Measurement of the B0–B0 and B0s–B0s production asymmetries in ppcollisions at √s=7 TeV
Abstract
The B0–B0and B0s–B0sproduction asymmetries, AP(B0)and AP(B0s), are measured by means of a time-dependent analysis of B0→J/ψK∗0, B0→D−π+and B0s→D−sπ+decays, using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0fb−1, collected by LHCb in ppcollisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7TeV. The measurements are performed as a function of transverse momentum and pseudorapidity of the B0and B0smesons within the LHCb acceptance. The production asymmetries, integrated over pTand ηin the range 4 <pT<30GeV/cand 2.5 <η<4.5, are determined to be AP(B0) =(−0.35 ±0.76 ±0.28)%and AP(B0s) =(1.09 ±2.61 ±0.66)%, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic.
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Measu emen o he B0–B0and B0
s–B0
sp oduc ion asymme ies in pp
collisions a √s=7TeV
.LHCb Collabo a ion
a i c l e i n o a b s a c
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Recei ed 1 Augus 2014
Recei ed in e ised o m 23 Sep embe
2014
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A ailable online 31 Oc obe 2014
Edi o : L. Rolandi
The B0–B0and B0
s–B0
sp oduc ion asymme ies, AP(B0)and AP(B0
s), a e measu ed by means o a ime-
dependen analysis o B0→J/ψ K∗0, B0→D−π+and B0
s→D−
sπ+decays, using a da a sample
co esponding o an in eg a ed luminosi y o 1.0 b
−1, collec ed by LHCb in pp collisions a a cen e-
o -mass ene gy o 7 TeV. The measu emen s a e pe o med as a unc ion o ans e se momen um and
pseudo apidi y o he B0and B0
smesons wi hin he LHCb accep ance. The p oduc ion asymme ies,
in eg a ed o e pTand ηin he ange 4 <pT<30 GeV/cand 2.5 <η<4.5, a e de e mined o be
AP(B0) =(−0.35 ±0.76 ±0.28)%and AP(B0
s) =(1.09 ±2.61 ±0.66)%, whe e he fi s unce ain ies a e
s a is ical and he second sys ema ic.
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1. In oduc ion
The p oduc ion a es o band ¯
bhad ons in pp collisions a e no
expec ed o be iden ical. This phenomenon, commonly e e ed o
as he p oduc ion asymme y, is ela ed o he ac ha he e can
be coalescence be ween a pe u ba i ely p oduced bo ¯
bqua k
and he uand d alence qua ks in he beam emnan . The e o e,
one can expec a sligh excess in he p oduc ion o B+and B0
mesons wi h espec o B−and B0mesons, and e.g. o Λ0
bba yons
wi h espec o Λ0
bba yons. As band ¯
bqua ks a e almos en-
i ely p oduced in pai s ia s ong in e ac ions, he exis ence o B+
and B0p oduc ion asymme ies mus be compensa ed by opposi e
p oduc ion asymme ies o o he B-meson and b-ba yon species.
These asymme ies a e oughly es ima ed o be a he 1% le el o
pp collisions a LHC ene gies, and a e expec ed o be enhanced
a o wa d apidi ies and small ans e se momen a. O he sub-
le e ec s o quan um ch omodynamics, beyond he coalescence
be ween beau y qua ks and ligh alence qua ks, may also con-
ibu e [1–3].
The p oduc ion asymme y is one o he key ing edien s o pe -
o m measu emen s o CP iola ion in b-had on decays a he LHC,
since CP asymme ies mus be disen angled om o he sou ces.
The p oduc ion asymme y o B0and B0
smesons is defined as
APB0
(s)≡σ(B0
(s))−σ(B0
(s))
σ(B0
(s))+σ(B0
(s)),(1)
whe e σdeno es he p oduc ion c oss-sec ion. Simila asymme-
ies a e also expec ed when p oducing cha med had ons. LHCb
has al eady pe o med measu emen s o D+−D−and D+
s−D−
s
p oduc ion asymme ies, finding alues a ound he 1% le el o
less [4,5].
In his pape , he alues o AP(B0)and AP(B0
s)a e cons ained
by measu ing he oscilla ions o B0and B0
smesons wi h a ime-
dependen analysis o he B0→J/ψ(μ+μ−)K∗0(K+π−), B0→
D−(K+π−π−)π+and B0
s→D−
s(K+K−π−)π+decay a es, wi h-
ou agging he ini ial fla ou o he decaying B0
(s)meson. The
inclusion o cha ge-conjuga e decay modes is implied h oughou .
The measu emen s a e pe o med as a unc ion o ans e se mo-
men um, pT, and pseudo apidi y, η, o he B0
(s)meson wi hin he
LHCb accep ance, and hen in eg a ed o e he ange 4 <pT<
30 GeV/cand 2.5 <η<4.5.
2. De ec o , igge and simula ion
The LHCb de ec o [6] is a single-a m o wa d spec ome e
co e ing he pseudo apidi y ange 2 <η<5, designed o he
s udy o pa icles con aining bo cqua ks. The de ec o includes
a high-p ecision acking sys em consis ing o a silicon-s ip e -
ex de ec o su ounding he pp in e ac ion egion, a la ge-a ea
silicon-s ip de ec o loca ed ups eam o a dipole magne wi h a
bending powe o abou 4Tm, and h ee s a ions o silicon-s ip
de ec o s and s aw d i ubes placed downs eam o he mag-
ne . The acking sys em p o ides a measu emen o momen um
wi h a ela i e unce ain y ha a ies om 0.4% a low momen-
um o 0.6% a 100 GeV/c. The minimum dis ance o a ack o
a p ima y e ex (PV), he impac pa ame e , is measu ed wi h
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a esolu ion o (15 +29/pT)μm, whe e pTis in GeV/c. Di e -
en ypes o cha ged had ons a e dis inguished using in o ma ion
om wo ing-imaging Che enko de ec o s. Pho on, elec on and
had on candida es a e iden ified by a calo ime e sys em consis ing
o scin illa ing-pad and p eshowe de ec o s, an elec omagne ic
calo ime e and a had onic calo ime e . Muons a e iden ified by a
sys em composed o al e na ing laye s o i on and mul iwi e p o-
po ional chambe s. The igge consis s o a ha dwa e s age, based
on in o ma ion om he calo ime e and muon sys ems, ollowed
by a so wa e s age, which applies a ull e en econs uc ion.
In he case o he B0→J/ψ K∗0decay, e en s a e fi s se-
lec ed by a ha dwa e igge ha equi es muon candida es wi h
pT>1.48 GeV/c. The subsequen so wa e igge is composed o
wo s ages. The fi s s age pe o ms a pa ial e en econs uc-
ion and equi es e en s o ha e wo well iden ified opposi ely
cha ged muons, wi h in a ian mass la ge han 2.7GeV/c2. The
second s age pe o ms a ull e en econs uc ion and only e ains
e en s con aining a μ+μ−pai ha has in a ian mass wi hin
120 MeV/c2o he known J/ψ mass [7] and o ms a e ex ha
is significan ly displaced om he nea es PV.
