Measurement of the B0 and B+ lifetimes

P. D. Acton; G. Alexander; J. Allison; P. P. Allport; K. J. Anderson; S. Arcelli; A. Astbury; D. Axen; G. Azuelos; G. A. Bahan; J. T.M. Baines; A. H. Ball; J. Banks; R. J. Barlow; S. Barnett; J. R. Batley; G. Beaudoin; A. Beck; G. A. Beck; J. Becker; T. Behnke; K. W. Bell; G. Bella; P. Bentkowski; P. Berlich; S. Bethke; O. Biebel; U. Binder; I. J. Bloodworth; P. Bock; B. Boden; H. M. Bosch; H. Breuker; P. Bright-Thomas; R. M. Brown; A. Buijs; H. J. Burckhart; C. Burgard; P. Capiluppi; R. K. Carnegie; A. A. Carter; J. R. Carter; C. Y. Chang; D. G. Charlton; S. L. Chu; P. E.L. Clarke; I. Cohen; J. C. Clayton; W. J. Collins; J. E. Conboy; M. Cooper; M. Coupland; M. Cuffiani; S. Dado; G. M. Dallavale; S. De Jong; L. A. del Pozo; H. Deng; A. Dieckmann; M. Dittmar; M. S. Dixit; E. do Couto e Silva; J. E. Duboscq; E. Duchovni; G. Duckeck; I. P. Duerdoth; D. J.P. Dumas; P. A. Elcombe; P. G. Estabrooks; E. Etzion; H. G. Evans; F. Fabbri; M. Fierro; M. Fincke-Keeler; H. M. Fischer; D. G. Fong; M. Foucher; A. Gaidot; O. Ganel; J. W. Gary; J. Gascon; R. F. McGowan; N. I. Geddes; C. Geich-Gimbel; S. W. Gensler; F. X. Gentit; G. Giacomelli; R. giacomelli; V. Gibson; W. R. Gibson; J. D. Gillies; J. Goldberg; M. J. Goodrick; W. Gorn; C. Grandi; F. C. Grant; J. Hagemann; G. G. Hanson; M. Hansroul; C. K. hargrove; P. F. Harrison; J. Hart; P. M. Hattersley; M. Hauschild; C. M. Hawkes; E. Heflin; R. J. Hemingway; R. D. Heuer; J. C. Hill; S. J. Hillier; T. Hilse; D. A. Hinshaw; J. D. Hobbs; P. R. Hobson; D. Hochman; R. J. Homer; A. K. Honma; R. E. Hughes-Jones; R. Humbert; P. Igo-Kemenes; H. Ihssen; D. C. Imrie; A. C. Janissen; A. Jawahery; P. W. Jeffreys; H. Jeremie; M. Jimack; M. Jobes; R. W.L. Jones; P. Jovanovic; C. Jui; D. Karlen; K. Kawagoe; T. Kawamoto; R. K. Keeler; R. G. Kellogg; B. W. Kennedy; S. Kluth; T. Kobayashi; D. S. Koetke; T. P. Kokott; S. Komamiya; L. Köpke; J. F. Kral; R. Kowalewski; J. von Krogh; J. Kroll; M. Kwano; P. Kyberd; G. D. Lafferty; R. Lahmann; F. Lamarche; J. G. Layter; P. Leblanc; A. M. Lee; M. H. Lehto; D. Lellouch; C. Leroy; J. Letts; S. Levegrün; L. Levinson; S. L. Lloyd; F. K. Loebinger; J. M. Lorah; B. Lorazo; M. J. Losty; X. C. Lou; J. Ludwig; M. Mannelli; S. Marcellini; G. Maringer; C. Markus; A. J. Martin; J. P. Martin; T. Mashimo; P. Mättig; U. Maur; J. McKenna; T. J. McMahon; J. R. McNutt; F. Meijers; D. Menszner; F. S. Merritt; H. Mes; A. Michelini; R. P. Middleton; G. Mikenberg; J. Mildenberger; D. J. Miller; R. Mir; W. Mohr; C. Moisan; A. Montanari; T. Mori; M. Morii; T. Mouthuy; B. Nellen; H. H. Nguyen; M. Nozaki; S. W. O'Neale; F. G. Oakham; F. Odorici; H. O. Ogren; C. J. Oram; M. J. Oreglia; S. Orito; J. P. Pansart; B. Panzer-Steindel; P. Paschievici; G. N. Patrick; N. Paz-Jaoshvili; P. Pfister; J. E. Pilcher; J. Pinfold; D. Pitman; D. E. Plane; P. Poffenberger; B. Poli; A. Pouladdej; T. W. Pritchard; H. Przysiezniak; G. Quast; M. W. Redmond; D. L. Rees; G. E. Richards; D. Robinson; A. Rollnik; J. M. Roney; E. Ros; S. Rossberg; A. M. Rossi; M. Rosvick; P. Routenburg; K. Runge; O. Runolfsson; D. R. Rust; M. Sasaki; C. Sbarra; A. D. Schaile; O. Schaile; W. Schappert; P. Scharff-Hansen; P. Schenk; B. Schmitt; H. von der Schmitt; S. Schreiber; C. Schwick; J. Schwiening; W. G. Scott; M. Settles; T. G. Shears; B. C. Shen; C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous; P. Sherwood; R. Shypit; A. Simon; P. Singh; G. P. Siroli; A. Skuja; A. M. Smith; T. J. Smith; G. A. Snow; R. Sobie; R. W. Springer; M. Sproston; K. Stephens; J. Steuerer; R. Ströhmer; D. Strom; T. Takeshita; P. Taras; S. Tarem; M. Tecchio; P. Teixeira-Dias; N. Tesch; N. J. Thackray; M. A. Thomson; E. Torrente-Lujan; G. Transtromer; N. J. Tresilian; T. Tsukamoto; M. F. Turner; G. Tysarczyk-Niemeyer; D. Van den plas; R. Van Kooten; G. J. VanDalen; G. Vasseur; C. J. Virtue; A. Wagner; D. L. Wagner; C. Wahl; J. P. Walker; C. P. Ward; D. R. Ward; P. M. Watkins; A. T. Watson; N. K. Watson; M. Weber; P. Weber; P. S. Wells; N. Wermes; M. A. Whalley; G. W. Wilson; J. A. Wilson; V. H. Winterer; T. Wlodek; S. Wotton; T. R. Wyatt; R. Yaari; A. Yeaman; G. Yekutieli; M. Yurko; W. Zeuner; G. T. Zorn

