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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:

M217

${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}{(2S)}^{\pm}}$

$I(J^P)$ = $0(0^{-})$

Quantum numbers neither measured nor confirmed.

${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}{(2S)}^{\pm}}$ MASS

$6871.2$ $\pm1.0$ MeV

${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}{(2S)}^{\pm}}$ DECAY MODES ${\times }$ B(${{\overline{\mathit b}}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}{(2S)}}$)

The following quantities are not pure branching ratios; rather the fractions $\Gamma _{\mathit i}/\Gamma $ ${\times }$ B(${{\overline{\mathit b}}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}{(2S)}}$).

Mode

Fraction ($\Gamma_i$ / $\Gamma$)

Scale Factor/
Conf. Level

P(MeV/c)

$\Gamma_{1}$

${{\mathit B}_{{{c}}}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}$

seen

504

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