# Measurement of the $B^{\pm}$ production asymmetry and the $CP$ asymmetry in $B^{\pm} \to J/\psi K^{\pm}$ decays

## TL;DR

This paper measures the production and CP asymmetries of B± mesons in proton-proton collisions at the LHC, providing precise results that test the Standard Model's predictions of matter-antimatter differences.

## Contribution

The study presents the first measurements of B± production asymmetry at 7 and 8 TeV and uses these to accurately determine the CP asymmetry in B± decays.

## Key findings

- Production asymmetries are consistent with zero within uncertainties.
- CP asymmetry measured to be close to zero, aligning with Standard Model expectations.
- Results improve precision of asymmetry measurements in B meson decays.

## Abstract

The $B^{\pm}$ meson production asymmetry in $pp$ collisions is measured using $B^+ \to \bar{D}^0 \pi^+$ decays. The data were recorded by the LHCb experiment during Run 1 of the LHC at centre-of-mass energies of $\sqrt{s}=$ 7 and 8 TeV. The production asymmetries, integrated over transverse momenta in the range $2 < p_{\rm T} < 30$ GeV/$c$, and rapidities in the range $2.1 < y < 4.5$, are measured to be \begin{align*} \mathcal{A}_{\rm prod}(B^+,\sqrt{s}=7~{\rm TeV}) &= (-0.41 \pm 0.49 \pm 0.10) \times 10^{-2},\\ \mathcal{A}_{\rm prod}(B^+,\sqrt{s}=8~{\rm TeV}) &= (-0.53 \pm 0.31 \pm 0.10) \times 10^{-2}, \end{align*} where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. These production asymmetries are used to correct the raw asymmetries of $B^{+} \to J/\psi K^{+}$ decays, thus allowing a measurement of the $CP$ asymmetry, \begin{equation*} \mathcal{A}_{CP} = (0.09 \pm 0.27 \pm 0.07) \times 10^{-2}. \end{equation*}