BOTTOM, CHARMED MESONS
($\boldsymbol B$ = $\boldsymbol C$ = $\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 search

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

Quantum numbers shown are quark-model predictions.

${{\mathit B}_{{c}}^{+}}$ MASS

$6274.9 \pm0.8$ MeV

${{\mathit B}_{{c}}^{+}}$ MEAN LIFE

$(0.510 \pm0.009) \times 10^{-12}$ s

POLARIZATION IN ${{\boldsymbol B}_{{c}}^{+}}$ DECAY

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

$0.54 \pm0.15$

A$_{P}({{\mathit B}_{{c}}^{+}}$)

$-0.010 \pm0.010$

Decay Modes ▸ Expand all decays

${{\mathit B}_{{c}}^{-}}$ modes are charge conjugates of the modes below.

▸	The following quantities are not pure branching ratios; ratherthe fraction $\Gamma _{\mathit i}/\Gamma $ ${\times }$ B( ${{\overline{\mathit b}}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}_{{c}}}$ ).