CP Asymmetry in Flavor Specific B Decays beyond Leading Logarithms

Jul, 2003
12 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 576 (2003) 173-183
e-Print:
Report number:
  • PITHA-03-05,
  • LMU-16-03,
  • FERMILAB-PUB-03-214-T

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Abstract:
We compute next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the CP asymmetry a_{fs} = Im(Gamma_{12}/M_{12}) in flavour-specific B_{d,s} decays such as B_d->X l nu or B_s->D^-_s pi^+. The corrections reduce the uncertainties associated with the choice of the renormalization scheme for the quark masses significantly. In the Standard Model we predict a^d_{fs} = -(5.0 +- 1.1)*10^{-4}. As a by-product we also obtain the width difference in the B_d system at next-to-leading order in QCD.
Note:
  • 12 pages, 3 figures: error in NLO calculation corrected Report-no: PITHA 03/05, LMU 16/03, FERMILAB-Pub-03/214-T
  • 11.30.Er
  • 12.38.Bx
  • 13.25.Hw
  • 14.40.Nd
  • Asymmetry
  • CP
  • B0 anti-B0
  • Mixing angle
  • B/s0
  • Semileptonic decay