Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Observation of B0-->pLambda(pi)(-).

M-Z Wang1, Y-J Lee, K Abe

  • 1Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei.

Physical Review Letters
|June 6, 2003
PubMed

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

First Measurement of Time-Dependent CP Violation in the Flavor-Changing Neutral-Current Decay B^{0}→K_{S}^{0}μ^{+}μ^{-}.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Measurement of the Top-Quark Production Cross Section and Charge Asymmetry at LHCb.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Searches for B^{0}→K^{+}π^{-}τ^{+}τ^{-} and B_{s}^{0}→K^{+}K^{-}τ^{+}τ^{-} Decays.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

First Evidence of the B_{s}^{0}→K^{-}π^{+}γ Decay.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Precision Measurement of CP Violation and Branching Fractions in B^{±}→K_{S}^{0}h^{±} (h=π, K) Decays and Search for the Rare Decay B_{c}^{±}→K_{S}^{0}K^{±}.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

First Observation of the B[over ¯]_{s}^{0}→Λ_{c}^{+}Λ[over ¯]_{c}^{-} Decay and Evidence for the B[over ¯]^{0}→Λ_{c}^{+}Λ[over ¯]_{c}^{-} Decay.

Physical review letters·2026
Same journal

Erratum: Bacterial Turbulence at Compressible Fluid Interfaces [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 138301 (2026)].

Physical review letters·2026
Same journal

Unveiling Light-Quark Yukawa Flavor Structure via Dihadron Fragmentation at Lepton Colliders.

Physical review letters·2026
Same journal

Adaptable Route to Fast Coherent State Transport via Bang-Bang-Bang Protocols.

Physical review letters·2026
Same journal

Topological Transition and Emergence of Elasticity of Dislocation in Skyrmion Lattice: Beyond Kittel's Magnetic-Polar Analogy.

Physical review letters·2026
Same journal

Pound-Drever-Hall Method for Superconducting-Qubit Readout.

Physical review letters·2026
Same journal

Coupling a ^{73}Ge Nuclear Spin to an Electrostatically Defined Quantum Dot in Silicon.

Physical review letters·2026
See all related articles
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Researchers observed the charmless hyperonic B decay B0 to proton and Lambda pi. This new B meson decay provides insights into fundamental particle physics and rare B meson processes.

Area of Science:

  • High Energy Physics
  • Particle Physics
  • B Meson Decays

Background:

  • The Standard Model of particle physics describes fundamental particles and forces.
  • B meson decays are crucial for testing the Standard Model and searching for new physics.
  • Hyperonic B decays, involving baryons in the final state, are less studied but offer unique insights.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the first observation of the charmless hyperonic B decay B0 to proton and Lambda pi.
  • To measure the branching fraction of this decay.
  • To search for related charmless hyperonic B decays and set limits.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of a 78 fb^-1 data sample collected with the Belle detector at KEKB.
  • Utilizing data recorded on the Upsilon(4S) resonance.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Employing techniques for identifying B mesons and their decay products.

    • Main Results:

    • The first observation of the charmless hyperonic B decay B0 to proton and Lambda pi.
    • Measured branching fraction: B(B0-->pLambda(pi)(-)) = (3.97 +1.00 -0.80 +/- 0.56) x 10^-6.
    • No significant signals for B0 to proton Lambda K or B0 to proton Sigma0 pi decays.

    Conclusions:

    • The observation of B0 to proton Lambda pi extends the known modes of B meson decays.
    • Upper limits were set for B0 to proton Lambda K and B0 to proton Sigma0 pi decays.
    • This study contributes to the understanding of rare B meson decays and provides data for theoretical models.