Experimental limits on weak annihilation contributions to b→ulν decays

J. L. Rosner; N. E. Adam; J. P. Alexander; K. Berkelman; D. G. Cassel; J. E. Duboscq; K. M. Ecklund; R. Ehrlich; L. Fields; L. Gibbons; R. Gray; S. W. Gray; D. L. Hartill; B. K. Heltsley; D. Hertz; C. D. Jones; J. Kandaswamy; D. L. Kreinick; V. E. Kuznetsov; H. Mahlke-Krüger; T. O. Meyer; P. U.E. Onyisi; J. R. Patterson; D. Peterson; E. A. Phillips; J. Pivarski; D. Riley; A. Ryd; A. J. Sadoff; H. Schwarthoff; X. Shi; S. Stroiney; W. M. Sun; T. Wilksen; M. Weinberger; S. B. Athar; P. Avery; L. Breva-Newell; R. Patel; V. Potlia; H. Stoeck; J. Yelton; P. Rubin; C. Cawlfield; B. I. Eisenstein; I. Karliner; D. Kim; N. Lowrey; P. Naik; C. Sedlack; M. Selen; J. J. Thaler; E. J. White; J. Wiss; M. R. Shepherd; D. M. Asner; K. W. Edwards; D. Besson; T. K. Pedlar; D. Cronin-Hennessy; K. Y. Gao; D. T. Gong; J. Hietala; Y. Kubota; T. Klein; B. W. Lang; R. Poling; A. W. Scott; A. Smith; S. Dobbs; Z. Metreveli; K. K. Seth; A. Tomaradze; P. Zweber; J. Ernst; K. Arms; H. Severini; S. A. Dytman; W. Love; S. Mehrabyan; J. A. Mueller; V. Savinov; Z. Li; A. Lopez; H. Mendez; J. Ramirez; G. S. Huang; D. H. Miller; V. Pavlunin; B. Sanghi; I. P.J. Shipsey; G. S. Adams; M. Anderson; J. P. Cummings; I. Danko; J. Napolitano; Q. He; H. Muramatsu; C. S. Park; E. H. Thorndike; T. E. Coan; Y. S. Gao; F. Liu; R. Stroynowski; M. Artuso; C. Boulahouache; S. Blusk; J. Butt; J. Li; N. Menaa; R. Mountain; S. Nisar; K. Randrianarivony; R. Redjimi; R. Sia; T. Skwarnicki; S. Stone; J. C. Wang; K. Zhang; S. E. Csorna; G. Bonvicini; D. Cinabro; M. Dubrovin; A. Lincoln; A. J. Weinstein; R. A. Briere; G. P. Chen; J. Chen; T. Ferguson; G. Tatishvili; H. Vogel; M. E. Watkins

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.121801

Experimental limits on weak annihilation contributions to b→ulν decays

J. L. Rosner, N. E. Adam, J. P. Alexander, K. Berkelman, D. G. Cassel, J. E. Duboscq, K. M. Ecklund, R. Ehrlich, L. Fields, L. Gibbons, R. Gray, S. W. Gray, D. L. Hartill, B. K. Heltsley, D. Hertz, C. D. Jones, J. Kandaswamy, D. L. Kreinick, V. E. Kuznetsov, H. Mahlke-KrügerT. O. Meyer, P. U.E. Onyisi, J. R. Patterson, D. Peterson, E. A. Phillips, J. Pivarski, D. Riley, A. Ryd, A. J. Sadoff, H. Schwarthoff, X. Shi, S. Stroiney, W. M. Sun, T. Wilksen, M. Weinberger, S. B. Athar, P. Avery, L. Breva-Newell, R. Patel, V. Potlia, H. Stoeck, J. Yelton, P. Rubin, C. Cawlfield, B. I. Eisenstein, I. Karliner, D. Kim, N. Lowrey, P. Naik, C. Sedlack, M. Selen, J. J. Thaler, E. J. White, J. Wiss, M. R. Shepherd, D. M. Asner, K. W. Edwards, D. Besson, T. K. Pedlar, D. Cronin-Hennessy, K. Y. Gao, D. T. Gong, J. Hietala, Y. Kubota, T. Klein, B. W. Lang, R. Poling, A. W. Scott, A. Smith, S. Dobbs, Z. Metreveli, K. K. Seth, A. Tomaradze, P. Zweber, J. Ernst, K. Arms, H. Severini, S. A. Dytman, W. Love, S. Mehrabyan, J. A. Mueller, V. Savinov, Z. Li, A. Lopez, H. Mendez, J. Ramirez, G. S. Huang, D. H. Miller, V. Pavlunin, B. Sanghi, I. P.J. Shipsey, G. S. Adams, M. Anderson, J. P. Cummings, I. Danko, J. Napolitano, Q. He, H. Muramatsu, C. S. Park, E. H. Thorndike, T. E. Coan, Y. S. Gao, F. Liu, R. Stroynowski, M. Artuso, C. Boulahouache, S. Blusk, J. Butt, J. Li, N. Menaa, R. Mountain, S. Nisar, K. Randrianarivony, R. Redjimi, R. Sia, T. Skwarnicki, S. Stone, J. C. Wang, K. Zhang, S. E. Csorna, G. Bonvicini, D. Cinabro, M. Dubrovin, A. Lincoln, A. J. Weinstein, R. A. Briere, G. P. Chen, J. Chen, T. Ferguson, G. Tatishvili, H. Vogel, M. E. Watkins