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(93)90215-4

Measurement of the B⁰ and B⁺ lifetimes

P. D. Acton^*, G. Alexander, J. Allison, P. P. Allport, K. J. Anderson, S. Arcelli, A. Astbury, D. Axen, G. Azuelos, G. A. Bahan, J. T.M. Baines, A. H. Ball, J. Banks, R. J. Barlow, S. Barnett, J. R. Batley, G. Beaudoin, A. Beck, G. A. Beck, J. BeckerT. Behnke, K. W. Bell, G. Bella, P. Bentkowski, P. Berlich, S. Bethke, O. Biebel, U. Binder, I. J. Bloodworth, P. Bock, B. Boden, H. M. Bosch, H. Breuker, P. Bright-Thomas, R. M. Brown, A. Buijs, H. J. Burckhart, C. Burgard, P. Capiluppi, R. K. Carnegie, A. A. Carter, J. R. Carter, C. Y. Chang, D. G. Charlton, S. L. Chu, P. E.L. Clarke, I. Cohen, J. C. Clayton, W. J. Collins, J. E. Conboy, M. Cooper, M. Coupland, M. Cuffiani, S. Dado, G. M. Dallavale, S. De Jong, L. A. del Pozo, H. Deng, A. Dieckmann, M. Dittmar, M. S. Dixit, E. do Couto e Silva, J. E. Duboscq, E. Duchovni, G. Duckeck, I. P. Duerdoth, D. J.P. Dumas, P. A. Elcombe, P. G. Estabrooks, E. Etzion, H. G. Evans, F. Fabbri, M. Fierro, M. Fincke-Keeler, H. M. Fischer, D. G. Fong, M. Foucher, A. Gaidot, O. Ganel, J. W. Gary, J. Gascon, R. F. McGowan, N. I. Geddes, C. Geich-Gimbel, S. W. Gensler, F. X. Gentit, G. Giacomelli, R. giacomelli, V. Gibson, W. R. Gibson, J. D. Gillies, J. Goldberg, M. J. Goodrick, W. Gorn, C. Grandi, F. C. Grant, J. Hagemann, G. G. Hanson, M. Hansroul, C. K. hargrove, P. F. Harrison, J. Hart, P. M. Hattersley, M. Hauschild, C. M. Hawkes, E. Heflin, R. J. Hemingway, R. D. Heuer, J. C. Hill, S. J. Hillier, T. Hilse, D. A. Hinshaw, J. D. Hobbs, P. R. Hobson, D. Hochman, R. J. Homer, A. K. Honma, R. E. Hughes-Jones, R. Humbert, P. Igo-Kemenes, H. Ihssen, D. C. Imrie, A. C. Janissen, A. Jawahery, P. W. Jeffreys, H. Jeremie, M. Jimack, M. Jobes, R. W.L. Jones, P. Jovanovic, C. Jui, D. Karlen, K. Kawagoe, T. Kawamoto, R. K. Keeler, R. G. Kellogg, B. W. Kennedy, S. Kluth, T. Kobayashi, D. S. Koetke, T. P. Kokott, S. Komamiya, L. Köpke, J. F. Kral, R. Kowalewski, J. von Krogh, J. Kroll, M. Kwano, P. Kyberd, G. D. Lafferty, R. Lahmann, F. Lamarche, J. G. Layter, P. Leblanc, A. M. Lee, M. H. Lehto, D. Lellouch, C. Leroy, J. Letts, S. Levegrün, L. Levinson, S. L. Lloyd, F. K. Loebinger, J. M. Lorah, B. Lorazo, M. J. Losty, X. C. Lou, J. Ludwig, M. Mannelli, S. Marcellini, G. Maringer, C. Markus, A. J. Martin, J. P. Martin, T. Mashimo, P. Mättig, U. Maur, J. McKenna, T. J. McMahon, J. R. McNutt, F. Meijers, D. Menszner, F. S. Merritt, H. Mes, A. Michelini, R. P. Middleton, G. Mikenberg, J. Mildenberger, D. J. Miller, R. Mir, W. Mohr, C. Moisan, A. Montanari, T. Mori, M. Morii, T. Mouthuy, B. Nellen, H. H. Nguyen, M. Nozaki, S. W. O'Neale, F. G. Oakham, F. Odorici, H. O. Ogren, C. J. Oram, M. J. Oreglia, S. Orito, J. P. Pansart, B. Panzer-Steindel, P. Paschievici, G. N. Patrick, N. Paz-Jaoshvili, P. Pfister, J. E. Pilcher, J. Pinfold, D. Pitman, D. E. Plane, P. Poffenberger, B. Poli, A. Pouladdej, T. W. Pritchard, H. Przysiezniak, G. Quast, M. W. Redmond, D. L. Rees, G. E. Richards, D. Robinson, A. Rollnik, J. M. Roney, E. Ros, S. Rossberg, A. M. Rossi, M. Rosvick, P. Routenburg, K. Runge, O. Runolfsson, D. R. Rust, M. Sasaki, C. Sbarra, A. D. Schaile, O. Schaile, W. Schappert, P. Scharff-Hansen, P. Schenk, B. Schmitt, H. von