Sensitivity to the decay of Bs mesons into two muons at LHCb | Preceded by the details of the construction of the LHCb Inner Tracker subdetector

Marc-Olivier Bettler

ISBN 10: 383835852X / ISBN 13: 9783838358529

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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Sensitivity to the decay of Bs mesons into two muons at LHCb | Preceded by the details of the construction of the LHCb Inner Tracker subdetector | Marc-Olivier Bettler | Taschenbuch | 208 S. | Englisch | 2010 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838358529 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Sensitivity to the decay of Bs mesons into two muons at LHCb | Preceded by the details of the construction of the LHCb Inner Tracker subdetector
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 383835852X
• ISBN 13: 9783838358529
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 13D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 328 grams
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Synopsis

The probability of occurrence (branching fraction) of the yet-unobserved decay of Bs mesons into two muons is currently considered as one of the most stringent tests for the existence of physics beyond the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. There exists indeed a large unexplored range between the current experimental upper limit and the SM prediction about this branching fraction, making a measurement incompatible with the SM possible. Furthermore, there exist predictions for this branching fraction in the frame of numerous theoretical models that aim at a more accurate description of matter than that offered by the Standard Model. Some of those predictions significantly differ from the SM one, opening the possibility of an indirect discovery of New Physics. LHCb is the CERN experiment primarily dedicated to the study of the quark b. This book addresses the sensitivity of the LHCb experiment to this branching fraction using Monte-Carlo simulations. It is shown that LHCb will compete with the current exclusion limit of the Bs to mu mu branching fraction already with the data recorded in 2010.

About the Author

The author is curious about Nature. This curiosity led him to study Physics and then to specialize in the field of High Energy Physics with a PhD. Besides cranking out books, he is passionate about the husbandry of male mosquitoes.