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Test of lepton flavor universality with a measurement of R ( D * ) using hadronic B tagging at the Belle II experiment

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The ratio of branching fractions R ( D * ) = B ( B ¯ D * τ ν ¯ τ ) / B ( B ¯ D * ν ¯ ) , where is an electron or muon, is measured using a Belle II data sample with an integrated luminosity of 189 fb 1 at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy e + e collider. Data is collected at the ϒ ( 4 S ) resonance, and one B meson in the ϒ ( 4 S ) B B ¯ decay is fully reconstructed in hadronic decay modes. The accompanying signal B meson is reconstructed as B ¯ D * τ ν ¯ τ using leptonic τ decays. The normalization decay, B ¯ D * ν ¯ , produces the same observable final-state particles. The ratio of branching fractions is extracted in a simultaneous fit to two signal-discriminating variables in both channels and yields R ( D * ) = 0.262 0.039 + 0.041 ( stat ) 0.032 + 0.035 ( syst ) . This result is consistent with the current world average and with Standard Model predictions.

Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830; AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
2475426
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 110; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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