der Schmitt, S. Schreiber, C. Schwick, J. Schwiening, W. G. Scott, M. Settles, T. G. Shears, B. C. Shen, C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous, P. Sherwood, R. Shypit, A. Simon, P. Singh, G. P. Siroli, A. Skuja, A. M. Smith, T. J. Smith, G. A. Snow, R. Sobie, R. W. Springer, M. Sproston, K. Stephens, J. Steuerer, R. Ströhmer, D. Strom, T. Takeshita, P. Taras, S. Tarem, M. Tecchio, P. Teixeira-Dias, N. Tesch, N. J. Thackray, M. A. Thomson, E. Torrente-Lujan, G. Transtromer, N. J. Tresilian, T. Tsukamoto, M. F. Turner, G. Tysarczyk-Niemeyer, D. Van den plas, R. Van Kooten, G. J. VanDalen, G. Vasseur, C. J. Virtue, A. Wagner, D. L. Wagner, C. Wahl, J. P. Walker, C. P. Ward, D. R. Ward, P. M. Watkins, A. T. Watson, N. K. Watson, M. Weber, P. Weber, P. S. Wells, N. Wermes, M. A. Whalley, G. W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, V. H. Winterer, T. Wlodek, S. Wotton, T. R. Wyatt, R. Yaari, A. Yeaman, G. Yekutieli, M. Yurko, W. Zeuner, G. T. Zorn

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Abstract

From a data sample of approximately 240 000 hadronic Z⁰ decays recorded during 1991 a sample of about 130 semileptonic B hadron decays containing a D⁰, D⁺ or D^*+ has been isolated. Using silicon microvertex detector information the decay vertices in these events have been reconstructed. The average B hadron lifetime of the mix of B hadrons in this event sample is measured to be 1.51_-0.14^+0.16±0.11 ps. From the distribution of decay times in the different samples the lifetimes of the B⁰ and B⁺ mesons are determined to be 1.51_-0.23-0.14^+0.24+0.12 ps and 1.51_-0.28-0.14^+0.30+0.12 ps, respectively. The measured ratio of the B⁺ to B⁰ lifetimes of 1.00_-0.25^+0.33±0.08 supports expectations that the lifetimes are similar.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	247-261
Number of pages	15
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	307
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)90215-4
Publication status	Published - 1993 Jun 10
Externally published	Yes

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Acton, P. D., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Allport, P. P., Anderson, K. J., Arcelli, S., Astbury, A., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bahan, G. A., Baines, J. T. M., Ball, A. H., Banks, J., Barlow, R. J., Barnett, S., Batley, J. R., Beaudoin, G., Beck, A., Beck, G. A., ... Zorn, G. T. (1993). Measurement of the B⁰ and B⁺ lifetimes. Physics Letters B, 307(1-2), 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)90215-4

