First observation of $B^{+} \to D_s^{+}K^{+}K^{-}$ decays and a search for $B^{+} \to D_s^{+}\phi$ decays

EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (CERN)

First observation of

B

+

→ D

_s

+

K

+

K

−

decays and a

search for B

+

→ D

_s

+

φ decays

The LHCb collaboration†

Abstract A search for B+ _{→ D}+

sK+K− decays is performed using pp collision data

corre-sponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb−1, collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV with the LHCb experiment. A significant signal is observed for the first time and the branching fraction is determined to be

B(B+→ D_s+K+K−) = (7.1 ± 0.5 ± 0.6 ± 0.7) × 10−6,

where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third due to the uncertainty on the branching fraction of the normalisation mode B+_{→ D}+

sD 0

. A search is also performed for the pure annihilation decay B+_{→ D}+

sφ. No significant

signal is observed and a limit of

B(B+→ D+_sφ) < 4.9 × 10−7 (4.2 × 10−7) is set on the branching fraction at 95% (90%) confidence level.

Published in JHEP 01 (2018) 131

c

CERN on behalf of the LHCb collaboration, licence CC-BY-4.0.

†_{Authors are listed at the end of this paper.}

1

Introduction

The decay B+_{→ D}+

sK+K− is mediated by a b → u transition shown in Fig. 1 and is

therefore suppressed in the Standard Model (SM) due to the small size of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix element Vub. The branching fraction for this decay is

currently not measured, however a similar decay, B+_{→ D}+

sπ0, has been observed with a

branching fraction of B(B+→ D+

sπ0) = (1.5 ± 0.5) × 10−5 [1].

In the SM, the decay B+_{→ D}+

sφ proceeds dominantly via the annihilation diagram

shown in Fig. 1. This suppressed topology requires the wave functions of the incoming quarks to overlap sufficiently to annihilate into a virtual W+ boson. The decay is further suppressed by the small magnitude of the CKM matrix element Vub associated

with the annihilation vertex. In addition, unlike many rare hadronic decays including B+→ D+

sK+K−, possible contributions from rescattering effects are expected to be small,

for example contributions from intermediate states such as B+_{→ D}+

sω [2]. Several SM

predictions have been made for the branching fraction of the B+_{→ D}+

sφ decay [3–6], using

input from lattice calculations [7–9]. These predictions are in the range (1−7)×10−7, where the limit on the precision is dominated by hadronic uncertainties. However, additional diagrams contributing to this decay can arise in some extensions of the SM, such as supersymmetric models with R-parity violation. They could enhance the branching fraction and/or produce large CP asymmetries [4, 5], which makes the B+_{→ D}+

sφ decay

a promising place to search for new physics beyond the SM.1

b u u u s s s c W+ B+ D+ s K+ K− b u W+ s c s s B+ D+ s φ 1

Figure 1: Dominant diagram for the (left) B+_{→ D}+

sK+K− decay and (right) annihilation

diagram for the B+_{→ D}+

sφ decay in the Standard Model.

The LHCb experiment reported evidence for the decay B+_{→ D}+

sφ using pp collision

data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1 fb−1 taken during 2011, at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV [10]. A total of 6.7+4.5_−2.6 candidates was observed. The branching fraction was determined to be

B(B+_{→ D}+ s φ) = (1.87 +1.25 −0.73 ± 0.19 ± 0.32) × 10 −6 , (1)

where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic and the third is due to the uncertainty on the branching fraction of the decay B+_{→ D}+

sD0, which was used as

normalisation. Given the large uncertainties on both the theoretical and experimental values, the previously measured value is consistent with the range of SM values given above. The measurements presented in this paper reanalyse the data collected in 2011, whilst adding data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2 fb−1 collected at a centre-of-mass energy 8 TeV in 2012, along with 0.3 fb−1 from 2015 and 1.5 fb−1 from 2016, both at 13 TeV. They supersede the previous measurement [10].

This analysis is performed in two parts: firstly B+_{→ D}+ sK+K

− _{decays are}

recon-structed across the entire phase space and then a dedicated search for B+_{→ D}+

s φ decays

is performed in a narrow region of K+K− invariant mass around the φ meson. The branching fractions are determined using the decay B+_{→ D}+

s D0, with D0→ K+K −_,

as a normalisation channel. Although this D0 _{decay has a smaller branching fraction}

than D0→ K+_π− _{(0.4% vs. 3.9% [11]), sharing the same final state between the signal}

and normalisation channel reduces systematic uncertainties in the ratio of detection efficiencies.

2

Detector and data sample

The LHCb detector [12, 13] is a single-arm forward spectrometer covering the pseudorapidity range 2 < η < 5, designed for the study of particles containing b or c quarks. The detector includes a high-precision tracking system consisting of a silicon-strip vertex detector surrounding the pp interaction region, a large-area silicon-silicon-strip detector located upstream of a dipole magnet with a bending power of about 4 Tm, and three stations of silicon-strip detectors and straw drift tubes placed downstream of the magnet. The tracking system provides a measurement of momentum, p, of charged particles with a relative uncertainty that varies from 0.5% at low momentum to 1.0% at 200 GeV/c. The minimum distance of a track to a primary pp interaction vertex (PV), the impact parameter (IP), is measured with a resolution of (15 + 29/pT) µm, where pT is

the component of the momentum transverse to the beam, in GeV/c. Different types of charged hadrons are distinguished using information from two ring-imaging Cherenkov detectors. Photons, electrons and hadrons are identified by a calorimeter system consisting of scintillating-pad and preshower detectors, an electromagnetic calorimeter and a hadronic calorimeter. Muons are identified by a system composed of alternating layers of iron and multiwire proportional chambers. The online event selection is performed by a trigger, which consists of a hardware stage, based on information from the calorimeter and muon systems, followed by a software stage, which applies a full event reconstruction.

