Extraction of form Factors from a Four-Dimensional Angular Analysis of B →d∗-ν

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Abstract

An angular analysis of the decay B→D∗-ν, {e,μ}, is reported using the full e+e-collision data set collected by the BABAR experiment at the (4S) resonance. One B meson from the (4S)→BB decay is fully reconstructed in a hadronic decay mode, which constrains the kinematics and provides a determination of the neutrino momentum vector. The kinematics of the semileptonic decay is described by the dilepton mass squared, q2, and three angles. The first unbinned fit to the full four-dimensional decay rate in the standard model is performed in the so-called Boyd-Grinstein-Lebed approach, which employs a generic q2 parametrization of the underlying form factors based on crossing symmetry, analyticity, and QCD dispersion relations for the amplitudes. A fit using the more model-dependent Caprini-Lellouch-Neubert (CLN) approach is performed as well. Our form factor shapes show deviations from previous fits based on the CLN parametrization. The latest form factors also provide an updated prediction for the branching fraction ratio R(D∗)B(B→D∗τ-ντ)/B(B→D∗-ν)=0.253±0.005. Finally, using the well-measured branching fraction for the B→D∗-ν decay, a value of |Vcb|=(38.36±0.90)×10-3 is obtained that is consistent with the current world average for exclusive B→D(∗)-ν decays and remains in tension with the determination from inclusive semileptonic B decays to final states with charm.

Original languageEnglish
Article number091801
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume123
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Aug 2019

Funding

FundersFunder number
A.P. Sloan Foundation
A. P. Sloan Foundation
CNRS-IN2P3
Marie Curie EIF
NFR
NSERC (Canada), CEA
USA-Israel
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Energy
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Science and Technology Facilities CouncilST/N000331/1
Science and Technology Facilities Council
British Skin Foundation
European Commission
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Ministry of Education and Science
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Frauen
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

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