Acton, PD, Alexander, G, Allison, J, Allport, PP, Anderson, KJ, Arcelli, S, Astbury, A, Axen, D, Azuelos, G, Bahan, GA, Baines, JTM, Ball, AH, Banks, J, Barlow, RJ, Barnett, S, Batley, JR, Beaudoin, G, Beck, A, Beck, GA, Becker, J, Behnke, T, Bell, KW, Bella, G, Bentkowski, P, Berlich, P, Bethke, S, Biebel, O, Binder, U, Bloodworth, IJ, Bock, P, Boden, B, Bosch, HM, Breuker, H, Bright-Thomas, P, Brown, RM, Buijs, A, Burckhart, HJ, Burgard, C, Capiluppi, P, Carnegie, RK, Carter, AA, Carter, JR, Chang, CY, Charlton, DG, Chu, SL, Clarke, PEL, Cohen, I, Clayton, JC, Collins, WJ, Conboy, JE, Cooper, M, Coupland, M, Cuffiani, M, Dado, S, Dallavale, GM, De Jong, S, del Pozo, LA, Deng, H, Dieckmann, A, Dittmar, M, Dixit, MS, do Couto e Silva, E, Duboscq, JE, Duchovni, E, Duckeck, G, Duerdoth, IP, Dumas, DJP, Elcombe, PA, Estabrooks, PG, Etzion, E, Evans, HG, Fabbri, F, Fierro, M, Fincke-Keeler, M, Fischer, HM, Fong, DG, Foucher, M, Gaidot, A, Ganel, O, Gary, JW, Gascon, J, McGowan, RF, Geddes, NI, Geich-Gimbel, C, Gensler, SW, Gentit, FX, Giacomelli, G, giacomelli, R, Gibson, V, Gibson, WR, Gillies, JD, Goldberg, J, Goodrick, MJ, Gorn, W, Grandi, C, Grant, FC, Hagemann, J, Hanson, GG, Hansroul, M, hargrove, CK, Harrison, PF, Hart, J, Hattersley, PM, Hauschild, M, Hawkes, CM, Heflin, E, Hemingway, RJ, Heuer, RD, Hill, JC, Hillier, SJ, Hilse, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hobbs, JD, Hobson, PR, Hochman, D, Homer, RJ, Honma, AK, Hughes-Jones, RE, Humbert, R, Igo-Kemenes, P, Ihssen, H, Imrie, DC, Janissen, AC, Jawahery, A, Jeffreys, PW, Jeremie, H, Jimack, M, Jobes, M, Jones, RWL, Jovanovic, P, Jui, C, Karlen, D, Kawagoe, K, Kawamoto, T, Keeler, RK, Kellogg, RG, Kennedy, BW, Kluth, S, Kobayashi, T, Koetke, DS, Kokott, TP, Komamiya, S, Köpke, L, Kral, JF, Kowalewski, R, von Krogh, J, Kroll, J, Kwano, M, Kyberd, P, Lafferty, GD, Lahmann, R, Lamarche, F, Layter, JG, Leblanc, P, Lee, AM, Lehto, MH, Lellouch, D, Leroy, C, Letts, J, Levegrün, S, Levinson, L, Lloyd, SL, Loebinger, FK, Lorah, JM, Lorazo, B, Losty, MJ, Lou, XC, Ludwig, J, Mannelli, M, Marcellini, S, Maringer, G, Markus, C, Martin, AJ, Martin, JP, Mashimo, T, Mättig, P, Maur, U, McKenna, J, McMahon, TJ, McNutt, JR, Meijers, F, Menszner, D, Merritt, FS, Mes, H, Michelini, A, Middleton, RP, Mikenberg, G, Mildenberger, J, Miller, DJ, Mir, R, Mohr, W, Moisan, C, Montanari, A, Mori, T, Morii, M, Mouthuy, T, Nellen, B, Nguyen, HH, Nozaki, M, O'Neale, SW, Oakham, FG, Odorici, F, Ogren, HO, Oram, CJ, Oreglia, MJ, Orito, S, Pansart, JP, Panzer-Steindel, B, Paschievici, P, Patrick, GN, Paz-Jaoshvili, N, Pfister, P, Pilcher, JE, Pinfold, J, Pitman, D, Plane, DE, Poffenberger, P, Poli, B, Pouladdej, A, Pritchard, TW, Przysiezniak, H, Quast, G, Redmond, MW, Rees, DL, Richards, GE, Robinson, D, Rollnik, A, Roney, JM, Ros, E, Rossberg, S, Rossi, AM, Rosvick, M, Routenburg, P, Runge, K, Runolfsson, O, Rust, DR, Sasaki, M, Sbarra, C, Schaile, AD, Schaile, O, Schappert, W, Scharff-Hansen, P, Schenk, P, Schmitt, B, von der Schmitt, H, Schreiber, S, Schwick, C, Schwiening, J, Scott, WG, Settles, M, Shears, TG, Shen, BC, Shepherd-Themistocleous, CH, Sherwood, P, Shypit, R, Simon, A, Singh, P, Siroli, GP, Skuja, A, Smith, AM, Smith, TJ, Snow, GA, Sobie, R, Springer, RW, Sproston, M, Stephens, K, Steuerer, J, Ströhmer, R, Strom, D, Takeshita, T, Taras, P, Tarem, S, Tecchio, M, Teixeira-Dias, P, Tesch, N, Thackray, NJ, Thomson, MA, Torrente-Lujan, E, Transtromer, G, Tresilian, NJ, Tsukamoto, T, Turner, MF, Tysarczyk-Niemeyer, G, Van den plas, D, Van Kooten, R, VanDalen, GJ, Vasseur, G, Virtue, CJ, Wagner, A, Wagner, DL, Wahl, C, Walker, JP, Ward, CP, Ward, DR, Watkins, PM, Watson, AT, Watson, NK, Weber, M, Weber, P, Wells, PS, Wermes, N, Whalley, MA, Wilson, GW, Wilson, JA, Winterer, VH, Wlodek, T, Wotton, S, Wyatt, TR, Yaari, R, Yeaman, A, Yekutieli, G, Yurko, M, Zeuner, W & Zorn, GT 1993, 'Measurement of the B⁰ and B⁺ lifetimes', Physics Letters B, vol. 307, no. 1-2, pp. 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)90215-4

