arxiv: 1504.01568 · v2 · submitted 2015-04-07 · ✦ hep-ex
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Determination of the quark coupling strength |V_{ub}| using baryonic decays
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In the Standard Model of particle physics, the strength of the couplings of the $b$ quark to the $u$ and $c$ quarks, $|V_{ub}|$ and $|V_{cb}|$, are governed by the coupling of the quarks to the Higgs boson. Using data from the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, the probability for the $\Lambda^0_b$ baryon to decay into the $p \mu^- \overline{\nu}_\mu$ final state relative to the $\Lambda^+_c \mu^- \overline{\nu}_\mu$ final state is measured. Combined with theoretical calculations of the strong interaction and a previously measured value of $|V_{cb}|$, the first $|V_{ub}|$ measurement to use a baryonic decay is performed. This measurement is consistent with previous determinations of $|V_{ub}|$ using $B$ meson decays to specific final states and confirms the existing incompatibility with those using an inclusive sample of final states.
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