In he case o B0→D−π+and B0
s→D−
sπ+decays, e en s
a e fi s selec ed by a ha dwa e igge equi ing a high ans-
e se ene gy clus e in he calo ime e sys em. E en s passing he
ha dwa e igge a e u he fil e ed by a so wa e igge which
equi es a wo-, h ee- o ou - ack seconda y e ex wi h a la ge
sum o pTo he acks and a significan displacemen om he
PVs. Subsequen ly, a mul i a ia e algo i hm [8] is applied, aimed
a iden i ying seconda y e ices, consis en wi h he decay o a b
had on.
Simula ed e en s a e used o de e mine he signal selec ion
efficiency, accep ance as unc ion o decay ime, decay ime es-
olu ion, and o model he backg ound. In he simula ion, pp col-
lisions a e gene a ed using Py hia 6.4 [9] wi h a specific LHCb
configu a ion [10]. The in e ac ion o he gene a ed pa icles wi h
he de ec o , and i s esponse, a e implemen ed using he Gean 4
oolki [11] as desc ibed in Re . [12].
3. Da a se and selec ion
The selec ion o B0→J/ψ K∗0candida es is based on he e-
cons uc ion o J/ψ →μ+μ−and K∗0→K+π−decays. The J/ψ
candida es a e o med om wo opposi ely cha ged acks, iden-
ified as muons, ha ing pT>500 MeV/cand o igina ing om a
common e ex. The in a ian mass o his pai o muons mus lie
in he ange 3030–3150 MeV/c2. The K∗0candida es a e o med
om wo opposi ely cha ged acks, one iden ified as a kaon and
he o he as a pion, o igina ing om a common e ex. I is e-
qui ed ha he K∗0candida e has pT>1GeV/cand ha he
in a ian mass lies in he ange 826–966 MeV/c2.
The B0candida es a e econs uc ed om he J/ψ and K∗0
candida es, wi h he in a ian mass o he μ+μ−pai cons ained
o he known J/ψ mass. They a e equi ed o ha e an in a ian
mass in he ange 5150–5400 MeV/c2. The decay ime o he B0
candida e is calcula ed om a e ex and kinema ic fi ha con-
s ains he candida e o o igina e om i s associa ed PV [13]. The
χ2pe deg ee o eedom o he fi is equi ed o be less han 10.
Only B0candida es wi h a decay ime g ea e han 0.2 ps a e e-
ained. This lowe bound on he decay ime ejec s a la ge ac ion
o he p omp combina o ial backg ound.
In he case o B0→D−π+and B0
s→D−
sπ+decays, he se-
lec ion o he B-meson candida e is based on he econs uc ion
o D−→K+π−π−and D−
s→K+K−π−decays, espec i ely. Re-
qui emen s a e made on he D−
(s)decay p oduc s be o e combin-
ing hem o o m a common e ex. The scala pTsum o he
acks mus exceed 1.8 GeV/cand he maximal dis ance o clos-
es app oach be ween all possible pai s o acks mus be less
han 0.5 mm. The D−
(s)candida e is equi ed o ha e a signifi-
can fligh dis ance wi h espec o he associa ed PV, by equi ing
a χ2g ea e han 36 compa ed o he ze o dis ance hypo he-
sis. The masses o he D−and D−
scandida es mus lie wi hin
1850–1890 MeV/c2and 1949–1989 MeV/c2, espec i ely. They a e
subsequen ly combined wi h a ou h pa icle, he bachelo pion,
o o m he B-meson decay e ices. The sum o he D−
(s)and bach-
elo pion pT alues mus be la ge han 5GeV/cand he decay
ime o B-meson candida es mus be g ea e han 0.2 ps. The co-
sine o he angle be ween he B-meson candida e momen um ec-
o and he line segmen be ween he PV and B-meson candida e
e ex is equi ed o be la ge han 0.999. Pa icle iden ifica ion
(PID) selec ion c i e ia a e applied o he kaons and pions om
he D−
(s)candida e, and o he bachelo pion, in o de o educe
he backg ound om o he B-meson decays wi h a misiden ified
kaon o pion and om Λ0
bdecays wi h a misiden ified p o on o a
negligible le el.
A final selec ion is applied o he candida es ha sa is y he c i-
e ia desc ibed abo e. I uses a mul i a ia e analysis me hod [14,
15], op imized sepa a ely o each o he h ee decay modes, o
ejec he combina o ial backg ound. The a iables used in he se-
lec ion o he Bdecay p oduc s a e he ans e se momen um
and he impac pa ame e . Fo he Bcandida es he a iables em-
ployed a e he ans e se momen um, he dis ance o fligh and
he impac pa ame e .
4. Fi model
Fo each signal and backg ound componen , he dis ibu ions o
in a ian mass and decay ime o B-meson candida es a e mod-
elled by app op ia e p obabili y densi y unc ions (PDFs). We con-
side wo ca ego ies o backg ound: he combina o ial backg ound,
due o he andom associa ion o acks, and he pa ially econ-
s uc ed backg ound, due o decays wi h a opology simila o ha
o he signal, bu wi h one o mo e pa icles no econs uc ed. The
la e is p esen only o B0
(s)→D−
(s)π+decays.
4.1. Mass model
The signal componen o each decay is modelled con ol ing a
double Gaussian unc ion wi h a unc ion pa ame e izing he final
s a e adia ion. The PDF o he Bin a ian mass, m, is gi en by
g(m)=AΘ(μ−m)(μ−m)s⊗G(m), (2)
whe e Ais a no maliza ion ac o , Θis he Hea iside unc ion,
Gis he sum o wo Gaussian unc ions wi h di e en wid hs
and ze o mean, and μis he Bmeson mass. The pa ame e
s ≃−0.99 go e ns he amoun o final s a e adia ion, and is
de e mined using simula ed e en s o each o he h ee decay
modes. The combina o ial backg ound is modelled by an exponen-
ial unc ion o all final s a es. In he case o B0→D−π+and
B0
s→D−
sπ+decays, a backg ound componen due o pa ially e-
cons uc ed B0and B0
sdecays is also p esen in he low in a ian
mass egion. The main con ibu ions a e expec ed o come om
decays wi h a missing γo π0: B0→D∗−(D−γ, D−π0)π+de-
cays wi h D−→K+π−π−; B0→D−(K+π−π−)ρ+(π+π0)de-
cays; B0
s→D∗−
s(D−
sγ, D−
sπ0)π+decays wi h D−
s→K+K−π−;
B0
s→D−
s(K+K−π−)ρ+(π+π0)decays.
