Evidence for the decay Bₛ⁰→ϕη' - The branching ratio relative to the Bₛ⁰→ϕϕ decay is determined to be R=(3.56±0.79±0.18±0.06)×10⁻² arxiv.org/abs/2605.07586

CP violation analysis of local and nonlocal amplitudes in the B⁰→K*⁰μ⁺μ⁻ decay - The precision of the CP-violation observables is improved by an order of magnitude relative to previous measurement. No significant CP violation is observed. arxiv.org/abs/2605.07582

Observation of the chΛb⁰→Λpp̅ - The signal decay is observed with a significance of 5.1 standard deviations. arxiv.org/abs/2605.04348

Measurement of γ using B⁺→ DK⁺ and B⁺→ Dπ⁺ decays with D→Ks⁰π⁺π⁻ and D→Ks⁰K⁺K⁻ - A measurement of the CKM angle γ is performed with a data sample collected during 2024 by the upgraded LHCb experiment. The CKM angle γ is determined to be γ=(68.1±6.7)∘. arxiv.org/abs/2605.03501

First evidence of the decay B⁺→K⁺e⁺e⁻ - A signal excess with a significance of 3.2σ is observed and the branching fraction is measured to be BR(B⁺→K⁺e⁺e⁻)=(2.4+0.9−0.8+0.4−0.2)×10⁻⁸, where the first set of uncertainties is statistical and the second is systematic arxiv.org/abs/2604.26784

Angular analysis of the B⁺→π⁺μ⁺μ⁻ decay - The Standard Model predictions lie within the obtained 68% confidence level interval in the high-mass and within the 99% interval in the low-mass region. arxiv.org/abs/2604.21987

Observation of a new excited charm-strange meson Dₛ₁(2933)⁺ in B⁰→D⁺D⁻K⁺π⁻ decays - Its Breit-Wigner mass and width are measured to be 2933 MeV and 72 MeV, respectively, and its spin-parity 1⁺. This new meson is a candidate for a Dₛ(2P₁)⁺ state. arxiv.org/abs/2604.21257

Study of the B⁰→Λc⁺Λ̅c⁻Ks⁰ decay - Evidence is found for contributions from two resonant states, Ξc(2923)⁺ and Ξc(2939)⁺, in the Λc⁺Ks⁰ system. arxiv.org/abs/2604.15040

Precision measurement of the muon charge asymmetry from W-boson decays in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV in the forward region - This result represents the most precise determination of the muon charge asymmetry in the forward region to date. arxiv.org/abs/2604.12593

Measurement of inclusive production of charmonium states in b-hadron decays via their decay into ϕϕ - The inclusive production of the ηc(1S), ηc(2S) and χc charmonium states in b-hadron decays is studied with LHCb Run~2 data using charmonia decays to ϕϕ pairs. arxiv.org/abs/2604.11123

Test of lepton flavour universality with B⁰→ K*⁰ℓ⁺ℓ⁻ decays at large dilepton invariant mass - The ratio of branching fractions between the muon and electron channels is measured to be 1.08+0.14−0.12(stat) ±0.07(syst) for a dilepton-invariant-mass squared above 14.0 GeV² arxiv.org/abs/2604.08631

Precise measurement of the CKM angle γ with a novel approach - A measurement of the CKM angle γ is performed by applying a novel, unbinned, model-independent approach to datasets of collected by the BESIII and LHCb experiments and yields γ=(71.3±5.0)∘. arxiv.org/abs/2604.05701

Search for the lepton-flavour violating decays B⁺→π⁺μ⁺e⁻ and B⁺→π⁺μ⁻e⁺ - No signal is observed and an upper limit on the branching fraction is set at <1.8×10⁻⁹ at the 90% confidence level, two orders of magnitude more restrictive than the current world average. arxiv.org/abs/2604.08396

Search for the decays Bₛ⁰→J/ψγ at LHCb - Assuming no contribution from B⁰→J/ψγ decay, an upper limit is set on the branching fraction B(Bₛ⁰→J/ψγ)<2.9× 10⁻⁶. If no contribution from Bₛ⁰→J/ψγ decay is assumed, the limit is B(B⁰→J/ψγ)<2.5×10⁻⁶ at the 90% confidence level. arxiv.org/pdf/2604.02933

Observation of the doubly charmed baryon Ξcc⁺ with the LHCb Run 3 detector - The Ξ+cc mass is measured to be 3619.97±0.83±0.26+1.90−1.30MeV, where the third uncertainty is due to the unknown lifetime, which is assumed to lie in the range 15-160 fs. arxiv.org/abs/2603.28456

Measurement of CP asymmetries in B̅⁰→Dₛ⁻D⁺ and B̅⁰ₛ→Dₛ⁺D⁻ decays - The measurements are found to be ACP(B̅⁰→Dₛ⁻D⁺) = 0.0009±0.0053±0.0040, ACP(B̅⁰ₛ→Dₛ⁺D⁻ ) = 0.103±0.053±0.010, This is the first measurement of this asymmetry in B̅⁰ₛ decays. arxiv.org/abs/2603.28132

B-jet fragmentation with B⁺→ J/ψK⁺ decays in √s=13 TeV pp collisions at LHCb arxiv.org/abs/2603.23663 - The results suggest a growing contribution of gluon fragmentation to B⁺ mesons as the jet transverse momentum increases.

