Lifetimes of some $b$-flavored hadrons

Abstract

Recent measurements of lifetimes of some $b$-flavored hadrons are presented and interpreted in the context of theoretical models, especially the Heavy Quark Expansion. Decay widths and decay width differences in the $B_s^0-\overline{B}_s^0$ system are discussed from studies of decays into the final states $J/ψK^+K^-$, $J/ψπ^+π^-$, $D_s^+D_s^-$, $K^+K^-$, and $D_s^{\pm}π^{\mp}$. Lifetime measurements of the baryons $Λ_b^0$, $Ξ_b^-$, $Ξ_b^0$, and $Ω_b^-$ are also shown.

Presented at 2014 Flavor Physics and CP Violation (FPCP-2014) Marselle, France, May 26-30, 2014;19 pages, 17 figures, to appear in the proceedings