At the hardware trigger stage, events are required to have a muon with high pT or a

hadron, photon or electron with high transverse energy in the calorimeters. Two different algorithms are used in the software trigger to select candidates for this analysis. The first uses a multivariate algorithm [14] to identify the presence of a secondary vertex that has two, three or four tracks and is displaced from any PV. At least one of these charged particles must have a transverse momentum pT > 1.7 GeV/c and be inconsistent

with originating from a PV. The second algorithm selects φ candidates decaying to two charged kaons. Each kaon must have a transverse momentum pT > 0.8 GeV/c and be

inconsistent with originating from a PV. The invariant mass of the kaon pair must be within 20 MeV/c2 of the known φ mass [11]. This algorithm is used in both the search for B+_{→ D}+

sφ and B+→ Ds+K+K

− _decays.

Simulated events are used to determine the relative efficiencies of the signal and normalisation channels. The samples are generated for each of the running periods. In these simulations, pp collisions are generated using Pythia [15, 16] with a specific LHCb configuration [17]. Decays of hadronic particles are described by EvtGen [18], in which final-state radiation is generated using Photos [19]. The interaction of the generated particles with the detector, and its response, are implemented using the Geant4

toolkit [20] as described in Ref. [21].

3

Candidate selection

Candidate B+→ D+

sφ and B+→ Ds+K+K−decays are selected using similar requirements.

The φ mesons in B+_{→ D}+

sφ candidates are reconstructed with φ → K+K

−_{. Both modes}

are reconstructed using the D+

s → K+K

−_π+ _{decay, whilst B}+_{→ D}+

sφ candidates are

additionally reconstructed with the decays D+_s → K+_π−_π+ _{and D}+

s → π+π−π+to increase

the sensitivity of the search. The D+

s (φ) candidates are required to have an invariant

mass within 25 MeV/c2 _{(40 MeV/c}2_{) of the known D}+

s (φ) mass [11]. In the search for

B+ → D+

sK+K− decays, the veto |m(K+K−) − m(D0)| > 25 MeV/c2 is applied to

explicitly remove the normalisation channel from the signal mode.

The B+ _{meson candidates are formed from well reconstructed tracks with χ}2

IP > 4.0,

where χ2_IP is defined as the difference in the vertex-fit χ2 of the best PV reconstructed with and without the particle being considered. The best PV is the PV that has the smallest χ2

IP value. For kaons from the φ or B+ decay the momentum requirement is

p > 2 GeV/c. At least one track of each B+ meson candidate must have pT > 0.5 GeV/c

and p > 5 GeV/c.

Loose requirements are made on particle identification (PID) to reduce background from other b-hadron decays with misidentified hadrons. For the signal, the overall efficiency of the PID requirements varies from 80% to 90%, depending on the D+_s mode. Background from decays of B+ _{mesons to the same final state that did not proceed via a}

D+_s meson (referred to as charmless decays) are suppressed by applying a requirement on the significance of the B+ and D+_s vertex separation, χ2_FD.

The residual yields of charmless decays are estimated by determining the B+ _{yield in}

candidates that are in the invariant mass range 25 < |m(h+_h0−_π+_{) − m(D}+

s)| < 50 MeV/c2,

where m(h+h0−π+) is the D_s+candidate mass and h, h0 = K, π. This background estimation is performed separately for the B+ _{→ D}+

sφ and B+ → D+sK+K

− _{searches. For the}

B+ _{→ D}+

sD0 normalisation channel, a two-dimensional optimisation is performed to

calculate the contribution from decays without a D_s+ meson, D0 meson or both. The optimal selection requirements are chosen such that the maximum signal efficiency is achieved for a residual charmless contribution of 2% of the normalisation yield.

For the decay D_s+→ K+_K−_π+_{, candidates are rejected if they are consistent with D}+_→

K−π+_π+ _{or Λ}+ c → pK

−_π+ _{decays, where either a pion or a proton has been misidentified}

as a kaon. The candidates are reconstructed using the alternative mass hypothesis and, for those falling within 25 MeV/c2 of the D+ or Λ+_c mass, particle identification requirements are tightened on the misidentified track.

Another set of vetoes rejects decays where the tracks forming the D+

s candidate originate

from an excited charged charm meson decay, for example D∗+→ (D0_{→ h}+_h0−_)π+_{. By}

requiring ∆m = m(h+_h0−_π+_{) − m(h}+_h0−_{) > 150 MeV/c}2 _{decays of this type are efficiently}

removed. Other specific backgrounds are removed by mass vetoes. These vetoes remove B_s0→ φφ decays in which one of the φ mesons is combined with an unrelated pion to form the D+

s candidate. Any candidates within 50 MeV/c2 of the known Bs0 mass [11] in the

four-body invariant mass m(K+_K−_K+_K−_{) are removed to ensure a smooth combinatorial}

background distribution.

or B+ _{candidate combined with any pion from the D}+

s candidate, removing candidates

within 25 MeV/c2 _{of the known D}+

s mass. This removes decays that include incorrectly

reconstructed D_s+→ φπ+ _{or D}+

s → K+K−π+ decays, where the φ or K+K− pair are

incorrectly assigned to have originated from the B+ _{meson rather than the D}+

s meson.

For example, this incorrect assignment could lead to B+_{→ (D}+

s → φπ+)K+K

− _decays

being reconstructed as B+→ (D+

s → K+K−π+)φ decays. The B+ (Ds+) candidates are

required to have χ2

IP < 10 (χ2IP > 10), to ensure they are consistent (inconsistent) with

being produced at the best PV.

Multivariate analyses (MVA) are used to separate genuine φ and D_s+ candidates from random combinations of tracks [22]. The φ and D+_s MVAs use data samples of B0

s→ J/ψ φ and B0s→ D+sπ

− _{decays, respectively, where the background is statistically}

subtracted using the sPlot method [23]. The training uses the φ or D_s+ sidebands as a background sample. A total of eight MVAs are trained to target the decays φ → K+K−, D+ s → K+K −_π+_{, D}+ s → K+π −_π+ _{and D}+ s → π+π

−_π+_{, separately in the Run 1 (2011 and}

2012) and Run 2 (2015 and 2016) data. A preselection including the trigger, vetoes and PID requirements previously discussed is applied to the training samples, ensuring they are representative of the target signal decays. The samples are split into two subsamples in a random but reproducible way. One is used to train the corresponding MVA, the other to test its response.

