BOTTOM MESONS
($\mathit B$ = $\pm1$)
${{\mathit B}^{+}}$ = ${\mathit {\mathit u}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit b}}}$, ${{\mathit B}^{0}}$ = ${\mathit {\mathit d}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit b}}}$, ${{\overline{\mathit B}}^{0}}$ = ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit d}}}$ ${\mathit {\mathit b}}$, ${{\mathit B}^{-}}$ = ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit u}}}$ ${\mathit {\mathit b}}$,
similarly for ${{\mathit B}^{*}}$'s 		INSPIRE   JSON PDGID:
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${{\mathit B}^{\pm}}/{{\mathit B}^{0}}$ ADMIXTURE

 
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▸  ${{\mathit B}^{\pm}}/{{\mathit B}^{0}}$ ADMIXTURE BRANCHING RATIOS
▸  $\mathit CP$ VIOLATION
▸  POLARIZATION IN ${{\mathit B}}$ DECAY
▸  PARTIAL BRANCHING FRACTIONS IN ${{\mathit B}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit K}^{(*)}}{{\mathit \ell}^{+}}{{\mathit \ell}^{-}}$
▸  LEPTON (HADRON) FORWARD-BACKWARD ASYMMETRY IN ${{\mathit B}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit K}^{(*)}}{{\mathit \ell}^{+}}{{\mathit \ell}^{-}}$ (${{\mathit B}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit K}}$ ${{\mathit \pi}}{{\mathit h}^{+}}{{\mathit h}^{-}}$) DECAY
▸  ISOSPIN ASYMMETRY
▸  ${{\mathit B}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit X}_{{{c}}}}{{\mathit \ell}}{{\mathit \nu}}$ HADRONIC MASS MOMENTS
▸  ${{\mathit B}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit X}_{{{c}}}}{{\mathit \ell}}{{\mathit \nu}}$ LEPTON MOMENTUM MOMENTS
▸  ${{\mathit B}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit X}_{{{s}}}}{{\mathit \gamma}}$ PHOTON ENERGY MOMENTS
The branching fraction measurements are for an admixture of ${{\mathit B}}$ mesons at the ${{\mathit \Upsilon}{(4S)}}$. The values quoted assume that B(${{\mathit \Upsilon}{(4S)}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}}{{\overline{\mathit B}}}$) = 100$\%$.
For inclusive branching fractions, $\mathit e.g.,$ ${{\mathit B}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit D}^{\pm}}~\mathit anything$, the treatment of multiple ${{\mathit D}}$'s in the final state must be defined. One possibility would be to count the number of events with one-or-more ${{\mathit D}}$'s and divide by the total number of ${{\mathit B}}$'s. Another possibility would be to count the total number of ${{\mathit D}}$'s and divide by the total number of ${{\mathit B}}$'s, which is the definition of average multiplicity. The two definitions are identical if only one ${{\mathit D}}$ is allowed in the final state. Even though the ``one-or-more'' definition seems sensible, for practical reasons inclusive branching fractions are almost always measured using the multiplicity definition. For heavy final state particles, authors call their results inclusive branching fractions while for light particles some authors call their results multiplicities. In the ${{\mathit B}}$ sections, we list all results as inclusive branching fractions, adopting a multiplicity definition. This means that inclusive branching fractions can exceed 100$\%$ and that inclusive partial widths can exceed total widths, just as inclusive cross sections can exceed total cross section.
${{\overline{\mathit B}}}$ modes are charge conjugates of the modes below. Reactions indicate the weak decay vertex and do not include mixing.
Mode  
Fraction ($\Gamma_i$ / $\Gamma$) Scale Factor/
Conf. Level		 P(MeV/c)  
▸  Semileptonic and leptonic modes
▸  ${{\mathit D}}$, ${{\mathit D}^{*}}$, or ${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}}$ modes
▸  Charmonium modes
▸  ${{\mathit K}}$ or ${{\mathit K}^{*}}$ modes
▸  Light unflavored meson modes
▸  Baryon modes
▸  Lepton Family number ($\mathit LF$) violating modes or $\Delta \mathit B$ = 1 weak neutral current ($\mathit B1$) modes
[1] These values are model dependent.
[2] An ${{\mathit \ell}}$ indicates an ${{\mathit e}}$ or a ${{\mathit \mu}}$ mode, not a sum over these modes.
[3] Here ``anything'' means at least one particle observed.
[4] This is a B(${{\mathit B}^{0}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit D}^{*-}}{{\mathit \ell}^{+}}{{\mathit \nu}_{{{{{\mathit \ell}}}}}}$) value.
[5] ${{\mathit D}^{**}}$ stands for the sum of the $\mathit D(1~{}^{1}\!{\mathit P}_{1}$), $\mathit D(1~{}^{3}\!{\mathit P}_{0}$), $\mathit D(1~{}^{3}\!{\mathit P}_{1}$), $\mathit D(1~{}^{3}\!{\mathit P}_{2}$), $\mathit D(2~{}^{1}\!{\mathit S}_{0}$), and $\mathit D(2~{}^{1}\!{\mathit S}_{1}$) resonances.
[6] The value is for the sum of the charge states or particle/antiparticle states indicated.
[7] ${{\mathit D}}{}^{(*)}{{\overline{\mathit D}}}{}^{(*)}$ stands for the sum of ${{\mathit D}^{*}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}}$, ${{\mathit D}^{*}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}}$, ${{\mathit D}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}}$, and ${{\mathit D}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}}$.
[8] ${{\mathit X}{(3915)}}$ denotes a near-threshold enhancement in the ${{\mathit \omega}}{{\mathit J / \psi}}$ mass spectrum.
[9] Inclusive branching fractions have a multiplicity definition and can be greater than 100$\%$.