# BOTTOM MESONS ($\boldsymbol B$ = $\pm1$)

${{\mathit B}^{+}}$ = ${\mathit {\mathit u}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit b}}}$, ${{\mathit B}^{0}}$ = ${\mathit {\mathit d}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit b}}}$, ${{\overline{\mathit B}}^{0}}$ = ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit d}}}$ ${\mathit {\mathit b}}$, ${{\mathit B}^{-}}$ = ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit u}}}$ ${\mathit {\mathit b}}$,
similarly for ${{\mathit B}^{*}}$'s
 See related reviews: Production and Decay of ${\mathit {\mathit b}}$-flavored Hadrons Heavy Flavor Averaging Group Polarization in ${{\mathit B}}$ Decays ${{\mathit B}^{0}}$ $-$ ${{\overline{\mathit B}}^{0}}$ Mixing Semileptonic ${{\mathit B}}$ Hadron Decays, Determination of V$_{cb}$ and V$_{ub}$
 • ${{\mathit B}^{\pm}}$ $1/2(0^{-})$
 • ${{\mathit B}^{0}}$ $1/2(0^{-})$
 • ${{\mathit B}^{\pm}}/{{\mathit B}^{0}}$ ADMIXTURE
 • ${{\mathit B}^{\pm}}/{{\mathit B}^{0}}/{{\mathit B}_{{s}}^{0}}/{{\mathit b}}$-baryon ADMIXTURE
 $\mathit V_{cb}$ and $\mathit V_{ub}$ CKM Matrix Elements
 • ${{\mathit B}^{*}}$ $1/2(1^{-})$
 • ${{\mathit B}_{{1}}{(5721)}^{+}}$ $1/2(1^{+})$ **
 • ${{\mathit B}_{{1}}{(5721)}^{0}}$ $1/2(1^{+})$ ***
 ${{\mathit B}_{{J}}^{*}{(5732)}}$ aka ${{\mathit B}^{**}}$ $?(?^{?})$
 • ${{\mathit B}_{{2}}^{*}{(5747)}^{+}}$ $1/2(2^{+})$ **
 • ${{\mathit B}_{{2}}^{*}{(5747)}^{0}}$ $1/2(2^{+})$ ***
 ${{\mathit B}_{{J}}{(5840)}^{+}}$ $1/2(?^{?})$ **
 ${{\mathit B}_{{J}}{(5840)}^{0}}$ $1/2(?^{?})$ **
 • ${{\mathit B}_{{J}}{(5970)}^{+}}$ $1/2(?^{?})$ **
 • ${{\mathit B}_{{J}}{(5970)}^{0}}$ $1/2(?^{?})$ **
 • Indicates established particles. *** Existence ranges from very likely to certain, but further confirmation is desirable and/or quantum numbers, branching fractions, etc. are not well determined. ** Evidence of existence is only fair.