Flavor Physics Techniques and Sensitivities at LHCb

Abstract

LHCb is a dedicated experiment aimed at searching for New Physics in the decays of heavy flavors at the LHC. After introducing the detector and trigger, a brief overview of the final state reconstruction is presented. We also discuss the expected physics performance for few key B decay channels.

Global fit to CKM data

“…This discrepancy should encourage further theoretical and experimental investigations. An additional consistency test of the KM mechanism will soon be provided by the accurate direct measurement of the angle γ: ∼ 5 • at LHCb with 2 fb −1 [16], and ∼ 2 • at Belle II with 50 ab −1 [17].…”

The LHCb Upgrade: Physics prospects and experimental challenges

“…B s → μμ limit). A detailed description of the LHCb techniques and the sensitivities to the various physics parameters can be found in another talk at this conference [3]. …”