The LHCb Collaboration discovers new proton-like particle Composed of two charm quarks and one down quark, the doubly charmed particle is four times heavier than a proton. Find out more: home.cern/news/news/ex...

Measurement of the local and nonlocal amplitudes in B⁺→ K⁺μ⁺μ⁻ decays arxiv.org/abs/2603.12477 - The compatibility of the Wilson coefficient combinations C9+C′9 and C10+C′10 with the Standard Model prediction is found to vary between 1.6σ and 4σ, depending on the choice of local form factors.

First measurement of time-dependent CP violation in the decay flavor-changing neutral-current decay B⁰→Kₛ⁰μ⁺μ⁻ arxiv.org/abs/2603.13223 - The CP violation parameters are determined to be C=−0.13±0.32±0.04 and S=+0.82±0.29±0.05, are consistent with the Standard Model prediction.

First measurement of the decay-time-integrated CP asymmetry in Bₛ⁰→Dₛ⁻π⁺ decays arxiv.org/abs/2603.10860 - The combined result, (−1.4±5.9(stat)±1.1(syst))×10⁻³, is consistent with the Standard Model expectation and provides a direct constraint on new physics in tree-level b-hadron decays.

Improved branching-fraction measurements of B⁰(s)→ Ks⁰h⁺h⁻' decays and first observation of B⁰(s)→ Ks⁰K⁺K⁻ arxiv.org/abs/2603.08621

LHCb releases service to access Run II data lhcb-outreach.web.cern.ch/2026/03/03/l...

#LHCbpaper soon on arXiv: Polarization measurement of Λ⁺_c and Λ⁻_c baryons in pNe collisions at √(s_NN) = 68.6 GeV (CERN-EP-2026-016) https://cds.cern.ch/record/2954975

Search for τ⁻→μ⁻μ⁻μ⁺ decays at the LHCb experiment with Run 2 data arxiv.org/abs/2601.20785 - An upper limit of 1.9(2.3)×10⁻⁸ is set at the 90% (95%) confidence level on the branching fraction of the decay.

Observation of the decay χc₁(3872)→J/ψμ⁺μ⁻ arxiv.org/abs/2601.20790 - Its branching fraction is measured relative to the χc1(3872)→J/ψπ⁺π⁻ decay mode as (1.64±0.32±0.05)×10⁻³.

Machine learning techniques for jet reconstruction at LHCb and application to the search for H→bb̅ and H→cc̅ in √s=13 TeV pp collisions arxiv.org/abs/2601.16802 - The observed (expected) 95% confidence level upper limits correspond to 6.6 (11.1), and 1003 (1834) times the SM, respectively.

Observation of CP violation in B⁰→J/ψρ(770)⁰ decays arxiv.org/abs/2601.15646 - The CP-violation parameters for this process are determined to be 2β=0.710±0.084±0.028 rad and |λ|=1.019±0.034±0.009, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic.

Evidence for the rare decay B⁺→Λ̅pμ⁺μ⁻ arxiv.org/abs/2601.06878 - In the low invariant-mass region of m(Λ̅p)<2.8 GeV, the branching fraction is measured to be (1.70+0.65−0.56(stat)±0.17(syst)±0.14(ext))×10⁻⁸.

Search for lepton-number-violating B⁻→D⁽*⁾⁺μ⁻μ⁻ decays arxiv.org/abs/2601.07657 - No significant signal is observed, and upper limits are set on the branching fractions, B(B⁻→D⁺μ⁻μ⁻)<4.6×10⁻⁸ and B(B⁻→D*⁺μ⁻μ⁻)<5.9×10⁻⁸, at the 95% confidence level.

First evidence of the Bₛ⁰→K⁻π⁺γ decay arxiv.org/abs/2601.03083 - The photons are reconstructed through their conversion into an electron-positron pair, which significantly improves the mass resolution. A signal excess with a significance of 3.5 standard deviations is measured.

🎄A comprehensive analysis of the B⁰→ K*⁰μ⁺μ⁻ decay arxiv.org/abs/2512.18053 - The measurements of the CP-averaged observables and the branching fractions continue to exhibit the pattern of tensions with the Standard Model predictions that have been seen in previous analyses.

Search for heavy neutral leptons in B-meson decays arxiv.org/abs/2512.14551 - The results are interpreted in both lepton-number-conserving and lepton-number-violating scenarios. No significant excess is observed. Constraints are placed on the mixing element |UμN| to the active muon neutrino.

