Exclusive Semi-leptonic Decays b → s(d)ν in the Standard Model with Fourth Generation

We consider the effects of the fourth generation quarks on the rare B decay processes described by the b → s(d)ννˉ processes at the quark level.We find that the values of the branching ratios for some of these rare decay processes are much larger than the standard model(SM) predictions.These processes can be used to constrain the relevant free parameters.     

A Study on Radiative Dileptonic Decays B0(Bs)→γ l+l-

We study the rare radiative dileptonic decays B⁰(B_s)→γ l⁺l^- (l=e,μ) in the standard model. By using the B meson wave function constrained by non-leptonic decays, the branching ratios turn out to be of the order of 10^-9 for B_s→γ μ⁺μ^-, γe⁺e^-, and 10^-10 for B⁰→γμ⁺μ^-, γe⁺e^-. Based on the study, these decays are accessible at the near future LHC-b experiment, which are useful to determine the B(B_s) wave function.     

用微扰QCD方法研究B(s)→Φρ衰变

用微扰QCD对B(s)→Φρ衰变进行了研究,考虑了因子化和非因子化图的贡献,得出了B(s)→Φρ衰变的分支比以及纵向极化衰变、横向极化衰变之比,所得到的结果与现在的实验数据吻合.     

Observation of B(s)(0) → D(s)(*)+ D(s)(*)- using e+ e- collisions and a determination of the B(s)-B(s) width difference ΔΓ(s)

We have made the first observation of B(s)(0)→D(s)(*)+ D(s)(*)- decays using 23.6 fb(-1) of data recorded by the Belle experiment running on the Υ(5S) resonance. The branching fractions are measured to be B(B(s)(0)→D(s)+ D(s)-)=(1.03(-0.32-0.25)(+0.39+0.26))%, B(B(s)(0)→D(s)(*±) D(s)(?))=(2.75(-0.71)(+0.83)±0.69)%, and B(B(s)(0)→D(s)*+ D(s)*-)=(3.08(-1.04-0.86)(+1.22+0.85))%; the sum is B[B(s)(0)→D(s)(*)+ D(s)(*)-]=(6.85(-1.30-1.80)(+1.53+1.79))%. Assuming B(s)(0)→D(s)(*)+ D(s)(*)- saturates decays to CP-even final states, the branching fraction determines the ratio ΔΓ(s)/cosφ, where ΔΓ(s) is the difference in widths between the two B(s)-B(s) mass eigenstates, and φ is a CP-violating weak phase. Taking CP violation to be negligibly small, we obtain ΔΓ(s)/Γ(s)=0.147(-0.030)(+0.036)(stat)(-0.041)(+0.042)(syst), where Γ(s) is the mean decay width.     

ψ(4040) and ψ(4160) Decays into the Dd± Ds∓$ D_{d}^{\pm } D_{s}^{\mp }$ Pair and the S- D Mixing Effects

The ψ(4040) and ψ(4160) →\(D_{d}^{\pm }D_{s}^{\mp }\) decays are studied with the perturbative QCD approach phenomenologically. It is found that branching ratios for these decays are insensitive to the S-D mixing angle ?? ∈ [?30^°,30^°], and too tiny to be measured in the near future experiments.     

Studying the D ∗ K molecular structure of D^{+}_{s1}(2460) in the Bethe–Salpeter approach

To explain both the possible superluminal neutrino propagation and all the known phenomenological constraints/observations on Lorentz violation, the Background-Dependent Lorentz Violation (BDLV) has been proposed. We study the BDLV in a model-independent way. Assuming that the Lorentz violation on the Earth is much larger than those on the interstellar scale, we automatically escape all the astrophysical constraints on Lorentz violation. For the BDLV from the effective field theory, we present a simple model and discuss the possible solutions to the theoretical challenges of the superluminal neutrino propagation such as the Bremsstrahlung effects for muon neutrinos and the pion decays. Also, we address the Lorentz violation constraints from the LEP and KamLAMD experiments. For the BDLV from the Type IIB string theory with D3-branes and D7-branes, we point out that the D3-branes are flavour blind, and all the SM particles are the conventional particles as in the traditional SM when they do not interact with the D3-branes. Thus, we not only can naturally avoid all the known phenomenological constraints on Lorentz violation, but also can naturally explain all the theoretical challenges. Interestingly, the energy-dependent photon velocities may be tested at the experiments.     

Measurement of the B(s)0 lifetime in fully and partially reconstructed B(s)0→D(s)(-)(ϕπ(-))X decays in p¯p collisions at √s=1.96 TeV

We present a measurement of the B(s)(0) lifetime in fully and partially reconstructed B(s)(0)→D(s)(-)(?π(-))X decays in 1.3 fb(-1) collected in pp ˉ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV by the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. We measure τ(B(s)(0))=1.518±0.041(stat)±0.027(syst) ps. The ratio of this result and the world average B(0) lifetime yields τ(B(s)(0))/τ(B(0))=0.99±0.03, which is in agreement with recent theoretical predictions.     

Erratum to: On the Dependence of the Widths of the τ → [ρ0(770), ρ0(1450)]π−ντ Decays on the Parameters of the Intermediate a1 Meson

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微扰QCD方法计算稀有衰变B+→D+s(-K)*0

在标准模型中,稀有衰变道B+→D+s(-K)*0只有通过纯湮没图才可以发生.这样这个衰变道的分支比很小.利用基于kT因子化的微扰方法给出分支比的预测,发现它在10-8的量级上.这个衰变道估计在将来的LHC上得到测量,对检验标准模型以及探寻新物理有着重要的意义.     