The MVA method used in this analysis is a gradient Boosted Decision Tree (BDTG) [24]. The selection criteria for each of the BDTG classifiers are determined by optimising the figure of merit s/(a₂ +

√

NBKG) [25], with a = 5, where s is the signal efficiency and

NBKG is the number of background candidates determined from fits to data, calculated in

the signal region.

The efficiencies of the MVAs are obtained from the test samples of B_s0→ J/ψ φ and B0

s→ D+sπ

− _{decays. Additionally, a sample of B}+_{→ D}0_π+ _{decays is used to calculate the}

efficiency of D0_{→ K}+_K− _{decays in the normalisation channel. The efficiency calculation}

takes into account the kinematic differences between the training and signal samples, as well as any possible correlations between the D+

s and φ kinematics, by using input from

simulation samples. Any further correlations between the φ and D+

s MVA efficiencies are

found to be negligible. In the search for B+→ D+

sK+K− decays, calibration samples are

used to correct for the imperfect modelling of the PID in simulation. These corrected samples are then used to obtain the variations in the MVA efficiencies as a function of the phase-space position, in particular of the m(K+K−) invariant mass.

The invariant mass of the B+_{meson candidates is determined from fits in which the D}+ s

candidate mass (and D0 _{candidate mass for the normalisation channel) is constrained to}

the known value [26]. Additionally, the momentum vector of the B+ meson is constrained to be parallel to the vector connecting the PV and the B+ _{meson decay vertex.}

4

Invariant mass fits

The branching fractions of the B+→ D+

sφ and B+→ D+sK+K− decays are determined

from unbinned maximum likelihood fits to the invariant mass of the B+ _candidates.

However, separate fit strategies are used for the B+ _{→ D}+

sφ and B+ → Ds+K+K−

searches.

The search for B+_{→ D}+ sK+K

K θ cos 1 − −_{0.5 0 0.5 1} Arbitrary Units 0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 LHCb_Simulation ] 2 c ) [MeV/ − K + K ( m 980 1000 1020 1040 1060 Arbitrary Units 0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.2 0.22 LHCb Simulation

Figure 2: Distributions of (left) cos θK and (right) m(K+K−) in B+ → Ds+φ decays, as

determined from simulated events. The vertical lines represent the limits of the two categories used for each variable. In the m(K+_K−_{) distribution, the area within the dashed red lines}

represents the φ signal region, and the two areas between the dashed red and blue lines represent the φ sideband region. The B+_{→ D}+

sφ signal decays are seen to primarily contribute to the φ

signal region and the | cos θK| > 0.4 category.

normalisation channels. The B+→ D+

sK+K− yield is corrected on a per-candidate basis

to account for the phase-space dependence of the signal efficiencies in this three-body decay.

In contrast, the B+→ D+

sφ candidates are treated as quasi-two-body decays in which

all signal candidates are corrected with the same efficiency. The B+_{→ D}+

sφ signal and

normalisation channels are fitted simultaneously in different categories, as are the three D+_s decay modes, with the D_s+→ K+_K−_π+ _{mode split further into D}+

s → φπ+ and non-φ

submodes. This exploits the high purity of the D+

s → φπ+ decay. As the B+→ Ds+φ decay

involves the decay of a pseudoscalar particle to a pseudoscalar and vector particle, the φ vector meson (JP = 1−) must be produced longitudinally polarised. For a longitudinally polarised φ meson decaying to K+_K−_{, the distribution of the angle θ}

K, defined as the

angle that the kaon meson forms with the B momentum in the φ rest frame, is proportional to cos2θK. The distribution of cos θK for B+→ Ds+φ as determined from simulated events

is shown in Fig. 2. In the simultaneous fit for B+_{→ D}+

sφ candidates the candidates are

split into two helicity categories: | cos θK| > 0.4 and | cos θK| < 0.4. In simulated events,

93% of B+→ D+

sφ decays are found in the first category, whereas for the normalisation

decay and background modes, as the distributions in cos θK are approximately flat,

only 60% of candidates fall into this category. Additionally, the fit further assigns candidates into two m(K+K−) invariant mass categories, |m(K+K−) − mφ| < 10 MeV/c2

and 10 < |m(K+K−) − mφ| < 40 MeV/c2 (Fig. 2), to help constrain the contribution from

the different backgrounds in the signal region. Background modes involving two kaons that did not originate from a φ meson (for example B0_s→ Ds(∗)+K−K∗0) have different

fractions in these two categories, helping to distinguish them from those decays with a real φ meson. The fractions of B+_{→ D}+

sφ candidates in each of the categories, as determined

Table 1: Fractions of B+_{→ D}+

sφ candidates expected in the helicity and m(K+K−) invariant

mass categories of the simultaneous fit.

|m(K+_K−_{) − m} φ| ( MeV/c2) Helicity Category | cos θK| > 0.4 | cos θK| < 0.4 < 10 82% 6% (10, 40) 11% 1% Table 2: Fractions of B+_{→ D}+

sK+K− candidates assumed to contribute to each helicity and

m(K+_K−_{) invariant mass categories of the simultaneous fit. The uncertainties shown are}

calculated from the range of fractions obtained by assuming different contributing resonances, as detailed in Sec. 4.1. |m(K+_K−_{) − m} φ| ( MeV/c2) Helicity Category | cos θK| > 0.4 | cos θK| < 0.4 < 10 (15 ± 2)% (10 ± 1)% (10, 40) (45 ± 2)% (30 ± 1)%

4.1

Signal and normalisation probability density functions

sD0 and B+→ Ds+K+K− or

B+_{→ D}+

s φ invariant mass distributions are each modelled using the sum of two Crystal

Ball (CB) [27] probability density functions (PDFs) with tails at lower invariant mass. The tail parameters, the ratio of the two CB widths, and the relative fraction of each CB function are determined from simulated events. The resolution parameter of the narrow CB component in each D+

s decay mode category is a free parameter in the fit, but the

ratios of signal and normalisation widths are fixed to values determined from simulated events. For the normalisation mode, the fraction of B+_{→ D}+

sD0 candidates in the two

helicity bins is a free parameter in the fit, whereas for the signal the fraction in each helicity and m(K+K−) invariant mass category of the fit is fixed to that determined from simulated events, as reported in Table 1.

