Evidence for the Rare Decay Σ+ →pμ+μ-

LHCb Collaboration

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Abstract

A search for the rare decay Σ+→pμ+μ- is performed using pp collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies s=7 and 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb-1. An excess of events is observed with respect to the background expectation, with a signal significance of 4.1 standard deviations. No significant structure is observed in the dimuon invariant mass distribution, in contrast with a previous result from the HyperCP experiment. The measured Σ+→pμ+μ- branching fraction is (2.2-1.3+1.8)×10-8, where statistical and systematic uncertainties are included, which is consistent with the standard model prediction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number221803
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume120
Issue number22
Early online date31 May 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2018

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