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abstract = "From a data sample of approximately 240 000 hadronic Z0 decays recorded during 1991 a sample of about 130 semileptonic B hadron decays containing a D0, D+ or D*+ has been isolated. Using silicon microvertex detector information the decay vertices in these events have been reconstructed. The average B hadron lifetime of the mix of B hadrons in this event sample is measured to be 1.51-0.14+0.16±0.11 ps. From the distribution of decay times in the different samples the lifetimes of the B0 and B+ mesons are determined to be 1.51-0.23-0.14+0.24+0.12 ps and 1.51-0.28-0.14+0.30+0.12 ps, respectively. The measured ratio of the B+ to B0 lifetimes of 1.00-0.25+0.33±0.08 supports expectations that the lifetimes are similar.",

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Marcellini and G. Maringer and C. Markus and Martin, {A. J.} and Martin, {J. P.} and T. Mashimo and P. M{\"a}ttig and U. Maur and J. McKenna and McMahon, {T. J.} and McNutt, {J. R.} and F. Meijers and D. Menszner and Merritt, {F. S.} and H. Mes and A. Michelini and Middleton, {R. P.} and G. Mikenberg and J. Mildenberger and Miller, {D. J.} and R. Mir and W. Mohr and C. Moisan and A. Montanari and T. Mori and M. Morii and T. Mouthuy and B. Nellen and Nguyen, {H. H.} and M. Nozaki and O'Neale, {S. W.} and Oakham, {F. G.} and F. Odorici and Ogren, {H. O.} and Oram, {C. J.} and Oreglia, {M. J.} and S. Orito and Pansart, {J. P.} and B. Panzer-Steindel and P. Paschievici and Patrick, {G. N.} and N. Paz-Jaoshvili and P. Pfister and Pilcher, {J. E.} and J. Pinfold and D. Pitman and Plane, {D. E.} and P. Poffenberger and B. Poli and A. Pouladdej and Pritchard, {T. W.} and H. Przysiezniak and G. Quast and Redmond, {M. W.} and Rees, {D. L.} and Richards, {G. E.} and D. Robinson and A. Rollnik and Roney, {J. M.} and E. Ros and S. Rossberg and Rossi, {A. M.} and M. Rosvick and P. Routenburg and K. Runge and O. Runolfsson and Rust, {D. R.} and M. Sasaki and C. Sbarra and Schaile, {A. D.} and O. Schaile and W. Schappert and P. Scharff-Hansen and P. Schenk and B. Schmitt and {von der Schmitt}, H. and S. Schreiber and C. Schwick and J. Schwiening and Scott, {W. G.} and M. Settles and Shears, {T. G.} and Shen, {B. C.} and Shepherd-Themistocleous, {C. H.} and P. Sherwood and R. Shypit and A. Simon and P. Singh and Siroli, {G. P.} and A. Skuja and Smith, {A. M.} and Smith, {T. J.} and Snow, {G. A.} and R. Sobie and Springer, {R. W.} and M. Sproston and K. Stephens and J. Steuerer and R. Str{\"o}hmer and D. Strom and T. Takeshita and P. Taras and S. Tarem and M. Tecchio and P. Teixeira-Dias and N. Tesch and Thackray, {N. J.} and Thomson, {M. A.} and E. Torrente-Lujan and G. Transtromer and Tresilian, {N. J.} and T. Tsukamoto and Turner, {M. F.} and G. Tysarczyk-Niemeyer and {Van den plas}, D. and {Van Kooten}, R. and VanDalen, {G. J.} and G. Vasseur and Virtue, {C. J.} and A. Wagner and Wagner, {D. L.} and C. Wahl and Walker, {J. P.} and Ward, {C. P.} and Ward, {D. R.} and Watkins, {P. M.} and Watson, {A. T.} and Watson, {N. K.} and M. Weber and P. Weber and Wells, {P. S.} and N. Wermes and Whalley, {M. A.} and Wilson, {G. W.} and Wilson, {J. A.} and Winterer, {V. H.} and T. Wlodek and S. Wotton and Wyatt, {T. R.} and R. Yaari and A. Yeaman and G. Yekutieli and M. Yurko and W. Zeuner and Zorn, {G. T.}",

