First observation of the decay $D^{0}rightarrow K^{-}pi^{+}mu^{+}mu^{-}$ in the $rho^{0}$-$omega$ region of the dimuon mass spectrum


Abstract in English

A study of the decay $D^{0}rightarrow K^{-}pi^{+}mu^{+}mu^{-}$ is performed using data collected by the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.0 fb$^{-1}$. Decay candidates with muon pairs that have an invariant mass in the range 675--875 MeV$/c^2$ are considered. This region is dominated by the $rho^{0}$ and $omega$ resonances. The branching fraction in this range is measured to be ${cal B}$($D^{0}rightarrow K^{-}pi^{+}mu^{+}mu^{-}$) = $(4.17 pm 0.12(stat) pm 0.40(syst))times10^{-6}$. This is the first observation of the decay $D^{0}rightarrow K^{-}pi^{+}mu^{+}mu^{-}$. Its branching fraction is consistent with the value expected in the Standard Model.

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