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We present the first experimental limits on high-q2 contributions to charmless semileptonic B decays of the form expected from the weak annihilation (WA) decay mechanism. Such contributions could bias determinations of |Vub| from inclusive measurements of B→Xulν. Using a wide range of models based on available theoretical input we set a limit of ΓWA/Γb→u<7.4% (90% confidence level) on the WA fraction, and assess the impact on previous inclusive determinations of |Vub|.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	121801
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	96
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.121801
State	Published - 2006

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Rosner, J. L., Adam, N. E., Alexander, J. P., Berkelman, K., Cassel, D. G., Duboscq, J. E., Ecklund, K. M., Ehrlich, R., Fields, L., Gibbons, L., Gray, R., Gray, S. W., Hartill, D. L., Heltsley, B. K., Hertz, D., Jones, C. D., Kandaswamy, J., Kreinick, D. L., Kuznetsov, V. E., ... Watkins, M. E. (2006). Experimental limits on weak annihilation contributions to b→ulν decays. Physical Review Letters, 96(12), [121801]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.121801

Rosner, JL, Adam, NE, Alexander, JP, Berkelman, K, Cassel, DG, Duboscq, JE, Ecklund, KM, Ehrlich, R, Fields, L, Gibbons, L, Gray, R, Gray, SW, Hartill, DL, Heltsley, BK, Hertz, D, Jones, CD, Kandaswamy, J, Kreinick, DL, Kuznetsov, VE, Mahlke-Krüger, H, Meyer, TO, Onyisi, PUE, Patterson, JR, Peterson, D, Phillips, EA, Pivarski, J, Riley, D, Ryd, A, Sadoff, AJ, Schwarthoff, H, Shi, X, Stroiney, S, Sun, WM, Wilksen, T, Weinberger, M, Athar, SB, Avery, P, Breva-Newell, L, Patel, R, Potlia, V, Stoeck, H, Yelton, J, Rubin, P, Cawlfield, C, Eisenstein, BI, Karliner, I, Kim, D, Lowrey, N, Naik, P, Sedlack, C, Selen, M, Thaler, JJ, White, EJ, Wiss, J, Shepherd, MR, Asner, DM, Edwards, KW, Besson, D, Pedlar, TK, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Gao, KY, Gong, DT, Hietala, J, Kubota, Y, Klein, T, Lang, BW, Poling, R, Scott, AW, Smith, A, Dobbs, S, Metreveli, Z, Seth, KK, Tomaradze, A, Zweber, P, Ernst, J, Arms, K, Severini, H, Dytman, SA, Love, W, Mehrabyan, S, Mueller, JA, Savinov, V, Li, Z, Lopez, A, Mendez, H, Ramirez, J, Huang, GS, Miller, DH, Pavlunin, V, Sanghi, B, Shipsey, IPJ, Adams, GS, Anderson, M, Cummings, JP, Danko, I, Napolitano, J, He, Q, Muramatsu, H, Park, CS, Thorndike, EH, Coan, TE, Gao, YS, Liu, F, Stroynowski, R, Artuso, M, Boulahouache, C, Blusk, S, Butt, J, Li, J, Menaa, N, Mountain, R, Nisar, S, Randrianarivony, K, Redjimi, R, Sia, R, Skwarnicki, T, Stone, S, Wang, JC, Zhang, K, Csorna, SE, Bonvicini, G, Cinabro, D, Dubrovin, M, Lincoln, A, Weinstein, AJ, Briere, RA, Chen, GP, Chen, J, Ferguson, T, Tatishvili, G, Vogel, H & Watkins, ME 2006, 'Experimental limits on weak annihilation contributions to b→ulν decays', Physical Review Letters, vol. 96, no. 12, 121801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.121801

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AU - Stroynowski, R.

AU - Artuso, M.

AU - Boulahouache, C.

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AU - Li, J.

AU - Menaa, N.

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