note = "Funding Information: It is a pleasure to thank the SL Division for the efficient operation of the LEP accelerator, the precise information on the absolute energy, and their continuing close cooperation with our experimental group. In addition to the support staff at our own institutions we are pleased to acknowledge the Department of Energy, USA, National Science Foundation, USA, Texas National Research Laboratory Commission, USA, Science and Engineering Research Council, UK, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada, Fussefeld Foundation, Israeli Ministry of Energy, Israeli Ministry of Science, Minerva Gesellschaft, Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (the Monbusho) and a grant under the Monbusho International Science Research Program, German Israeli Bi-national Scaence Foundation (GIF), Direction des Sciences de la Matibre du Commissariat/t l'Energie Atomique, France, Bundesministerium ffir Forschung und Technologie, FRG, National Research Council of Canada, Canada, A.P. Sloan Foundation and Junta Nacional de Investigagao Cient~fica e Tecnol6gica, Portugal.",

year = "1993",

month = jun,

day = "10",

doi = "10.1016/0370-2693(93)90215-4",

language = "English",

volume = "307",

pages = "247--261",

journal = "Physics Letters B",

issn = "0370-2693",

publisher = "Elsevier",

number = "1-2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Measurement of the B0 and B+ lifetimes

AU - Acton, P. D.

AU - Alexander, G.

AU - Allison, J.

AU - Allport, P. P.

AU - Anderson, K. J.

AU - Arcelli, S.

AU - Astbury, A.

AU - Axen, D.

AU - Azuelos, G.

AU - Bahan, G. A.

AU - Baines, J. T.M.

AU - Ball, A. H.

AU - Banks, J.

AU - Barlow, R. J.

AU - Barnett, S.

AU - Batley, J. R.

AU - Beaudoin, G.

AU - Beck, A.

AU - Beck, G. A.

AU - Becker, J.

AU - Behnke, T.

AU - Bell, K. W.

AU - Bella, G.

AU - Bentkowski, P.

AU - Berlich, P.

AU - Bethke, S.

AU - Biebel, O.

AU - Binder, U.

AU - Bloodworth, I. J.

AU - Bock, P.

AU - Boden, B.

AU - Bosch, H. M.

AU - Breuker, H.

AU - Bright-Thomas, P.

AU - Brown, R. M.

AU - Buijs, A.

AU - Burckhart, H. J.

AU - Burgard, C.

AU - Capiluppi, P.

AU - Carnegie, R. K.

AU - Carter, A. A.

AU - Carter, J. R.

AU - Chang, C. Y.

AU - Charlton, D. G.

AU - Chu, S. L.

AU - Clarke, P. E.L.

AU - Cohen, I.

AU - Clayton, J. C.

AU - Collins, W. J.

AU - Conboy, J. E.

AU - Cooper, M.

AU - Coupland, M.

AU - Cuffiani, M.

AU - Dado, S.

AU - Dallavale, G. M.

AU - De Jong, S.

AU - del Pozo, L. A.

AU - Deng, H.

AU - Dieckmann, A.

AU - Dittmar, M.

AU - Dixit, M. S.

AU - do Couto e Silva, E.

AU - Duboscq, J. E.

AU - Duchovni, E.

AU - Duckeck, G.

AU - Duerdoth, I. P.

AU - Dumas, D. J.P.

AU - Elcombe, P. A.

AU - Estabrooks, P. G.

AU - Etzion, E.

AU - Evans, H. G.

AU - Fabbri, F.

AU - Fierro, M.

AU - Fincke-Keeler, M.

AU - Fischer, H. M.

AU - Fong, D. G.

