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Title: Analysis of Br(anti-B ---> X(s gamma)) at NNLO with a cut on photon energy

Journal Article · · Phys.Rev.Lett.98:022003,2007

By combining a recent estimate of the total {bar B} {yields} X{sub s}{gamma} branching fraction at O({alpha}{sub s}{sup 2}) with a detailed analysis of the effects of a cut E{sub {gamma}} {ge} 1.6 GeV on photon energy, a prediction for the partial {bar B} {yields} X{sub s}{gamma} branching fraction at next-to-next-to-leading order in renormalization-group improved perturbation theory is obtained, in which contributions from all relevant scales are properly factorized. The result Br({bar B} {yields} X{sub s}{gamma}) = (2.98 {+-} 0.26) {center_dot} 10{sup -4} is about 1.4{sigma} lower than the experimental world average. This opens a window for significant New Physics contributions in rare radiative B decays.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
900002
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-06-364-T; arXiv eprint number hep-ph/0610067; TRN: US0702132
Journal Information:
Phys.Rev.Lett.98:022003,2007, Journal Name: Phys.Rev.Lett.98:022003,2007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English