Measurement of the top-quark production cross-section and charge asymmetry at LHCb arxiv.org/abs/2512.11324 - The cross-sections for the top and antitop quarks are σt=0.95±0.04±0.08±0.02 pb, σt¯=0.81±0.03±0.07±0.02 pb.. The top-quark charge asymmetry is measured to be AtC=0.08±0.03±0.01.

Precision measurement of CP violation and branching fractions in B⁺→Ksh⁺ (h=π,K) decays and search for the rare decay Bc⁺→KsK⁺ arxiv.org/abs/2512.09288 - The branching-fraction ratio is measured to be B(B⁺→KsK⁺)/B(B⁺→Ksπ⁺)=0.055±0.004±0.002.

Measurement of the branching fractions and longitudinal polarisations of B₍ₛ₎⁰→K*⁰K̅*⁰ decays arxiv.org/abs/2512.05102 - The theory-motivated L(K*K̅*) observable is found to be 4.92 ± 0.55 ± 0.47 ± 0.02 ± 0.10, 4.4σ away from the SM prediction.

Observation and investigation of the Tcc̅1(4430)⁺ structure in B⁺→ψ(2S)Ks⁰π⁺ decays arxiv.org/abs/2511.20428 - The properties of the Tcc̅1(4430)⁺ structure are consistent with the exotic state reported in the isospin-related B̅⁰→ψ(2S)K⁻π⁺ decay.

First observation of the Bₛ⁰→Λc⁺Λ̅c⁻ decay and evidence for the B⁰→Λc⁺Λ̅c⁻ decay arxiv.org/abs/2511.20476 - The branching fractions are measured to be (1.01+0.27−0.28±0.08±0.15)×10⁻⁵ and (5.0±1.3±0.5±0.8)×10⁻⁵.

Here are the first event displays from @atlasexperiment.bsky.social @cmsexperiment.bsky.social the ALICE Experiment and @lhcb.bsky.social recorded last Friday. Discover more about quark-gluon plasma: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBfJ...

Differential decay rate of B⁺→J/ψK⁺ with the LHCb Upgrade I experiment arxiv.org/abs/2511.16564 - The normalised decay rate is measured using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.1fb−1 collected during October 2024 with the upgraded (Upgrade I) LHCb detector.

Branching fraction measurement of the Λ→pμν decay arxiv.org/abs/2511.15681 - This result improves the precision of the branching fraction measurement by a factor of two compared to the previous best measurement and sets a more stringent bound on lepton flavour universality in s→u quark transitions.

Measurement of charged-hadron distributions in heavy-flavor jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV arxiv.org/abs/2511.10216 - The observed differences between the heavy- and light-jet distributions are consistent with the heavy-quark dynamics expected to arise from the dead-cone effect [...].

Search for K⁰→π⁺π⁻μ⁺μ⁻ decays at LHCb arxiv.org/abs/2511.02619 - Upper limits are set for the first time on the branching fractions B(K⁰s→π⁺π⁻μ⁺μ⁻)<1.4×10⁻⁹ and B(K⁰L→π⁺π⁻μ⁺μ⁻)<6.6×10⁻⁷, at the 90% confidence level.

For the first time LHCb recorded 10/fb pp collisions in a single year. The legacy detector which we upgraded in 2018-21 collected a total of 9/fb between 2010 and 2018.

Measurement of CP asymmetry in D⁰→KsKs decays with the LHCb Upgrade I detector arxiv.org/abs/2510.14732 - A measurement of CP asymmetry in D⁰→KsKs decays is reported using 6.2/fb recorded with the LHCb Upgrade I detector. This is the most precise determination of this quantity to date.

Searches for B⁰→K⁺π⁻τ⁺τ⁻ and Bₛ⁰→K⁺K⁻τ⁺τ⁻ decays arxiv.org/abs/2510.13716 - This is he first limit for the Bₛ⁰→K⁺K⁻τ⁺τ⁻ decay. For the decay B⁰→K*(892)⁰τ⁺τ⁻, this result improves on the current best upper limit by an order of magnitude.

Study of charm mixing and CP violation with D⁰→K⁺π⁻π⁺π⁻ decays arxiv.org/abs/2510.04963 - It is found that x=(0.85+0.15−0.24)%, y=(0.21+0.29−0.27)%, Δx=(−0.02±0.04)% and Δy=(0.02+0.04−0.03)%. These results are consistent with previous measurements and the hypothesis of CP conservation.

Measurement of the W→μν cross-sections as a function of the muon transverse momentum in pp collisions at 5.02 TeV arxiv.org/abs/2509.18817 - This analysis introduces a new method to determine the W-boson mass using the measured differential cross-sections corrected for detector effects.

This is the 800th LHCb paper. 🎉

Observation of Bc⁺→D⁺h⁺h⁻decays arxiv.org/abs/2509.15873 - The decays Bc⁺→D⁺K⁺π⁻, Bc⁺→D*⁺K⁺π⁻ and Bc⁺→Dₛ⁺K⁺K⁻ are observed for the first time.