Measurement of Branching Fractions and Rate Asymmetries in the Rare Decays BK()l+lB \to K^{(*)} l^+ l^-

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Apr, 2012

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Abstract: (arXiv)
In a sample of 471 million BB events collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+e- collider we study the rare decays B -> K(*) l+ l-, where l+ l- is either e+e- or mu+mu-. We report results on partial branching fractions and isospin asymmetries in seven bins of di-lepton mass-squared. We further present CP and lepton-flavor asymmetries for di-lepton masses below and above the J/psi resonance. We find no evidence for CP or lepton-flavor violation. The partial branching fractions and isospin asymmetries are consistent with the Standard Model predictions and with results from other experiments.
Note:
  • 16 pages, 14 figures, accepted by Phys. Rev. D
  • 13.20.He
  • B+: rare decay
  • B: branching ratio: measured
  • asymmetry: CP
  • isospin: asymmetry
  • lepton: flavor: asymmetry
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • B: pair production
  • B0: rare decay
  • neutral current: flavor changing