B Physics at SLD

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent B physics results from the SLD experiment at SLC, focusing on precise measurements of B meson lifetimes and B0_d - anti-B0_d mixing using advanced vertexing techniques.

Contribution

It presents new precise measurements of B meson lifetimes and B0_d - anti-B0_d mixing parameters using polarized electron-positron collisions and SLD's vertexing capabilities.

Findings

Precise B meson lifetime measurements

Measurements of B0_d - anti-B0_d mixing parameters

Demonstration of SLD's vertexing performance

Abstract

We review recent $B$ physics results obtained in polarized $e^+ e^-$ interactions at the SLC by the SLD experiment. The excellent 3-D vertexing capabilities of SLD are exploited to extract precise $\bu$ and $\bd$ lifetimes, as well as measurements of the time evolution of $B^0_d - \bar{B^0_d}$ mixing.