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BOTTOM, CHARMED MESONS ($\mathit B$ = $\mathit C$ = $\pm{}$1) ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}$ = ${\mathit {\mathit c}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit b}}}$, ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{-}}$ = ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit c}}}$ ${\mathit {\mathit b}}$, similarly for ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{*}}$'s

INSPIRE   JSON PDGID: S091

${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}$ $I(J^P)$ = $0(0^{-})$ I, J, P need confirmation.

Quantum numbers shown are quark-model predictions.

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${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}$ MASS $6274.47$ $\pm0.32$ MeV

${\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}}-{\mathit m}_{{{\mathit B}_{{{s}}}^{0}}}$ $907.8$ $\pm0.5$ MeV

${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}$ MEAN LIFE ($0.510$ $\pm0.009$) $ \times 10^{-12}$ s

▸  exp POLARIZATION IN ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}$ DECAY

$\Gamma _{L}/\Gamma $ in ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}}{{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}$ $0.34$ $\pm0.09$

A$_{P}({{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}$) $-0.010$ $\pm0.010$

${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}$ DECAY MODES ${\times }$ B(${{\overline{\mathit b}}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}}$)
The following quantities are not pure branching ratios; rather the fractions $\Gamma _{\mathit i}/\Gamma $ ${\times }$ B(${{\overline{\mathit b}}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}}$). ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{-}}$ modes are charge conjugates of the modes below.
Mode   Fraction ($\Gamma_i$ / $\Gamma$) Scale Factor/ Conf. Level P(MeV/c)   $\Gamma_{1}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \ell}^{+}}{{\mathit \nu}_{{{{{\mathit \ell}}}}}}$ anything [1] seen     $\Gamma_{2}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \mu}^{+}}{{\mathit \nu}_{{{\mu}}}}$ seen 2372   $\Gamma_{3}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \tau}^{+}}{{\mathit \nu}_{{{\tau}}}}$ seen 1932   $\Gamma_{4}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ seen 2370   $\Gamma_{5}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$ seen 2341   $\Gamma_{6}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{0}}$ 2363   $\Gamma_{7}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}$ seen 2350   $\Gamma_{8}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ 2294   $\Gamma_{9}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{-}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$ 2073   $\Gamma_{10}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit a}_{{{1}}}{(1260)}}$ not seen 2169   $\Gamma_{11}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ seen 2203   $\Gamma_{12}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}$ seen 2309   $\Gamma_{13}$ ${{\mathit \psi}{(2S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ seen 2051   $\Gamma_{14}$ ${{\mathit \psi}{(2S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ 2026   $\Gamma_{15}$ ${{\mathit \psi}{(2S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ 1838   $\Gamma_{16}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$ seen 1539   $\Gamma_{17}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$ seen 1411   $\Gamma_{18}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{*0}}$ seen 919   $\Gamma_{19}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{*0}}$ seen 1122   $\Gamma_{20}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}$ seen 1821   $\Gamma_{21}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}$ seen 1727   $\Gamma_{22}$ ${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ seen 1791   $\Gamma_{23}$ ${{\mathit \chi}_{{{c0}}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ 2205   $\Gamma_{24}$ ${{\mathit \chi}_{{{c1}}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ 2152   $\Gamma_{25}$ ${{\mathit \chi}_{{{c2}}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ 2126   $\Gamma_{26}$ ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ not seen 2970   $\Gamma_{27}$ ${{\mathit D}^{0}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$ seen 2837   $\Gamma_{28}$ ${{\mathit D}^{0}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ not seen 2858   $\Gamma_{29}$ ${{\mathit D}^{*0}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ not seen 2814   $\Gamma_{30}$ ${{\mathit D}^{*0}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$ not seen 2792   $\Gamma_{31}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$ $<7.2$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2483   $\Gamma_{32}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$ $<3.0$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2483   $\Gamma_{33}$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$ $<1.9$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2521   $\Gamma_{34}$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$ $<1.4$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2521   $\Gamma_{35}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$ $<5.3$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2425   $\Gamma_{36}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$ $<4.6$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2427   $\Gamma_{37}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$ $<9$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2425   $\Gamma_{38}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$ $<6.6$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2427   $\Gamma_{39}$ ${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$ $<3.8$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2467   $\Gamma_{40}$ ${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$ , ${{\mathit D}^{*+}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{0}}$ / ${{\mathit \gamma}}$ not seen     $\Gamma_{41}$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$ $<6.5$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2466   $\Gamma_{42}$ ${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$ $<2.0$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90%     $\Gamma_{43}$ ${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$ , ${{\mathit D}^{*+}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{0}}$ / ${{\mathit \gamma}}$ not seen 2467   $\Gamma_{44}$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$ $<3.7$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2466   $\Gamma_{45}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$ $<1.3$ $\times 10^{-3}$ CL=90% 2366   $\Gamma_{46}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$ $<1.3$ $\times 10^{-3}$ CL=90% 2366   $\Gamma_{47}$ ${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$ $<1.0$ $\times 10^{-3}$ CL=90% 2410   $\Gamma_{48}$ ${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$ $<7.7$ $\times 10^{-4}$ CL=90% 2410   $\Gamma_{49}$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{*0}}$ not seen 2783   $\Gamma_{50}$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit K}}^{*0}}$ not seen 2783   $\Gamma_{51}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{*0}}$ not seen 2751   $\Gamma_{52}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit K}}^{*0}}$ not seen 2751   $\Gamma_{53}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit \phi}}$ not seen 2727   $\Gamma_{54}$ ${{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{0}}$ not seen 3098   $\Gamma_{55}$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{s}}}^{0}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ / B(${{\overline{\mathit b}}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{s}}}}$ ) seen     $\Gamma_{56}$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{s}}}^{0}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ 832   $\Gamma_{57}$ ${{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{-}}$ 3132   $\Gamma_{58}$ ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{-}}$ 2824

[1] Not a pure branching ratio, it is the fraction ($\Gamma _{\mathit i}/\Gamma ){\times }B({{\overline{\mathit b}}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}}$).