Heavy Flavor Physics: Lifetimes and Flavor Changing Neutral Currents

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent results from Tevatron experiments on B hadron lifetimes and flavor changing neutral currents, highlighting the collider's capability to explore heavy flavor physics with large datasets.

Contribution

It presents new measurements of B hadron properties and searches for new physics signatures using Tevatron data, advancing heavy flavor physics research.

Findings

Precise B hadron lifetime measurements

Constraints on flavor changing neutral currents

Evidence supporting or challenging Standard Model predictions

Abstract

The Tevatron, with $p\bar{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=$1.96 TeV, can produce all flavors of $B$ hadrons and allows for unprecedented studies in the $B$ physics sector. These range from measurements of $B$ hadron properties to searches of new physics signatures. The CDF and D0 detectors currently have more than 7 fb$^{-1}$ of data recorded. This paper presents a selection of recent results on lifetimes and flavor changing neutral currents using between 4.3--5.0 fb$^{-1}$ of data.