We pa ame e ize he pa ially econs uc ed componen s by
means o a ke nel es ima ion echnique [16] based on in a ian
mass dis ibu ions ob ained om ull simula ion, using he same
selec ion as o da a. In he case o B0
s→D−
sπ+decays, he e
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is also a backg ound componen due o B0→D+
sπ−decays. We
accoun o his componen in he fi s using he same pa ame e i-
za ion adop ed o he signal. The B0→D+
sπ−yield is fixed using
he a io be ween had oniza ion ac ions measu ed by LHCb [17,
18] and he wo ld a e age o b anching ac ions [7].
4.2. Decay ime model
The ime-dependen decay a e o a neu al B0
(s)o B0
(s)meson
o a fla ou -specific o ¯
final s a e is gi en by he PDF
h( ,ψ)=K(1−ψACP)(1−ψA )
×e−Γ Λ+coshΓ
2+ψΛ−cos(m )
⊗R( )( ), (3)
whe e Kis a no maliza ion ac o , ( )is he accep ance as a unc-
ion o he decay ime, R( )is he decay ime esolu ion unc ion,
m ≡mH−mLand Γ ≡ΓL−ΓHa e he mass and decay-wid h
di e ences o he B0
(s)−B0
(s)sys em mass eigens a es and Γis he
a e age decay wid h. The subsc ip s H and Ldeno e he hea y and
ligh eigens a es, espec i ely. The wo obse ables a e he decay
ime and he ag o he final s a e ψ, which assumes he alues
ψ=1i he final s a e is and ψ=−1i he final s a e is he CP
conjuga e ¯
. The e ms Λ+and Λ−a e defined as
Λ±≡(1−AP)
q
p
1−ψ
±(1+AP)
q
p
−1−ψ
,(4)
whe e pand qa e complex pa ame e s en e ing he defini ion o
he wo mass eigens a es o he e ec i e Hamil onian in he B0
(s)
sys em, p|B0
(s) ±q|B0
(s). The symbol APdeno es he p oduc ion
asymme y o he gi en Bmeson, and A is he de ec ion asym-
me y o he final s a e, defined in e ms o he and ¯
de ec ion
efficiencies as
A ≡¯
−
¯
+
.(5)
The di ec CP asymme y ACP is defined as
ACP ≡
B(B0
(s)→¯
)−B(B0
(s)→ )
B(B0
(s)→¯
)+B(B0
(s)→ ).(6)
T igge and e en selec ions lead o dis o ions in he shapes
o he decay ime dis ibu ions. The signal decay ime accep ances
a e de e mined om simula ed e en s. Fo each simula ed decay
we apply igge and selec ion algo i hms as in eal da a.
Conce ning he combina o ial and he pa ially econs uc ed
backg ounds, empi ical pa ame e iza ions o he decay ime spec-
a a e de e mined by s udying he low and high in a ian mass
sidebands om da a. Pa ially econs uc ed backg ounds a e only
p esen in he case o B0→D−π+and B0
s→D−
sπ+decays. In he
case o B0
s→D−
sπ+decays, he addi ional backg ound componen
due o B0→D+
sπ−decays is modelled using he same unc ional
o m as ha o he B0
s→D−
sπ+signal, and he alue o he p o-
duc ion asymme y is fixed o ha ob ained om he B0→D−π+
fi .
4.3. Decay ime esolu ion
The s a egy adop ed o s udy he decay ime esolu ion o he
de ec o consis s o econs uc ing he decay ime o ake Bcandi-
da es o med om a D−decaying o K+π−π−and a pion ack,
Table 1
Values o he a ious physical inpu s used in he fi s.
Pa ame e Value Re e ence
md[ps−1]0.510 ±0.004 [7]
ms[ps−1]17.768 ±0.024 [19]
Γd[ps−1]0.6583 ±0.0030 [7]
Γs[ps−1]0.6596 ±0.0046 [7]
Γs[ps−1]0.081 ±0.011 [7]
|q/p|B00.9997 ±0.0013 [20]
|q/p|B0
s1.0003 ±0.0030 [21]
bo h coming om he same PV. The bachelo pion mus be se-
lec ed wi hou in oducing biases on he decay ime, hence only
equi emen s on momen um and ans e se momen um a e ap-
plied, a oiding he use o impac pa ame e a iables. The decay
ime dis ibu ion o hese ake Bcandida es yields an es ima e o
he decay ime esolu ion o a eal decay. In o de o alida e he
me hod, simula ed e en s a e used o bo h signals and ake Bde-
cays. The esolu ion is ound o be o e es ima ed by abou 4 s.
This di e ence is aken in o accoun as a sys ema ic e ec . The
simula ion also indica es ha a dependence o he esolu ion on
he decay ime mus be conside ed. Taking his in o accoun , an
a e age decay ime esolu ion o 49 ±8 sis es ima ed. A eso-
lu ion model, R( ), consis ing o a iple Gaussian unc ion wi h
ze o mean and h ee di e en wid hs, cha ac e ized by an a e -
age wid h o 49 s, is used. The unce ain y o 8 s on he a e age
wid h is aken in o accoun as a sys ema ic unce ain y. I is es i-
ma ed om simula ion ha he measu emen o he decay ime is
biased by no mo e han 2 s, and he e ec is accoun ed o as a
sys ema ic unce ain y.
5. De e mina ion o he p oduc ion asymme ies
The p oduc ion asymme y o each o he h ee decay modes
is de e mined by means o a simul aneous fi o he in a ian mass
and decay ime spec a. To accoun o he dependence o he p o-
duc ion asymme ies on he kinema ics o he B0and B0
smesons,
each da a sample mus be di ided in o bins o (pT, η), pe o ming
he same fi o each bin.
In o de o alida e he fi model, a se ies o fi s o he dis i-
bu ions o e en s ob ained om as simula ions is used o e i y
he accu acy o he cen al alues and he eliabili y o he unce -
ain ies. No e idence o biases on cen al alues no o unce ain y
mises ima ions is ound. Fu he mo e, a global fi o he o al sam-
ple o selec ed e en s is pe o med o each o he h ee decay
modes. The mass di e ences mdand ms, he mixing pa ame-
e s |q/p|B0and |q/p|B0
s, he a e age decay wid hs Γdand Γs, and
he wid h di e ence Γsa e fixed o he cen al alues o he
measu emen s epo ed in Table 1. The wid h di e ence Γdis
fixed o ze o.
Acco ding o Eq. (3), o small alues o ACP and A , o fi s
o de he decay a e is only sensi i e o he sum o hese wo
quan i ies. Fo his eason, we fix ACP o ze o and lea e A as a
ee pa ame e in he fi s. I is empi ically e ified ha he choice
o di e en ACP alues, up o he ew pe cen le el, leads o negli-
gible a ia ions o AP, as expec ed.