AU - Foucher, M.

AU - Gaidot, A.

AU - Ganel, O.

AU - Gary, J. W.

AU - Gascon, J.

AU - McGowan, R. F.

AU - Geddes, N. I.

AU - Geich-Gimbel, C.

AU - Gensler, S. W.

AU - Gentit, F. X.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - giacomelli, R.

AU - Gibson, V.

AU - Gibson, W. R.

AU - Gillies, J. D.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Goodrick, M. J.

AU - Gorn, W.

AU - Grandi, C.

AU - Grant, F. C.

AU - Hagemann, J.

AU - Hanson, G. G.

AU - Hansroul, M.

AU - hargrove, C. K.

AU - Harrison, P. F.

AU - Hart, J.

AU - Hattersley, P. M.

AU - Hauschild, M.

AU - Hawkes, C. M.

AU - Heflin, E.

AU - Hemingway, R. J.

AU - Heuer, R. D.

AU - Hill, J. C.

AU - Hillier, S. J.

AU - Hilse, T.

AU - Hinshaw, D. A.

AU - Hobbs, J. D.

AU - Hobson, P. R.

AU - Hochman, D.

AU - Homer, R. J.

AU - Honma, A. K.

AU - Hughes-Jones, R. E.

AU - Humbert, R.

AU - Igo-Kemenes, P.

AU - Ihssen, H.

AU - Imrie, D. C.

AU - Janissen, A. C.

AU - Jawahery, A.

AU - Jeffreys, P. W.

AU - Jeremie, H.

AU - Jimack, M.

AU - Jobes, M.

AU - Jones, R. W.L.

AU - Jovanovic, P.

AU - Jui, C.

AU - Karlen, D.

AU - Kawagoe, K.

AU - Kawamoto, T.

AU - Keeler, R. K.

AU - Kellogg, R. G.

AU - Kennedy, B. W.

AU - Kluth, S.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Koetke, D. S.

AU - Kokott, T. P.

AU - Komamiya, S.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Kral, J. F.

AU - Kowalewski, R.

AU - von Krogh, J.

AU - Kroll, J.

AU - Kwano, M.

AU - Kyberd, P.

AU - Lafferty, G. D.

AU - Lahmann, R.

AU - Lamarche, F.

AU - Layter, J. G.

AU - Leblanc, P.

AU - Lee, A. M.

AU - Lehto, M. H.

AU - Lellouch, D.

AU - Leroy, C.

AU - Letts, J.

AU - Levegrün, S.

AU - Levinson, L.

AU - Lloyd, S. L.

AU - Loebinger, F. K.

AU - Lorah, J. M.

AU - Lorazo, B.

AU - Losty, M. J.

AU - Lou, X. C.

AU - Ludwig, J.

AU - Mannelli, M.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Maringer, G.

AU - Markus, C.

AU - Martin, A. J.

AU - Martin, J. P.

AU - Mashimo, T.

AU - Mättig, P.

AU - Maur, U.

AU - McKenna, J.

AU - McMahon, T. J.

AU - McNutt, J. R.

AU - Meijers, F.

AU - Menszner, D.

AU - Merritt, F. S.

AU - Mes, H.

AU - Michelini, A.

AU - Middleton, R. P.

AU - Mikenberg, G.

AU - Mildenberger, J.

AU - Miller, D. J.

AU - Mir, R.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Moisan, C.

AU - Montanari, A.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Morii, M.

AU - Mouthuy, T.

AU - Nellen, B.

AU - Nguyen, H. H.

AU - Nozaki, M.

AU - O'Neale, S. W.

AU - Oakham, F. G.

AU - Odorici, F.

AU - Ogren, H. O.

AU - Oram, C. J.

AU - Oreglia, M. J.

AU - Orito, S.

AU - Pansart, J. P.

AU - Panzer-Steindel, B.

AU - Paschievici, P.

AU - Patrick, G. N.

AU - Paz-Jaoshvili, N.

AU - Pfister, P.

AU - Pilcher, J. E.

AU - Pinfold, J.

AU - Pitman, D.

AU - Plane, D. E.

AU - Poffenberger, P.

AU - Poli, B.

AU - Pouladdej, A.

AU - Pritchard, T. W.

AU - Przysiezniak, H.

AU - Quast, G.

AU - Redmond, M. W.

AU - Rees, D. L.

AU - Richards, G. E.

AU - Robinson, D.

AU - Rollnik, A.

AU - Roney, J. M.

AU - Ros, E.

AU - Rossberg, S.

AU - Rossi, A. M.

AU - Rosvick, M.

AU - Routenburg, P.

AU - Runge, K.

AU - Runolfsson, O.

AU - Rust, D. R.

AU - Sasaki, M.

AU - Sbarra, C.

AU - Schaile, A. D.

