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Fit results

The following Table shows the results of the combined mass-lifetime fits for each decay mode. Then the weighted average is reported on the bottom for the neutral $B$ mesons.

Single Decay Mode Results
Decay mode Mass Mean Mass Width $c\tau$ Number of B
$B^{0}\to D^{-}\pi ^{+}$ 5279.6 $\pm$ 0.5 15.9 $\pm$ 0.4 457 $\pm$ 8 7957
$B^{0}\to D^{-}\pi ^{+}\pi ^{-}\pi ^{+}$ 5278.4 $\pm$ 0.4 26.8 $\pm$ 0.7 442 $\pm$ 13 4173
$B^{+}\to \bar{D}^{0}\pi^{+}$ 5278.6 $\pm$ 0.2 18.0 $\pm$ 0.2 498 $\pm$ 8 8380
$B_{s}\to D_{s}^{-}\pi ^{+}$ 5365.2 $\pm$ 1.1 17.8 $\pm$ 1.1 479 $\pm$ 32 472
$B_{s}\to D_{s}^{-}\pi ^{+}\pi ^{-}\pi ^{+}$ 5368.6 $\pm$ 1.8 18.8 $\pm$ 3.4 480 $\pm$ 71 133
Unit $MeV/c^{2}$ $MeV/c^{2}$ $\mu m$  
Combined Results
Meson $c\tau$ Unit
$B^{0}$ 453 $\pm$ 7 $\mu m$
$B_{s}$ 479 $\pm$ 29 $\mu m$
$B^{+}$ 498 $\pm$ 8 $\mu m$


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Saverio Da Ronco 2005-03-23