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CMSDAS: Measurement of B0s→μ+μ− Long Exercise: Useful links

Key Points

Introduction
  • $B_s^0 \to \mu^+\mu^-$ is a FCNC decay heavily suppressed in the SM — new physics can enhance it.

  • The branching fraction is extracted from a simultaneous fit across BDT categories.

  • $B^+ \to J/\psi K^+$ serves as the normalization channel to cancel many systematic uncertainties.

Signal MC Fit
  • The signal shape is fixed from MC, with a floating mean shift and resolution scale fitted in data.

  • The combinatorial background uses an exponential; the $J/\psi^+X$ tail uses an error function.

Normalization Channel
  • The normalization channel $B^+ \to J/\psi K^+$ cancels many systematic uncertainties.

  • fs/fu is measured from data using $B_s \to J/\psi\phi$ and $B^+ \to J/\psi K^+$.