A MEASUREMENT OF THE MEAN LIFETIMES OF CHARGED AND NEUTRAL B-HADRONS

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ABREU, P
ADAM, W
ADYE, T
AGASI, E
AJINENKO, I
ALEKSAN, R
ALEKSEEV, GD
ALGERI, A
ALLEN, P
ALMEHED, S
ALVSVAAG, SJ
AMALDI, U
ANDREAZZA, A
ANTILOGUS, P
APEL, WD
APSIMON, RJ
ARNOUD, Y
ASMAN, B
AUGUSTIN, JE
AUGUSTINUS, A
BAILLON, P
BAMBADE, P
BARAO, F
BARATE, R
BARBIELLINI, G
BARDIN, DY
BARKER, GJ
BARONCELLI, A
BARRING, O
BARRIO, JA
BARTL, W
BATES, MJ
BATTAGLIA, M
BAUBILLIER, M
BECKS, KH
BEESTON, CJ
BEGALLI, M
BEILLIERE, P
BELOKOPYTOV, Y
BELTRAN, P
BENEDIC, D
BENVENUTI, AC
BERGGREN, M
BERTRAND, D
BIANCHI, F
BILENKY, MS
BILLOIR, P
BJARNE, J
BLOCH, D
BLYTH, S
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[1] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL, AMES LAB, AMES, IA 50011 USA
[2] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL, DEPT PHYS, AMES, IA 50011 USA
[3] UNIV INSTELLING ANTWERPEN, DEPT PHYS, B-2610 Antwerp, BELGIUM
[4] UUB, ULB, IIHE, B-1050 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[5] UNIV ETAT MONS, FAC SCI, B-7000 MONS, BELGIUM
[6] UNIV ATHENS, PHYS LAB, GR-10680 ATHENS, GREECE
[7] UNIV BERGEN, DEPT PHYS, B-5007 BERGEN, BELGIUM
[8] UNIV BOLOGNA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[9] INFN, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[10] COLL FRANCE, IN2P3, PHYS CORPUSCULAIRE LAB, CNRS, F-75231 PARIS 05, FRANCE
[11] CERN, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[12] ULP, IN2P3, CTR RECH NUCL, CNRS, F-67037 STRASBOURG, FRANCE
[13] NCSR DEMOKRITOS, INST NUCL PHYS, GR-15310 ATHENS, GREECE
[14] CAS, INST PHYS, FZU, DIV HIGH ENERGY PHYS, CS-18040 PRAGUE 8, CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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[21] INST NUCL PHYS, HIGH ENERGY, PHYS LAB, PL-30055 KRAKOW 30, POLAND
[22] CTR BRASILEIRO PESQUISAS FIS, BR-22290 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
[23] UNIV PARIS 11, ACCELERATEUR LINEAIRE LAB, CNRS, IN2P3, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[24] UNIV LANCASTER, SCH PHYS & MAT, LANCASTER LA1 4YB, ENGLAND
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[26] UNIV PARIS 06 & 7, LPHNE, CNRS, IN2P3, F-75252 PARIS 05, FRANCE
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[28] UNIV LYON 1, IPNL, CNRS, IN2P3, F-69622 VILLEURBANNE, FRANCE
[29] UNIV COMPLUTENSE MADRID, E-28040 MADRID, SPAIN
[30] UNIV AIX MARSEILLE 2, CPP, CNRS, IN2P3, F-69622 VILLEURBANNE, FRANCE
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[32] INFN, I-20133 MILAN, ITALY
[33] NIELS BOHR INST, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN 0, DENMARK
[34] CHARLES UNIV, NC, NUCL CTR MFF, CS-18000 PRAGUE 8, CZECHOSLOVAKIA
[35] NATL INST NUCL PHYS & HIGH ENERGY PHYS, 1009 DB AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[36] NATL TECH UNIV ATHENS, DEPT PHYS, GR-15773 ATHENS, GREECE
[37] UNIV OSLO, DEPT PHYS, N-1000 OSLO 3, NORWAY
[38] UNIV OVIEDO, DEPT FIS, E-33006 OVIEDO, SPAIN
[39] UNIV OXFORD, DEPT PHYS, OXFORD OX1 3RH, ENGLAND
[40] UNIV PADUA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-35131 PADUA, ITALY
[41] INFN, I-35131 PADUA, ITALY
[42] PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA, DEPT FIS, BR-22453 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
[43] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[44] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
[45] INFN, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
[46] CTR ETUD SACLAY, DAPNIA, DSM, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
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[48] INFN, IST SUPER SANITA, I-00161 ROME, ITALY
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[50] MOSCOW HIGH ENERGY PHYS INST, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
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10.1016/0370-2693(93)90520-R
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
The decays of B-hadrons have been reconstructed using the charged particles recorded in the DELPHI silicon microstrip detector. The sum of the charges of the secondaries determines the charge of the B-hadron parent. Some 232 114 multihadronic Z0 decays recorded during the 1991 run of LEP at centre-of-mass energies between 88.2 GeV and 94.2 GeV yield 253 B-hadron candidates with well-measured charge. From these the mean lifetimes of neutral and charged B-hadrons are found to be 1.44 +/- 0.21(stat.) +/- 0.14(syst.) ps and 1.56 +/- 0.19(stat.) +/- 0.13(syst.) ps respectively. The ratio of their lifetimes is 1.09(-0.23)+0.28 (Stat.) +/- 0.11 (syst.). Under some assumptions on the abundance and lifetime of the LAMBDA(b)0 and B(s)0 states, the B0 and B+ lifetimes are inferred.
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