@article{0a3caab50e194c048d3cd7df35aa4f59,
title = "Study of Bc+→χcπ+ decays",
abstract = "A study of Bc+→χcπ+ decays is reported using proton-proton collision data, collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The decay Bc+→χc2π+ is observed for the first time, with a significance exceeding seven standard deviations. The relative branching fraction with respect to the Bc+→J/ψπ+ decay is measured to be (Formula presented.) where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third is due to the knowledge of the χc2→ J/ψγ branching fraction. No significant Bc+→χc1π+ signal is observed and an upper limit for the relative branching fraction for the Bc+→χc1π+ and Bc+→χc2π+ decays of (Formula presented.) is set at the 90% confidence level.",
keywords = "B Physics, Branching fraction, Hadron-Hadron Scattering",
author = "{The Lhcb Collaboration} and R. Aaij and Abdelmotteleb, {A. S.W.} and {Abellan Beteta}, C. and F. Abudin{\'e}n and T. Ackernley and Adefisoye, {A. A.} and B. Adeva and M. Adinolfi and P. Adlarson and C. Agapopoulou and Aidala, {C. A.} and Z. Ajaltouni and S. Akar and K. Akiba and P. Albicocco and J. Albrecht and F. Alessio and M. Alexander and {Alfonso Albero}, A. and Z. Aliouche and {Alvarez Cartelle}, P. and R. Amalric and S. Amato and Amey, {J. L.} and Y. Amhis and L. An and L. Anderlini and M. Andersson and A. Andreianov and P. Andreola and M. Andreotti and D. Andreou and A. Anelli and D. Ao and F. Archilli and M. Argenton and {Arguedas Cuendis}, S. and A. Artamonov and M. Artuso and E. Aslanides and M. Atzeni and B. Audurier and D. Bacher and {Bachiller Perea}, I. and S. Bachmann and M. Bachmayer and S. Blusk and Rudolph, {M. S.} and {Silva Coutinho}, R. and T. Skwarnicki",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2024.",
year = "2024",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1007/JHEP02(2024)173",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "2024",
journal = "Journal of High Energy Physics",
issn = "1126-6708",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "2",
}