SL, Poling, R, Rosenfeld, C, Rucinski, G, Thorndike, EH, Green, J, Mueller, JJ, Sannes, F, Skubic, P, Snyder, A, Stone, R, Brody, A, Chen, A, Goldberg, M, Horwitz, N, Kooy, H, Moneti, GC, Pistilli, P, Alam, MS, Csorna, SE, Fridman, A, Hicks, R, Panvini, RS, Andrews, D, Avery, P, Cabenda, R, Cassel, DG, Dewire, JS, Ehrlich, R, Ferguson, T, Gilchriese, MGD, Gittelman, B, Hartill, DL, Herrup, D, Herzlinger, M, Kandaswamy, J, Kreinick, DL, Mistry, NB, Morrow, F, Nordberg, E, Perchonok, R, Plunkett, R, Silverman, A, Stein, PC, Stone, S, Weber, D, Wilcke, R, Bebek, C, Haggerty, J, Hempstead, M, Izen, JM, Loomis, WA, MacKay, WW, Pipkin, FM, Rohlf, J, Tanenbaum, W, Wilson, R, Sadoff, AJ & Kagan, H 1983, 'Semileptonic decays of B mesons', Physical Review D, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 475-485. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.27.475

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