The search for B+_{→ D}+

sφ decays includes a component for B+→ D+sK+K

− _decays

that did not proceed via a φ meson. The fraction of B+→ D+

s K+K− decays expected

in each helicity angle and m(K+_K−_{) mass category, shown in Table 2, are calculated}

from the average of different K+_K− _{resonances that could contribute to B}+_{→ D}+ sK+K

−

decays. These resonances include possible contributions from the f0(980) and a0(980)

resonances. The resulting fractions are sufficiently different from those for the B+_{→ D}+ s φ

signal such that the two contributions can be distinguished. The range of fractions obtained by considering the different resonances are included as uncertainties in Table 2. A systematic uncertainty is assigned to account for the fixed fractions assumed in the fit. No attempt is made to separate any of the contributing resonances in the search for B+→ D+

4.2

Background PDFs

A number of background components are included in the fit model. The dominant source of background under the signal is due to combinations of unrelated tracks. An exponential function is used to parametrise this component. The same slope parameter is used in the simultaneous fit to the signal and normalisation modes. Partially reconstructed B+ _{→ D}∗+

s D0 and B+ → D+sD

∗0 _{decays are concentrated in the lower part of the}

D+

sD0 spectrum. They are parametrised using analytical shapes that account for the

nonreconstructed neutral pion or photon from the excited D-meson decays. These shapes are constructed from Gaussian distributions convolved with second-order polynomials, and are analogous to those used in similar analyses [28]. An additional component is used to model B+→ D∗+

s D∗0 decays where one particle from each of the excited D mesons is

missed. Partially reconstructed B+_{→ D}∗+

s φ decays can contribute to the lower part of

the D+

s φ spectrum. These, similarly, are fitted with analytical shapes that account for

the missing neutral particle from the D∗+_s decay, as well as the different helicity states for the decay of a pseudoscalar meson to two vector particles. They are parametrised in an analogous way to similar analyses [29]. This background component is only included in the search for B+→ D+

sφ decays. The modes B0s→ D+sK−K∗0 and B0s→ Ds∗+K−K∗0

form a background to B+_{→ D}+

sφ decays when a low-momentum pion from the K ∗0

decay is not reconstructed. Additionally, a neutral pion or photon can be missed from the excited D_s+ meson decay in the case of B0_s→ D∗+

s K−K∗0. The PDFs are determined

from simulated events. The expected fractions in each category of the B+_{→ D}+

sφ fit are

fixed using simulated events. The decays B0

s→ D+sD − s , Bs0→ D ∗+ s D − s and B0→ Ds+D −

can form a background when a pion is not reconstructed from a D+_s or D+ decaying to K+_K−_π+_{. The PDFs are also determined from simulated events, with the fractions in}

each B+_{→ D}+

sφ fit category fixed. The result of the fit to B+→ Ds+K+K

− _candidates,

including all the relevant background components is shown in Fig. 3. The result of the simultaneous fit to B+_{→ D}+

s φ candidates in the different helicity angle and m(K+K −₎

mass categories is shown in Fig. 4. The three contributing D+

s meson decay modes are

merged.

5

Systematic uncertainties

A number of different sources of systematic uncertainty are considered. The contribution from each source is detailed in Table 3.

Relative efficiencies: The calculation of the branching fractions requires a correction to the ratio of signal and normalisation yields to account for the difference in the selection efficiency of the two modes. All relative selection efficiencies except the PID and MVA efficiencies are determined from simulated events and the effect of having a limited simulation sample size is included as a systematic uncertainty. The relative efficiency for the PID and MVA requirements are determined from data control modes, including the samples of B0

s→ J/ψ φ and B0s→ Ds+π− decays used

to test the MVA responses. Systematic uncertainties are assigned to account for the limited sizes of the control mode samples, kinematic differences between the control modes and the signal modes and differences between the data and simulation distributions that might affect the relative efficiency.

] 2 c ) [MeV/ ! K + K + s D ( m 5200 5400 5600 5800 ) 2 c Candidates / (10 MeV/ 100 200 300 400 Data ! K + K + s D " + B ! s D *+ s D " 0 s B ! D + s D " 0 B ! s D + s D " 0 s B *0 K ! K + s D " 0 s B *0 K ! K *+ s D " 0 s B Comb. background LHCb 2 4

Figure 3: Mass distribution of B+_{→ D}+

sK+K− candidates. The result of the fit to the data

using the model described in Sec. 4.1 is overlaid, with the PDF components given in the legend.

Table 3: Systematic uncertainties contributing to the measurements of B(B+_{→ D}+

sφ) and

B(B+_{→ D}+

sK+K−). The systematic uncertainty from the normalisation branching fraction is

also included. Source of uncertainty B(B +_{→ D}+ sφ) B(B+→ D+sK+K−) (×10−7) (×10−6) Relative efficiencies 0.08 0.59

Signal and normalisation PDFs 0.04 0.04

Background PDFs 0.69 0.02 Charmless contribution 0.02 0.05 B+_{→ D}+ sK+K − _{model 0.38 –} Normalisation 0.12 0.72

Signal and normalisation PDFs: Some parameters in the signal and normalisation PDFs are fixed to values obtained from simulation. These include the tail parameters, relative widths, and fractional amounts of the two CB functions that make up the PDFs. The values obtained from simulation have associated uncertainties arising from the limited simulation sample sizes. The nominal fits are repeated with the fixed parameters modified to values sampled from Gaussian distributions, with a width given by the parameter uncertainties. All parameters are changed simultaneously. For the fit to B+ → D+

sφ candidates, the fractions of events expected in each

category of the fit are also included in the procedure. The resulting variation is assigned as the systematic uncertainty.

