13–17 Aug 2013
University of California, Santa Cruz
US/Pacific timezone

Study of baryonic decays of B mesons at BaBar

16 Aug 2013, 14:30
20m
Cowell 131 (University of California, Santa Cruz)

Cowell 131

University of California, Santa Cruz

oral presentation QCD Physics QCD Physics

Speaker

David Brown (University of Louisville)

Description

Baryonic decays account for about 7% of the B-meson width, and have been studied in recent years by the B factories. These studies reveal properties of hadronization at low q^2, such as s anti-s suppression known from jet fragmentation, and phase space relations between the baryon and antibaryon. The measurement and comparison of exclusive branching fractions of baryonic B decays as well as studies on the dynamics of the decay, may allow better understanding of the aforementioned properties. We present the most recent measurements of B-meson decays with two or four baryons in the final state performed with the BABAR detector.
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Primary author

David Brown (University of Louisville)

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