# Measurement of the shape of the $\Lambda^0_b \to \Lambda^+_c\mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu}$ differential decay rate

LHCb Collaboration; Bernet, R; Müller, K; Serra, N; Steinkamp, O; Straumann, U; Vollhardt, A; et al (2017). Measurement of the shape of the $\Lambda^0_b \to \Lambda^+_c\mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu}$ differential decay rate. Physical review D, D96(11):112005.

## Abstract

A measurement of the shape of the differential decay rate and the associated Isgur-Wise function for the decay $\Lambda^0_b \to \Lambda^+_c\mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu}$ is reported, using data corresponding to 3  fb$^{−1}$ collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions. The $\Lambda^+_c \mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu} (+ anything)$ final states are reconstructed through the detection of a muon and a $\Lambda^+_c$ baryon decaying into $pK^-\pi^+$, and the decays $\Lambda^0_b \to \Lambda^+_c\pi^+\pi^-\mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu}$ are used to determine contributions from $\Lambda^0_b \to \Lambda^{*+}_c\mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu}$ decays. The measured dependence of the differential decay rate upon the squared four-momentum transfer between the heavy baryons, $q^2$, is compared with expectations from heavy-quark effective theory and from unquenched lattice QCD predictions.

## Abstract

A measurement of the shape of the differential decay rate and the associated Isgur-Wise function for the decay $\Lambda^0_b \to \Lambda^+_c\mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu}$ is reported, using data corresponding to 3  fb$^{−1}$ collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions. The $\Lambda^+_c \mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu} (+ anything)$ final states are reconstructed through the detection of a muon and a $\Lambda^+_c$ baryon decaying into $pK^-\pi^+$, and the decays $\Lambda^0_b \to \Lambda^+_c\pi^+\pi^-\mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu}$ are used to determine contributions from $\Lambda^0_b \to \Lambda^{*+}_c\mu^-\overline{ν}_{\mu}$ decays. The measured dependence of the differential decay rate upon the squared four-momentum transfer between the heavy baryons, $q^2$, is compared with expectations from heavy-quark effective theory and from unquenched lattice QCD predictions.

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Item Type: Journal Article, refereed, original work 07 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute 530 Physics Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) English 2017 31 Jan 2018 15:48 26 Jan 2022 15:26 American Physical Society 2470-0010 Hybrid Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.112005

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