Background PDFs: Some of the PDFs for the background modes are taken directly from simulated events using one-dimensional kernel estimations [30]. In the nominal fit, these are smeared to account for the differences in the mass resolution between

] 2 c ) [MeV/ φ + s D ( m 5000 5200 5400 5600 5800 ) 2 c Candidates / ( 20 MeV/ 20 40 60 80 100 LHCb )| > 0.4 K θ |cos( region φ ] 2 c ) [MeV/ φ + s D ( m 5000 5200 5400 5600 5800 20 40 60 80 100 LHCb )| < 0.4 K θ |cos( region φ Data φ + s D → + B − K + K + s D → + B − s D *+ s D → 0 s B − D + s D → 0 B − s D + s D → 0 s B *0 K − K + s D → 0 s B *0 K − K *+ s D → 0 s B φ *+ s D → + B Comb. background ] 2 c ) [MeV/ φ + s D ( m 5000 5200 5400 5600 5800 ) 2 c Candidates / ( 20 MeV/ 20 40 60 80 100 LHCb )| > 0.4 K θ |cos( sideband φ ] 2 c ) [MeV/ φ + s D ( m 5000 5200 5400 5600 5800 20 40 60 80 100 LHCb )| < 0.4 K θ |cos( sideband φ Data φ + s D → + B − K + K + s D → + B − s D *+ s D → 0 s B − D + s D → 0 B − s D + s D → 0 s B *0 K − K + s D → 0 s B *0 K − K *+ s D → 0 s B φ *+ s D → + B Comb. background

Figure 4: Mass distribution of B+_{→ D}+

s φ candidates in (top) the φ mass region, and (bottom)

the φ mass sideband. The plots on the left are in the helicity bin | cos θK| > 0.4 and the right

are in | cos θK| < 0.4. The result of the fit to the data using the model described in Sec. 4.1 is

overlaid, with the PDF components given in the legend. The B+_{→ D}+

sφ decays (black) are

expected to primarily contribute to the φ region with | cos θK| > 0.4.

data and simulation. To account for any systematic uncertainty arising from the choice of resolution difference, the fit is repeated, randomly varying the smearing resolution each time. The resulting variation in the branching fraction is assigned as a systematic uncertainty. Additionally, each partially reconstructed background PDF has fixed fractions in the different categories of the signal fit. To determine the effect on the branching fraction, these fractions are repeatedly sampled from Gaussian distributions with widths given by the statistical uncertainty on the fractions. For the combinatorial background shape, the choice of parametrisation is varied and the effect included in the systematic uncertainty.

ex-pected to remain in the final selection. These contributions are neglected in the calculation of the branching fractions. However, the shift in the branching fraction caused by numerically including the charmless yields is assigned as a systematic uncertainty.

B+_{→ D}+ s K

+_K− _{model assumption: The fit to B}+_{→ D}+

sφ candidates includes

a shape for B+→ D+

sK+K− decays that do not proceed via a φ meson. In order

to distinguish this component from the signal, the different fractions of candidates in the four fit categories are exploited. This requires making assumptions as to which resonances contribute to the full B+→ D+

sK+K− decay model. The shape

is assumed to be dominated by f0(980) and a0(980) resonances. Estimates of the

uncertainties on the fractions are determined by considering the range in each fraction for the models considered. The variation in the branching fraction that results from varying these fractions within the uncertainties is assigned as the systematic uncertainty.

6

Results

6.1

Search for B

→ D

K

_K

_candidates

−_{candidates finds a total yield of N (B}+_{→ D}+ sK+K

−_{) = 443±29}

candidates. This constitutes the first observation of this decay mode. The branching fraction is calculated as B(B+→ D+_sK+K−) = Ncorr(B +_{→ D}+ sK+K −₎ N (B+_{→ D}+ sD0) × B(B+→ D+_sD0) × B(D0→ K+K−) (2) where N (B+→ D+

sD0) is the yield of normalisation decays, and Ncorr(B+→ Ds+K+K − ) is defined to be Ncorr(B+→ Ds+K +_K− ) =X i Wi ratio i , (3)

where Wi is the per-candidate weight, as determined by the sPlot technique for candidate

i; and ratio

i represents the relative efficiency of the signal and normalisation modes

i(B+→ Ds+K+K−)/(B+→ Ds+D0) in the relevant bin of the B+→ Ds+K+K− Dalitz

plot. The corrected yield ratio can be expressed as the ratio of signal and normalisation branching fractions using Eq. 2. The value is measured to be

Ncorr(B+→ D+sK+K−) N (B+_{→ D}+ sD0) = B(B +_{→ D}+ sK+K−) B(B+_{→ D}+ sD0)B(D0→ K+K−) = 0.197 ± 0.015 ± 0.017,

where the first uncertainty is statistical, and the second is systematic. The branching fraction for B+→ D+ sK+K− decays is determined to be B(B+_{→ D}+ sK +_K− ) = (7.1 ± 0.5 ± 0.6 ± 0.7) × 10−6,

where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic and the third from the branching fractions of D0_{→ K}+_K− _{and of the normalisation mode B}+_{→ D}+

sD0. The

] 2 c ) [MeV/ − K + s D ( m 3000 4000 5000 Arbitrary Units 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 LHCb ] 2 c ) [MeV/ − K + K ( m 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Arbitrary Units 0 5 10 15 20 LHCb 1000 1100 1200 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Figure 5: Projections of the background-subtracted two-body invariant masses (left) m(D+ sK−)

and (right) m(K+_K−_{) for B}+_{→ D}+

sK+K− decays. These plots are additionally weighted by a

factor 1/ratio

i to correct for the efficiency variation across the phase space. An expansion of the

φ region of m(K+_K−_{) is inset where the same φ signal region and φ sideband region have been}

represented as in Fig. 2.

