The neutral B meson, consisting of a b quark and an anti-d quark, can mix (oscillate) to its own anti-particle through second-order weak interactions. The measu
The Standard Model of particle physics describes the fundamental building blocks of the Universe and their basic interactions. The model naturally describes the
The neutral B meson lifetime has been measured with the data collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II storage ring during the year 2000 for a total integra
We measure the B° lifetime [tau]{sub b°} and the B°-{bar B}° oscillation frequency [Delta]m{sub d} with a sample of approximately 14,000 exclusively reconst