Fig. 1 shows he J/ψ K+π−, K+π−π−π+and K+K−π−π+
in a ian mass and decay ime dis ibu ions, wi h he esul s o he
global fi s o e laid. Fig. 2 shows he aw asymme ies, defined as
he a ios be ween he di e ence and he sum o he o e all decay
ime dis ibu ions, as a unc ion o decay ime o candida es in
he signal mass egion. The signal yields, AP alues and de ec ion
asymme ies ob ained om he global fi s a e epo ed in Table 2.
The AP alues ob ained om he global fi s a e no well defined
physical quan i ies, because efficiency co ec ions as a unc ion o
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Fig. 1. Dis ibu ions o (le ) in a ian mass and ( igh ) decay ime o ( op) B0→J/ψ K∗0, (middle) B0→D−π+and (bo om) B0
s→D−
sπ+decays, wi h he esul s o he
fi o e laid. The con ibu ions o he a ious backg ound sou ces a e also shown.
Fig. 2. Time-dependen aw asymme ies o candida es in he (a) B0→J/ψ K∗0, (b) B0→D−π+and (c) B0
s→D−
sπ+signal mass egions wi h he esul s o he global
fi s o e laid. In (c) he asymme y is ob ained by olding he B0
sand B0
sdecay ime dis ibu ions in o one oscilla ion pe iod, and he o se 0=0.2 ps co esponds o he
selec ion equi emen on he decay ime.
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Fig. 3. Dis ibu ions o pTand η, whe e he backg ound componen s a e sub ac ed using he sPlo echnique [22], o (a) B0→J/ψ K∗0, (b) B0→D−π+and (c) B0
s→D−
sπ+
decays. The defini ion o he a ious kinema ic bins is supe imposed.
Table 2
Values o signal yields, AP, A and o he co ela ions ρ(AP, A )ob ained om
global fi s. The smalle alue o he co ela ion in he B0
scase is due o he much
la ge mixing equency o B0
smesons.
Pa ame e B0→J/ψ K∗0B0→D−π+B0
s→D−
sπ+
Nsig 93627 ±360 76682 ±308 16887 ±174
AP−0.0116 ±0.0063 −0.0058 ±0.0070 −0.0032 ±0.0166
A −0.0086 ±0.0046 −0.0151 ±0.0049 −0.0110 ±0.0086
ρ(AP,A )−0.65 −0.64 −0.01
pTand ηneed o be applied. They a e epo ed he e o illus a i e
pu poses only.
Fig. 3 shows he wo-dimensional dis ibu ions o (pT, η) o
B0→J/ψ K∗0, B0→D−π+and B0
s→D−
sπ+decays. The back-
g ound componen s a e sub ac ed using he sPlo echnique [22]
and he chosen defini ion o he a ious kinema ic bins is o e laid.
Fo he wo B0decays we use a common se o bins, as epo ed
in Table 3, in o de o allow a simple combina ion o he wo in-
dependen APmeasu emen s. In he case o he B0→J/ψ K∗0,
wo addi ional bins a small pTand la ge ηa e also defined. An
accu a e knowledge o he decay ime esolu ion is impo an o
B0
s→D−
sπ+decay, due o he as oscilla ion o he B0
smeson.
Fo his eason we de e mine he decay ime esolu ion using he
me hod p e iously desc ibed, applied o e en s belonging o each
(pT, η)bin, whe e a double Gaussian unc ion wi h ze o mean and
alues o he wid hs depending on he gi en bin is used.
6. Sys ema ic unce ain ies
Se e al sou ces o sys ema ic unce ain y ha a ec he de e -
mina ion o he p oduc ion asymme ies a e conside ed. Fo he in-
a ian mass model, he e ec s o he unce ain y on he shapes o
all componen s (signals, combina o ial and pa ially econs uc ed
backg ounds) a e in es iga ed. Fo he decay ime model, sys em-
a ic e ec s ela ed o he decay ime esolu ion and accep ance
a e s udied. The e ec s o he unce ain ies on he ex e nal inpu s
used in he fi s, epo ed in Table 1, a e e alua ed by epea ing he
fi s wi h each pa ame e a ied by ±1σ. Al e na i e pa ame e iza-
Table 3
Combined alues o AP(B0) om B0→J/ψ K∗0and B0→D−π+decays, co esponding o he a ious kinema ic bins. The fi s unce ain ies a e s a is ical and he second
sys ema ic. Fo comple eness, he alues ob ained ei he om B0→J/ψ K∗0o B0→D−π+decays a e also epo ed in he las wo columns, wi h s a is ical unce ain ies
only. The alues o he las wo bins a e ob ained om B0→J/ψ K∗0decays alone.
pT(GeV/c)ηAP(B0)AP(B0→J/ψ K∗0)AP(B0→D−π+)
(1.0,4.0)(4.5,5.2)0.0016 ±0.0253 ±0.0016 0.0037 ±0.0260 −0.0331 ±0.1044
(1.0,4.0)(3.7,4.5)−0.0158 ±0.0162 ±0.0015 −0.0161 ±0.0170 −0.0130 ±0.0519
(2.0,4.0)(3.0,3.7)0.0055 ±0.0254 ±0.0016 0.0078 ±0.0271 −0.0114 ±0.0738
(4.0,12.0)(4.5,4.7)0.0160 ±0.0736 ±0.0067 −0.0489 ±0.0840 0.2353 ±0.1529
(4.0,7.0)(3.7,4.5)−0.0189 ±0.0158 ±0.0032 −0.0221 ±0.0184 −0.0099 ±0.0310
(4.0,7.0)(3.0,3.7)−0.0311 ±0.0132 ±0.0014 −0.0342 ±0.0160 −0.0245 ±0.0232
(4.0,7.0)(2.5,3.0)0.0556 ±0.0254 ±0.0020 0.0703 ±0.0324 0.0321 ±0.0408
(7.0,12.0)(3.7,4.5)−0.0145 ±0.0205 ±0.0027 −0.0364 ±0.0269 0.0161 ±0.0316
(7.0,12.0)(3.0,3.7)−0.0142 ±0.0111 ±0.0015 −0.0067 ±0.0173 −0.0196 ±0.0146
(7.0,12.0)(2.5,3.0)−0.0236 ±0.0138 ±0.0014 −0.0341 ±0.0228 −0.0175 ±0.0173
(7.0,12.0)(2.2,2.5)−0.0190 ±0.0348 ±0.0034 −0.0397 ±0.0623 −0.0096 ±0.0420
(12.0,30.0)(3.7,4.5)−0.0550 ±0.0473 ±0.0020 −0.0195 ±0.0649 −0.0951 ±0.0690
(12.0,30.0)(3.0,3.7)0.0067 ±0.0180 ±0.0021 −0.0193 ±0.0311 0.0199 ±0.0220
(12.0,30.0)(2.5,3.0)0.0177 ±0.0162 ±0.0023 0.0295 ±0.0314 0.0134 ±0.0190
(12.0,30.0)(2.0,2.5)−0.0018 ±0.0236 ±0.0020 0.0031 ±0.0485 −0.0033 ±0.0270
(0.2,1.0)(4.5,6.0)−0.0391 ±0.0501 ±0.0016 −0.0391 ±0.0501 –
(1.0,2.2)(5.2,6.0)0.0523 ±0.0684 ±0.0025 0.0523 ±0.0684 –
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ions o he backg ound componen s a e also conside ed. To es i-
ma e he con ibu ion o each single sou ce, we epea he fi o
each (pT, η) bin a e ha ing modified he baseline fi model. The
shi s om he ele an baseline alues a e aken as he sys ema ic
unce ain ies. To es ima e a sys ema ic unce ain y ela ed o he
pa ame e iza ion o final s a e adia ion e ec s on he signal mass
dis ibu ions, he pa ame e so Eq. (2) is a ied by ±1σo he
co esponding alue ob ained om fi s o simula ed e en s. A sys-
ema ic unce ain y ela ed o he in a ian mass esolu ion model
is es ima ed by epea ing he fi using a single Gaussian unc ion.
