Isospin amplitudes in ${\Lambda }_b^0\to J/\psi \Lambda ({\Sigma }^0)$ and ${\Xi }_b^0\to J/\psi {\Xi }^0(\Lambda )$ decays

Abstract

Ratios of isospin amplitudes in hadron decays are a useful probe of the interplay between weak and strong interactions, and allow searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. We present the first results on isospin amplitudes in $b$-baryon decays, using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.5 fb${}^{-1}$, collected with the LHCb detector in $pp$ collisions at center of mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV. The isospin amplitude ratio $|A_1({\Lambda }_b^0\to J/\psi {\Sigma }^0)/A_0({\Lambda }_b^0\to J/\psi \Lambda )|$, where the subscript on $A$ indicates the final-state isospin, is measured to be less than 1/21.8 at 95\% confidence level. The Cabibbo suppressed ${\Xi }_b^0\to J/\psi \Lambda$ decay is observed for the first time, allowing for the measurement $|A_0({\Xi }_b^0\to J/\psi \Lambda )/A_{1/2}({\Xi }_b^0\to J/\psi {\Xi }^0)|=0.37\pm 0.06\pm 0.02$, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.

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