RT Journal Article T1 Observation of the decay B0s → η c ϕ and evidence for B 0s → η c π + π − A1 LHCb Collaboration, A1 Adeva Andany, Bernardo A1 Borsato, Martino A1 Chobanova, Veronika A1 Cid Vidal, Xabier A1 Dosil Suárez, Álvaro A1 Fernández Prieto, Antonio A1 Gallas Torreira, Abraham Antonio A1 García Pardiñas, Julián A1 Lemos Cid, Edgar A1 Lucio Martínez, Miriam A1 Martínez Santos, Diego A1 Plo Casasus, Máximo A1 Prisciandaro, Jessica A1 Ramos Pernas, Miguel A1 Romero Vidal, Antonio A1 Saborido Silva, Juan José A1 Sanmartín Sedes, Brais A1 Santamarina Ríos, Cibrán A1 Vázquez Regueiro, Pablo A1 Vieites Díaz, María A1 Vázquez Sierra, Carlos K1 B physics K1 Branching fraction K1 Flavor physics K1 Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments) AB A study of B0s → η c ϕ and B0s → η c π + π − decays is performed using pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb−1, collected with the LHCb detector in Run 1 of the LHC. The observation of the decay B 0s → η c ϕ is reported, where the η c meson is reconstructed in the pp¯, K + K − π + π −, π + π − π + π − and K + K − K + K − decay modes and the ϕ(1020) in the K + K − decay mode. The decay B 0s → J/ψϕ is used as a normalisation channel. Evidence is also reported for the decay B 0s → η c π + π −, where the η c meson is reconstructed in the pp¯decay mode, using the decay B 0s → J/ψπ + π − as a normalisation channel. The measured branching fractions areB(B0s→ηcϕ)=(5.01±0.53±0.27±0.63)×10−4,B(B0s→ηcπ+π−)=(1.76±0.59±0.12±0.29)×10−4,where in each case the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third uncertainty is due to the limited knowledge of the external branching fractions. PB Springer SN 1029-8479 YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22666 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22666 LA eng NO Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M. et al. Observation of the decay B0s → η c ϕ and evidence for B0s → η c π + π − . J. High Energ. Phys. 2017, 21 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2017)021 DS Minerva RD 24 abr 2026