B(B+_{→ D}+

sD0) = (9.0 ± 0.9) × 10

−3 _{[11]. The two-body projections m(D}+ sK

−_{) and}

m(K+K−) are obtained for the signal component using the sPlot technique, shown in Fig. 5. No significant peak is observed in the φ region of the m(K+_K−_{) plot; rather a}

broad distribution of candidates is found in the region up to m(K+_K−_{) ' 1900 MeV/c}2_.

6.2

Search for B

→ D

s

φ candidates

The fit to B+_{→ D}+

sφ candidates finds a total yield of N (B+→ Ds+φ) = 5.3 ± 6.7, summed

across all categories and D+

s meson decay modes. A yield of N (B+→ Ds+K

−_K+_{) = 65±10}

is found, consistent with the yield obtained from the full B+→ D+

sK+K− measurement.

The branching fraction for B+_{→ D}+

sφ decays is calculated as B(B+→ D_s+φ) = R × B(D 0_{→ K}+_K−₎ B(φ → K+_K−₎ × B(B +_{→ D}+ sD 0 ), (4)

where the branching fraction B(φ → K+_K−_{) = 0.489 ± 0.005 has been used [11].}

The free variable R is defined to be the ratio of the signal and normalisation yields, corrected for the selection efficiencies. The yield of signal candidates in each D_s+ mode is constructed from R and the normalisation yield for the given D+

s decay mode, N (B+→

D+

sD0). The product of these two quantities is corrected by the ratio of selection efficiencies

N (B+→ D+ sφ) = R × N (B +_{→ D}+ sD 0_{) ×} (B +_{→ D}+ sφ) (B+_{→ D}+ sD0) . (5)

The simultaneous fit measures a single value of R for all D+

s decay mode categories.

From an ensemble of pseudoexperiments, R is distributed normally. It can be written as the ratio of signal and normalisation branching fractions using Eq. 4. The value is determined to be R = B(B +_{→ D}+ sφ) B(B+_{→ D}+ s D0) × B(φ → K +_K−₎ B(D0_{→ K}+_K−₎ = (1.6 +2.2 −1.9± 1.1) × 10 −3 ,

where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This corresponds to a branching fraction for B+_{→ D}+

sφ decays of

B(B+_{→ D}+

sφ) = (1.2 +1.6

−1.4± 0.8 ± 0.1) × 10−7,

where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third results from the uncertainty on the branching fractions B(B+→ D+

sD0), B(φ → K+K−) and

B(D0 _{→ K}+_K−_{). Considering only the statistical uncertainty, the significance of the}

B+_{→ D}+

sφ signal is 0.8 standard deviations (σ).

Upper limits at 95% and 90% confidence levels (CL) are determined using the Feldman-Cousins approach [31]. An ensemble of pseudoexperiments is generated for different values of the branching fraction B(B+_{→ D}+

sφ). These generated pseudoexperiments are then

fitted with the nominal fit model to calculate the fitted branching fraction and associated statistical uncertainty, σstat. This method constructs confidence bands based on a likelihood

ratio method, calculating the probability of fitting a branching fraction for a given generated branching fraction. This probability is assumed to follow a Gaussian distribution with width σ = qσ2

stat+ σsyst2 , where σstat and σsyst are the statistical and systematic

uncertainties. The dominant source of systematic uncertainty in this measurement is from the background PDFs. As the size of this uncertainty is not expected to vary as a function of the generated branching fraction, σsyst is assumed to be constant. Nuisance parameters

are accounted for using the plug-in method [32]. The generated confidence bands are shown in Fig. 6, where the statistical-only 90% CL and 95% CL bands are shown, along with the 95% CL band with systematic uncertainty included. This corresponds to a statistical-only 95% (90%) CL limit of B(B+→ D+

sφ) < 4.4 × 10 −7

(3.9 × 10−7), and a 95% (90%) CL limit including systematic uncertainties of

B(B+_{→ D}+ sφ) < 4.9 × 10 −7 (4.2 × 10−7).

7

Conclusions

sK+K− decays is performed. The branching fraction is determined

to be

B(B+_{→ D}+ sK

+_K−

) = (7.1 ± 0.5 ± 0.6 ± 0.7) × 10−6,

where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third is due to the uncertainty on the branching fraction of the normalisation mode B+_{→ D}+

sD0. This is the

first observation of this decay mode. A search is also performed for the pure annihilation decay B+_{→ D}+

sφ, but no significant signal is observed and a limit of

B(B+_{→ D}+

sφ) < 4.9 × 10 −7

(4.2 × 10−7)

is set on the branching fraction at 95% (90%) confidence level. The limit on B(B+→ D+ sφ)

presented here supersedes the previous result from LHCb [10].

This updated analysis benefits from the significantly larger data sample now available at LHCb to increase the reach of these searches. The previous measurement performed by LHCb reported evidence for the decay B+_{→ D}+

) -7 10 × ) ( φ + s D → + B ( B Fitted 0 5 10 15 ) -7 10 × ) ( φ + s D → + B( B Generated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 90% CL band 95% CL band

With syst. uncertainty

Figure 6: Confidence bands produced using the Feldman-Cousins approach. The green and yellow bands represent the statistical-only 90% and 95% CL bands. The black dotted line represents the 95% limit including systematic uncertainties. The measured value of the branching fraction is shown by the vertical red line, and the corresponding 95% CL limits, with and without systematic uncertainties, are represented by the dotted red lines.

This update determines that there is a sizeable contribution from B+_{→ D}+ sK+K

− _decays

that contribute within the φ-meson mass window that was previously not considered. The result is consistent with the prediction that rescattering contributions to B+→ D+

s φ

decays are small.