The sys ema ic unce ain y ela ed o he pa ame e iza ion o he
mass shape o he combina o ial backg ound is in es iga ed by
eplacing he exponen ial unc ion wi h a s aigh line. Conce n-
ing he pa ially econs uc ed backg ound, we assess a sys ema ic
unce ain y by epea ing he fi s while excluding he low mass
sideband, i.e. applying he equi emen s m >5.20 GeV/c2 o he
B0→D−π+decays and m >5.33 GeV/c2 o B0
s→D−
sπ+de-
cays. To es ima e he unce ain y ela ed o he pa ame e iza ion
o signal decay ime accep ances, di e en accep ance unc ions
a e conside ed. E ec s o inaccu acies in he knowledge o he de-
cay ime esolu ion a e es ima ed by escaling he wid hs o he
baseline model o ob ain an a e age esolu ion wid h di e ing by
±8 s. Simula ion s udies also indica e ha he e is a small bias
in he econs uc ed decay ime. The impac o such a bias is as-
sessed by in oducing a co esponding bias o ±2 sin he decay
ime esolu ion model.
The de e mina ion o he sys ema ic unce ain ies ela ed o he
|q/p|inpu alue needs a special ea men , as APis co ela ed
wi h |q/p|. Fo his eason, any a ia ion o |q/p| u ns in o he
same shi o APin each o he kinema ic bins. Such a co ela-
ion is aken in o accoun when a e aging AP(B0)measu emen s
om B0→J/ψ K∗0and B0→D−π+decays, o when in eg a ing
o e pTand η. The alues o he sys ema ic unce ain ies ela ed
o he knowledge o |q/p|a e 0.0013 in he case o AP(B0)and
0.0030 in he case o AP(B0
s). The dominan sys ema ic unce ain-
ies o he B0→J/ψ K∗0decay a e ela ed o he signal mass
shape and o |q/p|. Fo he B0→D−π+decay, he mos ele an
sys ema ic unce ain ies a e ela ed o he signal mass shape and
o he pa ially econs uc ed backg ound. Sys ema ic unce ain ies
associa ed wi h he decay ime esolu ion and msa e he main
sou ces o he B0
s→D−
sπ+decay.
7. Resul s
The alues o AP(B0)a e de e mined independen ly o
B0→J/ψ K∗0and B0→D−π+decays in each kinema ic bin and
hen a e aged. Table 3 epo s he final esul s. The o e all bin-
by-bin ag eemen be ween he wo se s o independen AP(B0)
measu emen s is e alua ed by means o a χ2 es , wi h a χ2=7
o 14 deg ees o eedom. The alues o AP(B0
s)de e mined om
he B0
s→D−
sπ+fi s a e epo ed in Table 4.
The in eg a ion o e pTand ηo he bin-by-bin AP alues is
pe o med wi hin he anges 4 <pT<30 GeV/cand 2.5 <η<4.5.
The in eg a ed alue o APis gi en by
AP=i
Ni
εiAP,i
i
Ni
εi
,(7)
whe e he index i uns o e he bins, Niis he numbe o signal
e en s and εiis he efficiency, defined as he numbe o selec ed
e en s di ided by he numbe o p oduced e en s in he i- h bin.
The signal yield in each bin can be exp essed as
Ni=L·σb¯
b·2· d(s)·B· i·εi,(8)
Table 4
Values o AP(B0
s) om B0
s→D−
sπ+decays, co esponding o he a ious kinema ic
bins. The fi s unce ain ies a e s a is ical and he second sys ema ic.
pT(GeV/c)ηAP(B0
s)
(2,4)(3.0,5.0)−0.1475 ±0.0895 ±0.0192
(4,8)(3.5,4.5)−0.0471 ±0.0513 ±0.0112
(4,8)(2.5,3.5)0.0376 ±0.0467 ±0.0083
(8,12)(3.5,4.5)0.0582 ±0.0537 ±0.0053
(8,12)(2.5,3.5)0.0370 ±0.0332 ±0.0051
(12,30)(3.5,4.5)−0.0339 ±0.0750 ±0.0095
(12,30)(2.5,3.5)−0.0333 ±0.0309 ±0.0040
(8,30)(2.2,2.5)−0.0351 ±0.0485 ±0.0059
Table 5
Values o ωide e mined om simula ion and ωda a
iex ac ed om da a using B0→
J/ψ K∗0decays in wo di e en binning schemes. The ωi alues and he di e ence
be ween ωiand ωda a
i alues a e used o de e mine he in eg a ed esul s and o
e alua e he ela ed sys ema ic unce ain ies, espec i ely.
