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Precision measurement of the Ξ− b baryon lifetime
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A sample of pp collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.5 fb−1 and collected by the LHCb experiment during LHC Run 2, is used to measure the ratio of the lifetime of the Ξ− b baryon to that of the Λ0 b baryon, rτ ≡ τΞ− b =τΛ0 b . The value rτ ¼ 1.076 0.013 0.006 is obtained, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This value is averaged with the corresponding value from Run 1 to obtain rRun 1;2 τ ¼ 1.078 0.012 0.007. Multiplying by the world-average value of the Λ0 b lifetime yields τ Run 1;2 Ξ− b ¼ 1.578 0.018 0.010 0.011 ps, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and due to the limited knowledge of the Λ0 b lifetime. This measurement improves the precision of the current world average of the Ξ− b lifetime by about a factor of 2, and is in good agreement with the most recent theoretical predictions.
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COMERMA MONTELLS, Albert, et al. Precision measurement of the Ξ− b baryon lifetime. Physical Review D. 2024. Vol. 110, num. 072002. ISSN 2470-0010. [consulted: 15 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222012