Acknowledgements

We express our gratitude to our colleagues in the CERN accelerator departments for the excellent performance of the LHC. We thank the technical and administrative staff at the LHCb institutes. We acknowledge support from CERN and from the national agencies: CAPES, CNPq, FAPERJ and FINEP (Brazil); MOST and NSFC (China); CNRS/IN2P3 (France); BMBF, DFG and MPG (Germany); INFN (Italy); NWO (The Netherlands); MNiSW and NCN (Poland); MEN/IFA (Romania); MinES and FASO (Russia); MinECo (Spain); SNSF and SER (Switzerland); NASU (Ukraine); STFC (United Kingdom); NSF (USA). We acknowledge the computing resources that are provided by CERN, IN2P3 (France), KIT and DESY (Germany), INFN (Italy), SURF (The Netherlands), PIC (Spain), GridPP (United Kingdom), RRCKI and Yandex LLC (Russia), CSCS (Switzerland), IFIN-HH (Romania), CBPF (Brazil), PL-GRID (Poland) and OSC (USA). We are indebted to the communities behind the multiple open-source software packages on which we depend. Individual groups or members have received support from AvH Foundation (Germany), EPLANET, Marie Sk lodowska-Curie Actions and ERC (European Union), ANR, Labex P2IO, ENIGMASS and OCEVU, and R´egion Auvergne-Rhˆone-Alpes (France), RFBR and Yandex LLC (Russia), GVA, XuntaGal and GENCAT (Spain), Herchel Smith Fund, the Royal Society, the English-Speaking Union and the Leverhulme Trust (United Kingdom).

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T. Li3_{, Y. Li}7_{, Z. Li}61_{, T. Likhomanenko}68_{, R. Lindner}40_{, F. Lionetto}42_{, V. Lisovskyi}7_{, X. Liu}3_,

D. Loh50_{, A. Loi}16_{, I. Longstaff}53_{, J.H. Lopes}2_{, D. Lucchesi}23,o_{, M. Lucio Martinez}39_{, H. Luo}52_,

A. Lupato23_{, E. Luppi}17,g_{, O. Lupton}40_{, A. Lusiani}24_{, X. Lyu}63_{, F. Machefert}7_{, F. Maciuc}30_,

V. Macko41_{, P. Mackowiak}10_{, S. Maddrell-Mander}48_{, O. Maev}31,40_{, K. Maguire}56_,

D. Maisuzenko31_{, M.W. Majewski}28_{, S. Malde}57_{, B. Malecki}27_{, A. Malinin}68_{, T. Maltsev}36,w_,

G. Manca16,f_{, G. Mancinelli}6_{, D. Marangotto}22,q_{, J. Maratas}5,v_{, J.F. Marchand}4_{, U. Marconi}15_,

C. Marin Benito38_{, M. Marinangeli}41_{, P. Marino}41_{, J. Marks}12_{, G. Martellotti}26_{, M. Martin}6_,

M. Martinelli41_{, D. Martinez Santos}39_{, F. Martinez Vidal}70_{, L.M. Massacrier}7_{, A. Massafferri}1_,

R. Matev40_{, A. Mathad}50_{, Z. Mathe}40_{, C. Matteuzzi}21_{, A. Mauri}42_{, E. Maurice}7,b_{, B. Maurin}41_,

A. Mazurov47_{, M. McCann}55,40_{, A. McNab}56_{, R. McNulty}13_{, J.V. Mead}54_{, B. Meadows}59_,

C. Meaux6_{, F. Meier}10_{, N. Meinert}67_{, D. Melnychuk}29_{, M. Merk}43_{, A. Merli}22,40,q_,

E. Michielin23_{, D.A. Milanes}66_{, E. Millard}50_{, M.-N. Minard}4_{, L. Minzoni}17_{, D.S. Mitzel}12_,

A. Mogini8_{, J. Molina Rodriguez}1_{, T. Momb¨acher}10_{, I.A. Monroy}66_{, S. Monteil}5_,

M. Morandin23_{, M.J. Morello}24,t_{, O. Morgunova}68_{, J. Moron}28_{, A.B. Morris}52_{, R. Mountain}61_,

F. Muheim52_{, M. Mulder}43_{, D. M¨uller}56_{, J. M¨uller}10_{, K. M¨uller}42_{, V. M¨uller}10_{, P. Naik}48_,

T. Nakada41_{, R. Nandakumar}51_{, A. Nandi}57_{, I. Nasteva}2_{, M. Needham}52_{, N. Neri}22,40_,

S. Neubert12_{, N. Neufeld}40_{, M. Neuner}12_{, T.D. Nguyen}41_{, C. Nguyen-Mau}41,n_{, S. Nieswand}9_,

R. Niet10_{, N. Nikitin}33_{, T. Nikodem}12_{, A. Nogay}68_{, D.P. O’Hanlon}50_{, A. Oblakowska-Mucha}28_,

V. Obraztsov37_{, S. Ogilvy}19_{, R. Oldeman}16,f_{, C.J.G. Onderwater}71_{, A. Ossowska}27_,

J.M. Otalora Goicochea2_{, P. Owen}42_{, A. Oyanguren}70_{, P.R. Pais}41_{, A. Palano}14,d_,