pT(GeV/c)ηω
iωda a
i
(4,7)(3.7,4.5)0.1698 ±0.0008 0.1946 ±0.0025
(4,7)(3.0,3.7)0.2432 ±0.0009 0.2396 ±0.0036
(4,7)(2.5,3.0)0.2222 ±0.0009 0.1976 ±0.0051
(7,12)(3.7,4.5)0.0662 ±0.0006 0.0789 ±0.0016
(7,12)(3.0,3.7)0.1129 ±0.0007 0.1129 ±0.0045
(7,12)(2.5,3.0)0.1150 ±0.0007 0.1002 ±0.0019
(12,30)(3.7,4.5)0.0113 ±0.0003 0.0160 ±0.0007
(12,30)(3.0,3.7)0.0276 ±0.0004 0.0307 ±0.0028
(12,30)(2.5,3.0)0.0318 ±0.0004 0.0296 ±0.0025
(4,8)(3.5,4.5)0.2667 ±0.0009 0.3064 ±0.0020
(4,8)(2.5,3.5)0.4766 ±0.0009 0.4644 ±0.0030
(8,12)(3.5,4.5)0.0564 ±0.0005 0.0640 ±0.0015
(8,12)(2.5,3.5)0.1295 ±0.0008 0.0873 ±0.0019
(12,30)(3.5,4.5)0.0175 ±0.0003 0.0238 ±0.0008
(12,30)(2.5,3.5)0.0532 ±0.0005 0.0541 ±0.0027
whe e Lis he in eg a ed luminosi y, σb¯
bis he b¯
bc oss sec-
ion, d(s)is he B0
(s)had oniza ion ac ion, iis he ac ion o
Bmesons p oduced in he i- h bin and Bis he b anching ac ion
o he Bdecay. By subs i u ing Ni/εi om Eq. (8) in o Eq. (7), he
in eg a ed alue o APbecomes
AP=
i
ωiAP,i,(9)
whe e ωi= i/
i i. The alues o ωia e de e mined using sim-
ula ed e en s. The di e ence be ween he alues o ωip edic ed
by Py hia o B0and B0
smesons is ound o be negligible, i he
same bins in pTand ηwould be used. These alues a e also ex-
ac ed om da a using B0→J/ψ K∗0decays. In his case ωda a
iis
measu ed as
ωda a
i=Ni
ε ec
i
j
Nj
ε ec
j
,(10)
whe e Niis he yield in he i- h bin and ε ec
iis o al econs uc ion
efficiency. The alues o ε ec
ia e de e mined using bo h simula ed
e en s and da a con ol samples. The alues o ωiand ωda a
i, sum-
ma ized in Table 5, exhibi sys ema ic di e ences a he 10% le el.
The di e ence in he cen al alue be ween AP(B0→J/ψ K∗0)
calcula ed using ei he ωio ωda a
iis ound o be 0.0024 using
he B0binning scheme, and 0.0034 using he B0
sbinning scheme.
These alues a e assigned as sys ema ic unce ain ies o AP(B0)
and AP(B0
s). Table 6 summa izes he sys ema ic unce ain ies as-
socia ed wi h he in eg a ed measu emen s. In he fi s ow, he
combined sys ema ic unce ain ies es ima ed in each bin, as de-
sc ibed in he p e ious sec ion, a e epo ed.
Using Eq. (9), he in eg a ed measu emen s o AP(B0) o
B0→J/ψ K∗0and B0→D−π+decays a e ound o be
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Fig. 4. Dependence o ( op) AP(B0)and (bo om) AP(B0
s)on (le ) pTand ( igh ) η. The e o ba s include bo h s a is ical and sys ema ic unce ain ies.
Table 6
Absolu e alues o sys ema ic unce ain ies. The o al sys ema ic unce ain ies a e
ob ained by summing he indi idual con ibu ions in quad a u e.
Sou ce Unce ain y
AP(B0)AP(B0
s)
Combined sys ema ic unce ain ies om bin s udies 0.0004 0.0048
Unce ain y on |q/p|0.0013 0.0030
Di e ence be ween ωiand ωda a
i0.0024 0.0034
To al 0.0028 0.0066
Table 7
Values o he p oduc ion asymme y AP(B0)in bins o pTand η om B0→
J/ψ K∗0and B0→D−π+decays. The fi s unce ain ies a e s a is ical and he sec-
ond sys ema ic.
Va iable Bin AP(B0)
pT(GeV/c)(4,7)0.0033 ±0.0111 ±0.0028
(7,12)−0.0167 ±0.0084 ±0.0028
(12,30)0.0001 ±0.0130 ±0.0029
η(2.5,3.0)0.0264 ±0.0161 ±0.0030
(3.0,3.7)−0.0232 ±0.0093 ±0.0028
(3.7,4.5)−0.0203 ±0.0125 ±0.0021
APB0→J/ψ K∗0=−0.0033 ±0.0096 (s a )±0.0028 (sys ),
APB0→D−π+=−0.0038 ±0.0124 (s a )±0.0029 (sys ),
which lead o he a e age
APB0=−0.0035 ±0.0076 (s a )±0.0028 (sys ).
The in eg a ed alue o AP(B0
s)is
APB0
s=0.0109 ±0.0261 (s a )±0.0066 (sys ).
Finally, he dependencies o AP(B0)and AP(B0
s)on pT, ob ained by
in eg a ing o e η, and on η, ob ained by in eg a ing o e pT, a e
shown in Fig. 4. The co esponding nume ical alues a e epo ed
in Tables 7 and 8.
Table 8
Values o he p oduc ion asymme y AP(B0
s)in bins o pTand η om B0
s→D−
sπ+
decays. The fi s unce ain ies a e s a is ical and he second sys ema ic.
Va iable Bin AP(B0
s)
pT(GeV/c)(4,8)0.0069 ±0.0351 ±0.0067
(8,12)0.0435 ±0.0283 ±0.0039
(12,30)−0.0334 ±0.0296 ±0.0038
η(2.5, 3.5) 0.0315 ±0.0342 ±0.0060
(3.5, 4.5) −0.0286 ±0.0412 ±0.0088
8. Conclusions
The p oduc ion asymme ies o B0and B0
smesons ha e been
measu ed in pp collisions a √s=7TeVwi hin he accep ance
o he LHCb de ec o , using a da a sample co esponding o an
in eg a ed luminosi y o 1.0 b
−1. The measu emen s ha e been
pe o med in bins o pTand η, and p o ide cons ain s ha can be
used o es di e en models o B-meson p oduc ion. Fu he mo e,
once in eg a ed using app op ia e weigh s o any econs uc ed
B0
(s)decay mode, hey can be used o de i e e ec i e p oduc ion
asymme ies, as inpu s o CP iola ion measu emen s wi h he
LHCb de ec o .
The alues o he p oduc ion asymme ies in eg a ed in he
anges 4 <pT<30 GeV/cand 2.5 <η<4.5ha e been de e mined
o be
APB0=(−0.35 ±0.76 ±0.28)%,
APB0
s=(1.09 ±2.61 ±0.66)%,
whe e he fi s unce ain ies a e s a is ical and he second sys em-
a ic. No clea e idence o dependences on he alues o pTand η
has been obse ed.
Acknowledgemen s
We exp ess ou g a i ude o ou colleagues in he CERN ac-
cele a o depa men s o he excellen pe o mance o he LHC.
