⚛️ high-energy experiments
Observation of the rare baryonic decay B+→pΛˉ and measurement of its weak decay parameter
Using LHCb proton-proton collision data, this paper presents the first observation of the rare baryonic decay B+→pΛˉ with a significance exceeding seven standard deviations, while measuring its branching fraction to be (1.24±0.17±0.05±0.03)×10−7 and its weak decay parameter αB to be 0.87−0.29+0.26±0.09, which indicates comparable S-wave and P-wave decay amplitudes.
LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. A (…)2026-02-12