Time-integrated measurements and prospects for the CKM angle gamma at LHCb

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current status and future prospects of measuring the CKM angle gamma at LHCb, highlighting early data results and optimistic projections for the experiment's precision by 2011.

Contribution

It provides an assessment of LHCb's capabilities for gamma measurement and projects future improvements based on early data extrapolations.

Findings

LHCb will achieve the world's best gamma measurement by end of 2011.

Early data yields are promising for future precision.

Long-term outlook for gamma measurement at LHCb is excellent.

Abstract

The status and prospects of time-integrated measurements of the CKM angle gamma at LHCb, the LHC's dedicated flavor physics experiment, are reviewed. Yields obtained from early data taking are presented and extrapolations are made to estimate what can be expected to be obtained from the 2011 data. The conclusions drawn from these extrapolations are that LHCb will produce the world's best measurement of gamma by the end of 2011 and that the long-term outlook is excellent.