Evidence for B- →D∗∗0τ- ντ ¯ Decays

LHCb Collaboration

doi:10.1103/rj9h-n4w1

Evidence for B- →D∗∗0τ- ντ ¯ Decays

LHCb Collaboration

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The first evidence for the decay B-→D∗∗0τ-ν¯τ is obtained using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1, at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV. Here, the D∗∗0 meson represents any of the three excited charm mesons D1(2420)0, D2∗(2460)0, and D1′(2400)0. The B-→D∗∗0τ-ν¯τ signal is measured with a significance of 3.5σ, including systematic uncertainties. The combined branching fraction B(B-→D1,2∗∗0τ-ν¯τ)×B(D1,2∗∗0→D∗+π-), where D1,2∗∗0 denotes both D1(2420)0 and D2∗(2460)0 contributions, is measured to be [0.051±0.013(stat)±0.006(syst)±0.009(ext)]%, where the last uncertainty reflects that of the branching fraction of the normalization channel B-→D1,2∗∗0Ds-(∗). The ratio between the tauonic and muonic semileptonic B decays, with the latter taken from world average values, is also determined and found to be R(D1,2∗∗0)=0.13±0.03(stat)±0.01(syst)±0.02(ext).

Original language	English
Article number	021802
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	135
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/rj9h-n4w1
State	Published - 11 Jul 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Evidence for B- →D∗∗0τ- ντ ¯ Decays

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