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Isospin structure of penguin diagrams and their consequences in [ital B] meson physics

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (United States)
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  1. Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-5203 (United States)

Isospin structure of electroweak penguin diagrams is different from the gluon-mediated or strong penguin. Given the large top mass, these electroweak contributions are significant. This has the consequence that some previous analyses which relied on a simple isospin structure in charmless [ital B] meson decays become inapplicable. We present the general Hamiltonian in next-to-leading order QCD, and illustrate our conclusion quantitatively for [ital B][r arrow][pi][pi] and [ital B][r arrow][ital K][pi] decays in the factorization approximation. Some remarks on [ital CP] asymmetries in [ital B] meson decays are also made.

DOE Contract Number:
FG06-85ER40224
OSTI ID:
6643679
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 74:1; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English