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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:

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

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

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

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

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \ell}^{+}}{{\mathit \nu}_{{{{{\mathit \ell}}}}}}$ anything

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \mu}^{+}}{{\mathit \nu}_{{{\mu}}}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \tau}^{+}}{{\mathit \nu}_{{{\tau}}}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{0}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{-}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit a}_{{{1}}}{(1260)}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}$

${{\mathit \psi}{(2S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit \psi}{(2S)}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit \psi}{(2S)}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{-}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{*0}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{*0}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}$

${{\mathit J / \psi}{(1S)}}{{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit \chi}_{{{c0}}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit \chi}_{{{c1}}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit \chi}_{{{c2}}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit D}^{0}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$

${{\mathit D}^{0}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit D}^{*0}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit D}^{*0}}{{\mathit K}^{+}}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$

$<7.2$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$

$<3.0$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$

$<1.9$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$

$<1.4$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$

$<5.3$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$

$<4.6$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$

$<9$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$

$<6.6$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$

$<3.8$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{0}}$ , ${{\mathit D}^{*+}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{0}}$ / ${{\mathit \gamma}}$

${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$

$<6.5$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$

$<2.0$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{0}}$ , ${{\mathit D}^{*+}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit \pi}^{0}}$ / ${{\mathit \gamma}}$

${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$

$<3.7$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$

$<1.3$ $\times 10^{-3}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{*+}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$

$<1.3$ $\times 10^{-3}$

${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit D}}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$

$<1.0$ $\times 10^{-3}$

${{\mathit D}^{*}{(2010)}^{+}}{{\mathit D}^{*}{(2007)}^{0}}$

$<7.7$ $\times 10^{-4}$

${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{*0}}$

${{\mathit D}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit K}}^{*0}}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{*0}}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\overline{\mathit K}}^{*0}}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit \phi}}$

${{\mathit K}^{+}}{{\mathit K}^{0}}$

${{\mathit B}_{{{s}}}^{0}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$ / B(${{\overline{\mathit b}}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit B}_{{{s}}}}$ )

${{\mathit B}_{{{s}}}^{0}}{{\mathit \pi}^{+}}$

${{\mathit \pi}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{-}}$

${{\mathit D}_{{{s}}}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{-}}$

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

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