We hank he echnical and adminis a i e s a a he LHCb ins i-
u es. We acknowledge suppo om CERN and om he na ional
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agencies: CAPES, CNPq, FAPERJ and FINEP (B azil); NSFC (China);
CNRS/IN2P3 (F ance); BMBF, DFG, HGF and MPG (Ge many); SFI
(I eland); INFN (I aly); FOM and NWO (The Ne he lands); MNiSW
and NCN (Poland); MEN/IFA (Romania); MinES and FANO (Rus-
sia); MinECo (Spain); SNSF and SER (Swi ze land); NASU (Uk aine);
STFC (Uni ed Kingdom); NSF (USA). The Tie 1 compu ing cen-
es a e suppo ed by IN2P3 (F ance), KIT and BMBF (Ge many),
INFN (I aly), NWO and SURF (The Ne he lands), PIC (Spain), G idPP
(Uni ed Kingdom). We a e indeb ed o he communi ies behind
he mul iple open sou ce so wa e packages on which we de-
pend. We a e also hank ul o he compu ing esou ces and he
access o so wa e R&D ools p o ided by Yandex LLC (Russia). In-
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Au e gne (F ance), RFBR (Russia), Xun aGal and GENCAT (Spain),
Royal Socie y and Royal Commission o he Exhibi ion o 1851
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R. Aaij 41, B. Ade a 37, M. Adinolfi 46, A. A olde 52, Z. Ajal ouni 5, S. Aka 6, J. Alb ech 9, F. Alessio 38,
M. Alexande 51, S. Ali 41, G. Alkhazo 30, P. Al a ez Ca elle 37, A.A. Al es J . 25,38, S. Ama o 2,
S. Ame io 22, Y. Amhis 7, L. An 3, L. Ande lini 17,g, J. Ande son 40, R. And eassen 57, M. And eo i 16, ,
J.E. And ews 58, R.B. Appleby 54, O. Aquines Gu ie ez 10, F. A chilli 38, A. A amono 35, M. A uso 59,
E. Aslanides 6, G. Au iemma 25,n, M. Baalouch 5, S. Bachmann 11, J.J. Back 48, A. Badalo 36, W. Baldini 16,
R.J. Ba low 54, C. Ba schel 38, S. Ba suk 7, W. Ba e 47, V. Ba ozskaya 28, V. Ba is a 39, A. Bay 39,
L. Beaucou 4, J. Beddow 51, F. Bedeschi 23, I. Bediaga 1, S. Belogu o 31, K. Belous 35, I. Belyae 31,
E. Ben-Haim 8, G. Benci enni 18, S. Benson 38, J. Ben on 46, A. Be ezhnoy 32, R. Be ne 40, M.-O. Be le 47,
M. an Beuzekom 41, A. Bien11, S. Bi ani 45, T. Bi d 54, A. Bizze i 17,i, P.M. Bjø ns ad 54, T. Blake 48,
F. Blanc 39, J. Blouw 10, S. Blusk 59, V. Bocci 25, A. Bonda 34, N. Bonda 30,38, W. Boni en o 15,38,
S. Bo ghi 54, A. Bo gia 59, M. Bo sa o 7, T.J.V. Bowcock 52, E. Bowen 40, C. Bozzi 16, T. B ambach 9,
J. an den B and 42, J. B essieux 39, D. B e 54, M. B i sch 10, T. B i on 59, J. B odzicka 54, N.H. B ook 46,
H. B own 52, A. Bu sche40, G. Buse o 22, , J. Buy ae 38, S. Cadeddu 15, R. Calab ese 16, , M. Cal i 20,k,
M. Cal o Gomez 36,p, P. Campana 18,38, D. Campo a Pe ez 38, A. Ca bone14,d, G. Ca boni 24,l,
R. Ca dinale 19,38,j, A. Ca dini 15, L. Ca son 50, K. Ca alho Akiba 2, G. Casse 52, L. Cassina 20,
L. Cas illo Ga cia 38, M. Ca aneo 38, Ch. Caue 9, R. Cenci 58, M. Cha les 8, Ph. Cha pen ie 38,
M. Che de ille 4, S. Chen 54, S.-F. Cheung 55, N. Chiapolini 40, M. Ch zaszcz 40,26, K. Ciba 38, X. Cid Vidal 38,
G. Cieza ek 53, P.E.L. Cla ke 50, M. Clemencic 38, H.V. Cli 47, J. Closie 38, V. Coco 38, J. Cogan 6,
E. Cogne as 5, L. Cojoca iu 29, P. Collins 38, A. Come ma-Mon ells 11, A. Con u 15, A. Cook 46,
M. Coombes 46, S. Coque eau 8, G. Co i 38, M. Co o 16, , I. Coun s 56, B. Cou u ie 38, G.A. Cowan 50,
D.C. C aik 48, M. C uz To es 60, S. Cunli e 53, R. Cu ie 50, C. D’Amb osio 38, J. Dalseno 46, P. Da id 8,
P.N.Y. Da id 41, A. Da is 57, K. De B uyn 41, S. De Capua 54, M. De Cian 11, J.M. De Mi anda 1, L. De Paula 2,
W. De Sil a 57, P. De Simone 18, D. Decamp 4, M. Deckenho 9, L. Del Buono 8, N. Déléage 4, D. De kach 55,
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O. Deschamps 5, F. De o i 38, A. Di Can o 38, H. Dijks a 38, S. Donlea y 52, F. Do dei 11, M. Do igo 39,
A. Dosil Suá ez 37, D. Dosse 48, A. Do bnya 43, K. D eimanis 52, G. Dujany 54, F. Dupe uis 39,
P. Du an e 38, R. Dzhelyadin 35, A. Dziu da 26, A. Dzyuba30, S. Easo 49,38, U. Egede 53, V. Ego yche 31,
S. Eidelman 34, S. Eisenha d 50, U. Ei schbe ge 9, R. Ekelho 9, L. Eklund 51, I. El Ri ai 5, Ch. Elsasse 40,
S. Ely 59, S. Esen 11, H.-M. E ans 47, T. E ans 55, A. Falabella 14, C. Fä be 11, C. Fa inelli 41, N. Fa ley 45,
S. Fa y 52, R.F. Fay 52, D. Fe guson 50, V. Fe nandez Albo 37, F. Fe ei a Rod igues 1, M. Fe o-Luzzi 38,
S. Filippo 33, M. Fio e 16, , M. Fio ini 16, , M. Fi lej 27, C. Fi zpa ick 39, T. Fiu owski 27, M. Fon ana 10,
F. Fon anelli 19,j, R. Fo y 38, O. F ancisco 2, M. F ank 38, C. F ei 38, M. F osini 17,38,g, J. Fu 21,38,
E. Fu a o 24,l, A. Gallas To ei a 37, D. Galli 14,d, S. Gallo ini 22, S. Gambe a 19,j, M. Gandelman 2,
