Search for B0 → K*0𝜏+𝜏− Decays at the Belle II Experiment
We present a search for the rare flavor-changing neutral-current decay 𝐵0→𝐾*0𝜏+𝜏− with data collected by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB electron-positron collider. The analysis uses a 365 fb−1 data sample recorded at the center-of-mass energy of the ϒ(4𝑆) resonance. One of the 𝐵 mesons produced in the ϒ(4𝑆)→𝐵0$$\overline{𝐵}$$0 process is fully reconstructed in a hadronic decay mode, while its companion 𝐵 meson is required to decay into a 𝐾*0 and two 𝜏 leptons of opposite charge. The 𝜏 leptons are reconstructed in final states with a single electron, muon, charged pion or charged 𝜌 meson, and additional neutrinos. We set an upper limit on the branching fraction of ℬ(𝐵0→𝐾*0𝜏+𝜏−)<1.8×10−3 at the 90% confidence level, which is the most stringent constraint reported to date.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830; SC0007983; SC0009824; SC0009973; SC0010007; SC0010073; SC0010118; SC0010504; SC0011784; SC0012704; SC0019230; SC0021274; SC0021616; SC0022350; SC0023470
- OSTI ID:
- 3006443
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 135; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN 1079-7114
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Test of lepton flavor universality with measurements of 𝑅(𝐷+) and 𝑅(𝐷*+) using semileptonic 𝐵 tagging at the Belle II experiment
Search for Lepton-Flavor-Violating Decay Modes 𝐵0 →𝐾$^0_𝑆$𝜏±ℓ∓ with Hadronic 𝐵 Tagging at Belle and Belle II