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Title: Precise predictions for Λ b Λ c semileptonic decays

Abstract

We calculate the $${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\ell}\ {\nu}$$ form factors and decay rates for all possible $$b\ {\rightarrow}c\ {\ell}\overline{\ {\nu}}$$ four-Fermi interactions beyond the Standard Model, including nonzero charged lepton masses and terms up to order $${\ {\alpha}}_{s}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{\mathrm{QCD}}/{m}_{c,b}$$ and $${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{\mathrm{QCD}}^{2}/{m}_{c}^{2}$$ in the heavy quark effective theory. At this order, we obtain model independent predictions for semileptonic $${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}$$ decays in terms of only two unknown sub-subleading Isgur-Wise functions, which can be determined from fitting LHCb and lattice QCD data. We thus obtain model independent results for $${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\ell}\overline{\ {\nu}}$$ decays, including predictions for the ratio $$R({\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c})=\mathcal{B}({\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\tau}\overline{\ {\nu}})/\mathcal{B}({\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\mu}\overline{\ {\nu}})$$ in the presence of new physics, that are more precise than prior results in the literature, and systematically improvable with better data on the decays with $$\ {\mu}$$ (or $$e$$) in the final state. We also explore tests of factorization in $${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\pi}$$ decays, and we emphasize the importance of measuring at LHCb the double differential rate $${d}^{2}\mathrm{\ {\Gamma}}({\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\ell}\overline{\ {\nu}})/(d{q}^{2}d\mathrm{cos}\ {\theta})$$, in addition to the $${q}^{2}$$ spectrum.

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); DFG
OSTI Identifier:
1498808
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1632126
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; PHY-1720252; PHY-1607611; BE 6075/1-1
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review. D.
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Volume: 99 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Bernlochner, Florian U., Ligeti, Zoltan, Robinson, Dean J., and Sutcliffe, William L. Precise predictions for Λ b → Λ c semileptonic decays. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.99.055008.
Bernlochner, Florian U., Ligeti, Zoltan, Robinson, Dean J., & Sutcliffe, William L. Precise predictions for Λ b → Λ c semileptonic decays. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.055008
Bernlochner, Florian U., Ligeti, Zoltan, Robinson, Dean J., and Sutcliffe, William L. Mon . "Precise predictions for Λ b → Λ c semileptonic decays". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.055008.
@article{osti_1498808,
title = {Precise predictions for Λ b → Λ c semileptonic decays},
author = {Bernlochner, Florian U. and Ligeti, Zoltan and Robinson, Dean J. and Sutcliffe, William L.},
abstractNote = {We calculate the ${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\ell}\ {\nu}$ form factors and decay rates for all possible $b\ {\rightarrow}c\ {\ell}\overline{\ {\nu}}$ four-Fermi interactions beyond the Standard Model, including nonzero charged lepton masses and terms up to order ${\ {\alpha}}_{s}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{\mathrm{QCD}}/{m}_{c,b}$ and ${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{\mathrm{QCD}}^{2}/{m}_{c}^{2}$ in the heavy quark effective theory. At this order, we obtain model independent predictions for semileptonic ${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}$ decays in terms of only two unknown sub-subleading Isgur-Wise functions, which can be determined from fitting LHCb and lattice QCD data. We thus obtain model independent results for ${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\ell}\overline{\ {\nu}}$ decays, including predictions for the ratio $R({\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c})=\mathcal{B}({\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\tau}\overline{\ {\nu}})/\mathcal{B}({\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\mu}\overline{\ {\nu}})$ in the presence of new physics, that are more precise than prior results in the literature, and systematically improvable with better data on the decays with $\ {\mu}$ (or $e$) in the final state. We also explore tests of factorization in ${\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\pi}$ decays, and we emphasize the importance of measuring at LHCb the double differential rate ${d}^{2}\mathrm{\ {\Gamma}}({\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{b}\ {\rightarrow}{\mathrm{\ {\Lambda}}}_{c}\ {\ell}\overline{\ {\nu}})/(d{q}^{2}d\mathrm{cos}\ {\theta})$, in addition to the ${q}^{2}$ spectrum.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.99.055008},
journal = {Physical Review. D.},
number = 5,
volume = 99,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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FIG. 1 FIG. 1: Left: The data points show the LHCb measurement of the normalized (Λb → $Λ_cμ\barν$) = dq2 spectrum. The red band shows our fit of the HQET predictions to these data and to the LQCD form factors. The blue curve shows the fit results, setting the order $Λ^{2}_{QCD}$/$m^{2}_{c}$ termsmore » to zero. The gray band shows the LQCD prediction. Right: Our prediction for em>dΓ(Λb → $Λ_cμ\barν$)/dq2 normalized to R(Λc) from the same fit, with and without including the $Λ^{2}_{QCD}$/$m^{2}_{c}$ terms.« less

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