AU - Schaile, O.

AU - Schappert, W.

AU - Scharff-Hansen, P.

AU - Schenk, P.

AU - Schmitt, B.

AU - von der Schmitt, H.

AU - Schreiber, S.

AU - Schwick, C.

AU - Schwiening, J.

AU - Scott, W. G.

AU - Settles, M.

AU - Shears, T. G.

AU - Shen, B. C.

AU - Shepherd-Themistocleous, C. H.

AU - Sherwood, P.

AU - Shypit, R.

AU - Simon, A.

AU - Singh, P.

AU - Siroli, G. P.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Smith, A. M.

AU - Smith, T. J.

AU - Snow, G. A.

AU - Sobie, R.

AU - Springer, R. W.

AU - Sproston, M.

AU - Stephens, K.

AU - Steuerer, J.

AU - Ströhmer, R.

AU - Strom, D.

AU - Takeshita, T.

AU - Taras, P.

AU - Tarem, S.

AU - Tecchio, M.

AU - Teixeira-Dias, P.

AU - Tesch, N.

AU - Thackray, N. J.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - Torrente-Lujan, E.

AU - Transtromer, G.

AU - Tresilian, N. J.

AU - Tsukamoto, T.

AU - Turner, M. F.

AU - Tysarczyk-Niemeyer, G.

AU - Van den plas, D.

AU - Van Kooten, R.

AU - VanDalen, G. J.

AU - Vasseur, G.

AU - Virtue, C. J.

AU - Wagner, A.

AU - Wagner, D. L.

AU - Wahl, C.

AU - Walker, J. P.

AU - Ward, C. P.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Watkins, P. M.

AU - Watson, A. T.

AU - Watson, N. K.

AU - Weber, M.

AU - Weber, P.

AU - Wells, P. S.

AU - Wermes, N.

AU - Whalley, M. A.

AU - Wilson, G. W.

AU - Wilson, J. A.

AU - Winterer, V. H.

AU - Wlodek, T.

AU - Wotton, S.

AU - Wyatt, T. R.

AU - Yaari, R.

AU - Yeaman, A.

AU - Yekutieli, G.

AU - Yurko, M.

AU - Zeuner, W.

AU - Zorn, G. T.

N1 - Funding Information: It is a pleasure to thank the SL Division for the efficient operation of the LEP accelerator, the precise information on the absolute energy, and their continuing close cooperation with our experimental group. In addition to the support staff at our own institutions we are pleased to acknowledge the Department of Energy, USA, National Science Foundation, USA, Texas National Research Laboratory Commission, USA, Science and Engineering Research Council, UK, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada, Fussefeld Foundation, Israeli Ministry of Energy, Israeli Ministry of Science, Minerva Gesellschaft, Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (the Monbusho) and a grant under the Monbusho International Science Research Program, German Israeli Bi-national Scaence Foundation (GIF), Direction des Sciences de la Matibre du Commissariat/t l'Energie Atomique, France, Bundesministerium ffir Forschung und Technologie, FRG, National Research Council of Canada, Canada, A.P. Sloan Foundation and Junta Nacional de Investigagao Cient~fica e Tecnol6gica, Portugal.

PY - 1993/6/10

Y1 - 1993/6/10

N2 - From a data sample of approximately 240 000 hadronic Z0 decays recorded during 1991 a sample of about 130 semileptonic B hadron decays containing a D0, D+ or D*+ has been isolated. Using silicon microvertex detector information the decay vertices in these events have been reconstructed. The average B hadron lifetime of the mix of B hadrons in this event sample is measured to be 1.51-0.14+0.16±0.11 ps. From the distribution of decay times in the different samples the lifetimes of the B0 and B+ mesons are determined to be 1.51-0.23-0.14+0.24+0.12 ps and 1.51-0.28-0.14+0.30+0.12 ps, respectively. The measured ratio of the B+ to B0 lifetimes of 1.00-0.25+0.33±0.08 supports expectations that the lifetimes are similar.

AB - From a data sample of approximately 240 000 hadronic Z0 decays recorded during 1991 a sample of about 130 semileptonic B hadron decays containing a D0, D+ or D*+ has been isolated. Using silicon microvertex detector information the decay vertices in these events have been reconstructed. The average B hadron lifetime of the mix of B hadrons in this event sample is measured to be 1.51-0.14+0.16±0.11 ps. From the distribution of decay times in the different samples the lifetimes of the B0 and B+ mesons are determined to be 1.51-0.23-0.14+0.24+0.12 ps and 1.51-0.28-0.14+0.30+0.12 ps, respectively. The measured ratio of the B+ to B0 lifetimes of 1.00-0.25+0.33±0.08 supports expectations that the lifetimes are similar.

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Measurement of the B⁰ and B⁺ lifetimes

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