M. Palutan19,40_{, A. Papanestis}51_{, M. Pappagallo}14,d_{, L.L. Pappalardo}17,g_{, W. Parker}60_,

C. Parkes56_{, G. Passaleva}18,40_{, A. Pastore}14,d_{, M. Patel}55_{, C. Patrignani}15,e_{, A. Pearce}40_,

A. Pellegrino43_{, G. Penso}26_{, M. Pepe Altarelli}40_{, S. Perazzini}40_{, P. Perret}5_{, L. Pescatore}41_,

K. Petridis48_{, A. Petrolini}20,h_{, A. Petrov}68_{, M. Petruzzo}22,q_{, E. Picatoste Olloqui}38_,

B. Pietrzyk4_{, M. Pikies}27_{, D. Pinci}26_{, F. Pisani}40_{, A. Pistone}20,h_{, A. Piucci}12_{, V. Placinta}30_,

S. Playfer52_{, M. Plo Casasus}39_{, F. Polci}8_{, M. Poli Lener}19_{, A. Poluektov}50_{, I. Polyakov}61_,

E. Polycarpo2_{, G.J. Pomery}48_{, S. Ponce}40_{, A. Popov}37_{, D. Popov}11,40_{, S. Poslavskii}37_,

C. Potterat2_{, E. Price}48_{, J. Prisciandaro}39_{, C. Prouve}48_{, V. Pugatch}46_{, A. Puig Navarro}42_,

H. Pullen57_{, G. Punzi}24,p_{, W. Qian}50_{, R. Quagliani}7,48_{, B. Quintana}5_{, B. Rachwal}28_,

J.H. Rademacker48_{, M. Rama}24_{, M. Ramos Pernas}39_{, M.S. Rangel}2_{, I. Raniuk}45,†_,

F. Ratnikov35_{, G. Raven}44_{, M. Ravonel Salzgeber}40_{, M. Reboud}4_{, F. Redi}55_{, S. Reichert}10_,

K. Rinnert54_{, V. Rives Molina}38_{, P. Robbe}7_{, A. Robert}8_{, A.B. Rodrigues}1_{, E. Rodrigues}59_,

J.A. Rodriguez Lopez66_{, A. Rogozhnikov}35_{, S. Roiser}40_{, A. Rollings}57_{, V. Romanovskiy}37_,

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J. Ruiz Vidal70_{, J.J. Saborido Silva}39_{, E. Sadykhov}32_{, N. Sagidova}31_{, B. Saitta}16,f_,

V. Salustino Guimaraes62_{, C. Sanchez Mayordomo}70_{, B. Sanmartin Sedes}39_{, R. Santacesaria}26_,

C. Santamarina Rios39_{, M. Santimaria}19_{, E. Santovetti}25,j_{, G. Sarpis}56_{, A. Sarti}19,k_,

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M. Schiller53_{, H. Schindler}40_{, M. Schmelling}11_{, T. Schmelzer}10_{, B. Schmidt}40_{, O. Schneider}41_,

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J. Serrano6_{, L. Sestini}23_{, P. Seyfert}40_{, M. Shapkin}37_{, I. Shapoval}45_{, Y. Shcheglov}31_{, T. Shears}54_,

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G. Simi23,o_{, S. Simone}14,d_{, M. Sirendi}49_{, N. Skidmore}48_{, T. Skwarnicki}61_{, E. Smith}55_,

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M. Stepanova31_{, H. Stevens}10_{, S. Stone}61_{, B. Storaci}42_{, S. Stracka}24,p_{, M.E. Stramaglia}41_,

M. Straticiuc30_{, U. Straumann}42_{, J. Sun}3_{, L. Sun}64_{, W. Sutcliffe}55_{, K. Swientek}28_,

V. Syropoulos44_{, T. Szumlak}28_{, M. Szymanski}63_{, S. T’Jampens}4_{, A. Tayduganov}6_,

T. Tekampe10_{, G. Tellarini}17,g_{, F. Teubert}40_{, E. Thomas}40_{, J. van Tilburg}43_{, M.J. Tilley}55_,

V. Tisserand4_{, M. Tobin}41_{, S. Tolk}49_{, L. Tomassetti}17,g_{, D. Tonelli}24_{, F. Toriello}61_,

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A. Trisovic40_{, A. Tsaregorodtsev}6_{, P. Tsopelas}43_{, A. Tully}49_{, N. Tuning}43,40_{, A. Ukleja}29_,

A. Usachov7_{, A. Ustyuzhanin}35_{, U. Uwer}12_{, C. Vacca}16,f_{, A. Vagner}69_{, V. Vagnoni}15,40_,

A. Valassi40_{, S. Valat}40_{, G. Valenti}15_{, R. Vazquez Gomez}40_{, P. Vazquez Regueiro}39_{, S. Vecchi}17_,

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M. Vieites Diaz39_{, H. Viemann}67_{, X. Vilasis-Cardona}38,m_{, M. Vitti}49_{, V. Volkov}33_,

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M. Whitehead40_{, J. Wicht}50_{, G. Wilkinson}57_{, M. Wilkinson}61_{, M. Williams}56_{, M.P. Williams}47_,

M. Williams58_{, T. Williams}47_{, F.F. Wilson}51,40_{, J. Wimberley}60_{, M. Winn}7_{, J. Wishahi}10_,

W. Wislicki29_{, M. Witek}27_{, G. Wormser}7_{, S.A. Wotton}49_{, K. Wraight}53_{, K. Wyllie}40_{, Y. Xie}65_,

M. Xu65_{, Z. Xu}4_{, Z. Yang}3_{, Z. Yang}60_{, Y. Yao}61_{, H. Yin}65_{, J. Yu}65_{, X. Yuan}61_,

O. Yushchenko37_{, K.A. Zarebski}47_{, M. Zavertyaev}11,c_{, L. Zhang}3_{, Y. Zhang}7_{, A. Zhelezov}12_,

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1_{Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas F´ısicas (CBPF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil} 2_{Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil} 3_{Center for High Energy Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China}

4_{LAPP, Universit´e Savoie Mont-Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, Annecy-Le-Vieux, France}

5_{Clermont Universit´e, Universit´e Blaise Pascal, CNRS/IN2P3, LPC, Clermont-Ferrand, France} 6_{Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France}

7_{LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Universit´e Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France}

8_{LPNHE, Universit´e Pierre et Marie Curie, Universit´e Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France} 9_{I. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany}

10_{Fakult¨at Physik, Technische Universit¨at Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany} 11_{Max-Planck-Institut f¨ur Kernphysik (MPIK), Heidelberg, Germany}

12_{Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universit¨at Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany} 13_{School of Physics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland}