Angular analysis of the decay B0 to K*0 mu mu from pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV

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The angular distributions and the differential branching fraction of the decay B0 to K*0(892) mu mu are studied using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.5 inverse femtobarns collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV.

• From 1430 signal decays, the forward-backward asymmetry of the muons, the K*0(892) longitudinal polarization fraction, and the differential branching fraction are determined as a function of the dimuon invariant mass squared.
• The measurements are among the most precise to date and are in good agreement with standard model predictions.