@article{9137b4fd38a24d1a9f88d22f08ee3f59,
title = "Precision measurement of the Ξ-bbaryon lifetime",
abstract = "A sample of pp collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.5 fb-1 and collected by the LHCb experiment during LHC Run 2, is used to measure the ratio of the lifetime of the Ξ-b baryon to that of the Λ0b baryon, rτ ≡ τΞ-b=τΛ0b. The value rτ = 1.076 ± 0.013 ± 0.006 is obtained, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This value is averaged with the corresponding value from Run 1 to obtain rRun1,2τ = 1.078 ± 0.012 ± 0.007. Multiplying by the world-average value of the Λ0b lifetime yields τRun1,2Ξ-b = 1.578 ± 0.018 ± 0.010 ± 0.011 ps, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and due to the limited knowledge of the Λ0b lifetime. This measurement improves the precision of the current world average of the Ξ-b lifetime by about a factor of 2, and is in good agreement with the most recent theoretical predictions.",
author = "{LHCb Collaboration} and R. Aaij and Abdelmotteleb, {A. S.W.} and {Abellan Beteta}, C. and F. Abudin{\'e}n and T. Ackernley and Adefisoye, {A. A.} and B. Adeva and M. Adinolfi and P. Adlarson and C. Agapopoulou and Aidala, {C. A.} and Z. Ajaltouni and S. Akar and K. Akiba and P. Albicocco and J. Albrecht and F. Alessio and M. Alexander and Z. Aliouche and {Alvarez Cartelle}, P. and R. Amalric and S. Amato and Amey, {J. L.} and Y. Amhis and L. An and L. Anderlini and M. Andersson and A. Andreianov and P. Andreola and M. Andreotti and D. Andreou and A. Anelli and D. Ao and F. Archilli and M. Argenton and {Arguedas Cuendis}, S. and A. Artamonov and M. Artuso and E. Aslanides and {Ataide Da Silva}, R. and M. Atzeni and B. Audurier and D. Bacher and {Bachiller Perea}, I. and S. Bachmann and M. Bachmayer and Back, {J. J.} and E. Golobardes and {Valls Canudas}, N. and X. Vilasis-Cardona",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration.",
year = "2024",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevD.110.072002",
language = "English",
volume = "110",
journal = "Physical Review D",
issn = "2470-0010",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "7",
}