P. Gandini 59, Y. Gao 3, J. Ga cía Pa diñas 37, J. Ga o oli 59, J. Ga a Tico 47, L. Ga ido 36, C. Gaspa 38,
R. Gauld 55, L. Ga a di 9, G. Ga ilo 30, A. Ge aci 21, , E. Ge sabeck 11, M. Ge sabeck 54, T. Ge shon 48,
Ph. Ghez 4, A. Gianelle 22, S. Giani’ 39, V. Gibson 47, L. Giubega 29, V.V. Gligo o 38, C. Göbel 60,
D. Golubko 31, A. Golu in 53,31,38, A. Gomes1,a, C. Go i 20, M. G abalosa Gánda a 5, R. G aciani Diaz 36,
L.A. G anado Ca doso 38, E. G augés 36, G. G aziani 17, A. G ecu29, E. G eening 55, S. G egson 47,
P. G iffi h 45, L. G illo 11, O. G ünbe g 62, B. Gui 59, E. Gushchin 33, Yu. Guz 35,38, T. Gys 38,
C. Hadji asiliou 59, G. Hae eli 39, C. Haen 38, S.C. Haines 47, S. Hall 53, B. Hamil on 58, T. Hampson 46,
X. Han 11, S. Hansmann-Menzeme 11, N. Ha new 55, S.T. Ha new 46, J. Ha ison 54, J. He 38, T. Head 38,
V. Heijne 41, K. Hennessy 52, P. Hen a d 5, L. Hen y 8, J.A. He nando Mo a a 37, E. an He wijnen 38,
M. Heß 62, A. Hicheu 1, D. Hill 55, M. Hoballah 5, C. Hombach 54, W. Hulsbe gen 41, P. Hun 55,
N. Hussain 55, D. Hu chc o 52, D. Hynds 51, M. Idzik 27, P. Il en 56, R. Jacobsson 38, A. Jaege 11,
J. Jalocha 55, E. Jans 41, P. Ja on 39, A. Jawahe y58, F. Jing 3, M. John 55, D. Johnson 55, C.R. Jones 47,
C. Jo am 38, B. Jos 38, N. Ju ik 59, M. Kaballo 9, S. Kandybei 43, W. Kanso 6, M. Ka acson 38, T.M. Ka bach 38,
S. Ka odia 51, M. Kelsey 59, I.R. Kenyon 45, T. Ke el 42, B. Khanji 20, C. Khu ewa hanakul 39, S. Kla e 54,
K. Klimaszewski 28, O. Kochebina 7, M. Kolpin 11, I. Koma o 39, R.F. Koopman 42, P. Koppenbu g 41,38,
M. Ko ole 32, A. Kozlinskiy 41, L. K a chuk 33, K. K eplin 11, M. K eps 48, G. K ocke 11, P. K oko ny 34,
F. K use 9, W. Kucewicz 26,o, M. Kucha czyk 20,26,38,k, V. Kud ya se 34, K. Ku ek 28, T. K a a skheliya 31,
V.N. La Thi 39, D. Laca e e 38, G. La e y 54, A. Lai15, D. Lambe 50, R.W. Lambe 42, G. Lan anchi 18,
C. Langenb uch 48, B. Langhans 38, T. La ham 48, C. Lazze oni 45, R. Le Gac 6, J. an Lee dam 41, J.-P. Lees 4,
R. Le è e 5, A. Lefla 32, J. Le ançois 7, S. Leo 23, O. Le oy 6, T. Lesiak 26, B. Le e ing on 11, Y. Li 3,
T. Likhomanenko 63, M. Liles 52, R. Lindne 38, C. Linn 38, F. Lione o 40, B. Liu 15, S. Lohn 38, I. Longs a 51,
J.H. Lopes 2, N. Lopez-Ma ch 39, P. Lowdon 40, H. Lu 3, D. Lucchesi 22, , H. Luo 50, A. Lupa o22, E. Luppi 16, ,
O. Lup on 55, F. Mache e 7, I.V. Machikhiliyan 31, F. Maciuc 29, O. Mae 30, S. Malde 55, A. Malinin 63,
G. Manca 15,e, G. Mancinelli 6, A. Mapelli 38, J. Ma a as 5, J.F. Ma chand 4, U. Ma coni 14,
C. Ma in Beni o 36, P. Ma ino 23, , R. Mä ki 39, J. Ma ks 11, G. Ma ello i 25, A. Ma ens 8,
A. Ma ín Sánchez 7, M. Ma inelli 39, D. Ma inez San os 42, F. Ma inez Vidal 64, D. Ma ins Tos es 2,
A. Massa e i 1, R. Ma e 38, Z. Ma he 38, C. Ma euzzi 20, A. Mazu o 16, , M. McCann 53, J. McCa hy 45,
A. McNab 54, R. McNul y 12, B. McSkelly 52, B. Meadows 57, F. Meie 9, M. Meissne 11, M. Me k 41,
D.A. Milanes 8, M.-N. Mina d 4, N. Moggi 14, J. Molina Rod iguez 60, S. Mon eil 5, M. Mo andin 22,
P. Mo awski 27, A. Mo dà 6, M.J. Mo ello 23, , J. Mo on 27, A.-B. Mo is50, R. Moun ain 59, F. Muheim 50,
K. Mülle 40, M. Mussini 14, B. Mus e 39, P. Naik 46, T. Nakada 39, R. Nandakuma 49, I. Nas e a 2,
M. Needham 50, N. Ne i 21, S. Neube 38, N. Neu eld 38, M. Neune 11, A.D. Nguyen 39, T.D. Nguyen 39,
C. Nguyen-Mau 39,q, M. Nicol 7, V. Niess 5, R. Nie 9, N. Niki in 32, T. Nikodem 11, A. No oselo 35,
D.P. O’Hanlon 48, A. Oblakowska-Mucha27, V. Ob az so 35, S. Ogge o 41, S. Ogil y 51, O. Okh imenko 44,
R. Oldeman 15,e, G. Onde wa e 65, M. O landea 29, J.M. O alo a Goicochea 2, P. Owen 53, A. Oyangu en 64,
B.K. Pal 59, A. Palano13,c, F. Palombo 21,u, M. Palu an 18, J. Panman 38, A. Papanes is49,38, M. Pappagallo 51,
L.L. Pappala do 16, , C. Pa kes 54, C.J. Pa kinson 9,45, G. Passale a 17, G.D. Pa el 52, M. Pa el 53,
C. Pa ignani 19,j, A. Pazos Al a ez37, A. Pea ce54, A. Pelleg ino 41, M. Pepe Al a elli 38, S. Pe azzini 14,d,
E. Pe ez T igo 37, P. Pe e 5, M. Pe in-Te in 6, L. Pesca o e 45, E. Pesen 66, K. Pe idis 53, A. Pe olini 19,j,
E. Pica os e Olloqui 36, B. Pie zyk 4, T. Pilaˇ
48, D. Pinci 25, A. Pis one19, S. Play e 50, M. Plo Casasus 37,
F. Polci 8, A. Poluek o 48,34, E. Polyca po 2, A. Popo 35, D. Popo 10, B. Popo ici 29, C. Po e a 2,
E. P ice 46, J. P iscianda o 39, A. P i cha d 52, C. P ou e 46, V. Puga ch 44, A. Puig Na a o 39, G. Punzi 23,s,
W. Qian 4, B. Rachwal 26, J.H. Rademacke 46, B. Rako omia amanana 39, M. Rama 18, M.S. Rangel 2,