18–24 Aug 2024
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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First observation of the eta->4 mu decay with the CMS detector

21 Aug 2024, 17:30
20m
M3

M3

Oral C: Heavy Quarks Heavy Quarks

Speaker

Prof. Roberto Rossin (University of Padova and INFN)

Description

We present the first observation of the rare η→μ^+ μ^- μ^+ μ^- double-Dalitz decay. The analysis is based on data collected by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC operating at the centre-of-mass energy of √s=13 TeV. The data sample was collected with high-rate muon triggers for an integrated luminosity of 101 fb^(-1).
The branching fraction of the η→4μ decay is measured relative to the η→2μ decay yielding a value of B(η→μ^+ μ^- μ^+ μ^- )=[5.0±0.8(stat)±0.7(syst)±0.7(B_2μ )]×10^(-9), in agreement with the Standard Model theoretical predictions.

Authors

Roberto Rossin (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT)) Prof. Roberto Rossin (University of Padova and INFN)

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