Observation of the decay B- → D(s)((*)+) K- ℓ- ν(ℓ)

We report the observation of the decay B- → D(s)((*)+) K- ?- ν(?) based on 342 fb(-1) of data collected at the Υ(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+ e- storage rings at SLAC. A simultaneous fit to three D(s)(+) decay chains is performed to extract the signal yield from measurements of the squared missing mass in the B meson decay. We observe the decay B- → D(s)((*)+) K- ?- ν(?) with a significance greater than 5 standard deviations (including systematic uncertainties) and measure its branching fraction to be B(B- → D(s)((*)+) K- ?- ν(?)) = [6.13(-1.03)(+1.04)(stat)±0.43(syst)±0.51(B(D(s)))]×10(-4), where the last error reflects the limited knowledge of the D(s) branching fractions.     

Measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry in the B→K*μ(+)μ(-) decay and first observation of the B(s)0→ϕμ(+)μ(-) decay

We reconstruct the rare decays B(+)→K(+)μ(+0μ(-0, B90)→K*(892)(0)μ(+)μ(-), and B(s)(0)→?(1020)μ(+)μ(-) in a data sample corresponding to 4.4 fb(-1) collected in pp collisions at √[s]=1.96 TeV by the CDF II detector at the Tevatron Collider. Using 121±16 B(+)→K(+)μ(+)μ(-) and 101±12 B(0)→K(*0)μ(+)μ(-) decays we report the branching ratios. In addition, we report the differential branching ratio and the muon forward-backward asymmetry in the B(+) and B(0) decay modes, and the K(*0) longitudinal polarization fraction in the B(0) decay mode with respect to the squared dimuon mass. These are consistent with the predictions, and most recent determinations from other experiments and of comparable accuracy. We also report the first observation of the B(s)(0)→?μ(+)μ(-) decay and measure its branching ratio BR(B(s)(0)→?μ(+)μ(-))=[1.44±0.33±0.46]×10(-6) using 27±6 signal events. This is currently the most rare B(s)(0) decay observed.     

Determining the η−η′ mixing by the newly measured \mathit{BR}(D(D_{s})\to\eta(\eta')+\bar{l}+\nu_{l}

The mixing of η?η′ or η?η′?G is of a great theoretical interest, because it concerns many aspects of the underlying dynamics and hadronic structure of pseudoscalar mesons and glueball. Determining the mixing parameters by fitting data is by no means trivial. In order to extract the mixing parameters from the available processes where hadrons are involved, theoretical evaluation of hadronic matrix elements is necessary. Therefore model dependence is somehow unavoidable. In fact, it is impossible to extract the mixing angle from a unique experiment because the model parameters must be obtained by fitting other experiments. Recently $\mathit{BR}(D\to\eta+\bar{l}+\nu_{l})$ and $\mathit{BR}(D_{s}\to\eta(\eta')+\bar{l}+\nu_{l})$ have been measured, thus we are able to determine the η?η′ mixing solely from the semileptonic decays of D-mesons where contamination from the final state interactions is absent. Thus we hope that the model dependence of the extraction can be somehow alleviated. Once $\mathit{BR}(D\to\eta'+\bar{l}+\nu_{l})$ is measured, we can further determine all the mixing parameters for η?η′?G. As more data are accumulated, the determination will be more accurate. In this work, we obtain the transition matrix elements of D _(s)→η ^(′) using the light-front quark model whose feasibility and reasonability for such processes have been tested.     

Some results of the growth of semiconductor crystals in microgravity conditions (to the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space)

The history of the growth of semiconductor crystals aboard space vehicles and their subsequent investigation has been described shortly. It has been shown using Ge(Ga), GaSb(Si), and GaSb(Te) crystals as an example that the formation of segregation growth striations can be avoided during their recrystallization by the vertical Bridgman method in conditions of physical simulation of microgravity on the Earth, mainly due to the essential weakening of the thermal gravitation convection. By their structure and impurity distribution, they approach the crystals grown in space. The investigation of recrystallization of Te has made it possible to determine the role of the detachment effect characteristic of the microgravity conditions and the features of the microstructure of the samples that crystallize with a free surface. The analysis of the results obtained from experiments in space allows us to better understand the processes occurring during the crystallization of the melts and to improve the crystal growth in terrestrial conditions.     

Determination of the thermodiffusion coefficient in three binary organic liquid mixtures by the thermogravitational method (contribution of the Universidad del País Vasco,Bilbao, to the benchmark test)

Within the framework of an international benchmark test, the thermodiffusion coefficients D T of the three binary systems formed with dodecane, isobutylbenzene and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (with a mass fraction of 0.5 for each component at a temperature of 25C) have been measured. Convective coupling in cylindrical thermogravitational columns has been used to determine D T based on the Furry-Jones-Onsager theory. For each system, several columns with different gaps and heights were employed. Our results for these three coefficients are in good agreement with those obtained by other benchmark tests; the maximum deviation from the proposed benchmark values is 8.5%, which is not too bad owing to the difficulties of measuring a thermodiffusion coefficient.     

Determination of f(s)/f(d) for 7 TeV pp collisions and measurement of the B0→D-K+ branching fraction

The relative abundance of the three decay modes B(0)→D(-)K(+), B(0)→D(-)π(+), and B(s)(0)→D(s)(-)π(+) produced in 7 TeV pp collisions at the LHC is determined from data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35 pb(-1). The branching fraction of B(0)→D(-)K(+) is found to be B(B(0)→D(-)K(+)) = (2.01 ± 0.18(stat) ± 0.14(syst)) × 10(-4). The ratio of fragmentation fractions f(s)/f(d) is determined through the relative abundance of B(s)(0)→D(s)(-)π(+) to B(0)→D(-)K(+) and B(0)→D(-)π(+), leading to f(s)/f(d) = 0.253 ± 0.017 ± 0.017 ± 0.020, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and theoretical, respectively.