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

INSPIRE search

**${{\boldsymbol B}^{*}}$** $I(J^P)$ = $1/2(1^{-})$ I, J, P need confirmation.

Quantum numbers shown are quark-model predictions.

${{\mathit B}^{*}}$ MASS

$5324.70 \pm0.21$ MeV

${\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}^{*}}}–{\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}^{}}}$

$45.21 \pm0.21$ MeV

${\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}^{*+}}}–{\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}^{+}}}$

$45.37 \pm0.21$ MeV

$\vert ({\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}^{*+}}}–{\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}^{+}}}$) $-$ (${\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}^{*0}}}–{\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}^{0}}})\vert $

$<6$ MeV CL=95.0%

Decay Modes

$\Gamma_{1}$

${{\mathit B}}{{\mathit \gamma}}$

seen

${{\boldsymbol B}^{*}}$ $I(J^P)$ = $1/2(1^{-})$ I, J, P need confirmation.

**${{\boldsymbol B}^{*}}$** $I(J^P)$ = $1/2(1^{-})$ I, J, P need confirmation.