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Precision measurements of the Lambda_c+ and D0 lifetimes

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

We report new precision measurements of the lifetimes of the Lambda_c+ and D0 from SELEX, the charm hadro-production experiment at Fermilab. Based upon 1630 Lambda_c+ and 10210 D0 decays we observe lifetimes of tau[Lambda_c+] = 198.1 +- 7.0 +- 5.6 fs and tau[D0] = 407.9 +- 6.0 +- 4.3 fs

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@article{arxiv.hep-ex/0010014,
  title  = {Precision measurements of the Lambda_c+ and D0 lifetimes},
  author = {The SELEX collaboration and A. Kushnirenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ex/0010014},
  year   = {2008}
}

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5 pages, RevTeX, 3 figures (postscript), Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett