The branching fractions of the decay B+ -> p (p) over barK(+) for different intermediate states are measured using data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb(-1), collected by the LHCb experiment. The total branching fraction, its charmless component (M-p (p) over bar _ < 2.85 GeV/c(2)) and the branching fractions via the resonant c c states eta c(1S) and psi(2S) relative to the decay via a J/psi intermediate state are B(B+ -> p (p) over bar K+)(total)/B(B+ -> J/psi K+ -> p (p) over barK(+)) = 4.91 +/- 0.19 (stat) +/- 0.14 (syst), B(B+ -> p (p) over bar K+) M-P (p) over bar J/psi K+ -> pK+) = 2.02 +/- 0.10 (stat) +/- 0.08 (syst), B(B+ -> eta(c) (1S)K+ -> pK+)/B(B+ -> J/psi K+ -> p (p) over barK(+)) =0.578 +/- 0.035 (stat) +/- 0.027 (syst), B(B+ -> psi(2S)K+ -> p (p) over barK(+) )/B(B+ -> J/psi K+ -> p (p) over barK(+)) = 0.080 +/- 0.012 (stat) +/- 0.009 (syst). Upper limits on the B+ branching fractions into the eta(c)(2S) meson and into the charmonium-like states X(3872) and X(3915) are also obtained.
Matthias Finger, Konstantin Androsov, Qian Wang, Jan Steggemann, Yiming Li, Anna Mascellani, Varun Sharma, Xin Chen, Rakesh Chawla, Matteo Galli
Matthias Finger, Konstantin Androsov, Qian Wang, Jan Steggemann, Yiming Li, Anna Mascellani, Varun Sharma, Xin Chen, Rakesh Chawla, Matteo Galli