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$B\to V\ell^+\ell^-$ in the Standard Model from Light-Cone Sum Rules

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2016-10-27 v3

Abstract

We present BqρB_q\to\rho, BqωB_q\to\omega, BqKB_q\to K^*, BsKB_s\to K^* and BsϕB_s\to \phi form factors from light-cone sum rules (LCSR) at O(αs)\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s) for twist-2 and 3 and O(αs0)\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s^0) for twist-4 with updated hadronic input parameters. Three asymptotic light-cone distribution amplitudes of twist-44 (and 55) are determined, necessary for the form factors to obey the equations of motion. It is argued that the latter constrain the uncertainty of tensor-to-vector form factor ratios thereby improving the prediction of zeros of helicity amplitudes of major importance for BKB\to K^*\ell\ell angular observables. We provide easy-to-use fits to the LCSR results, including the full error correlation matrix, in all modes at low q2q^2 as well as combined fits to LCSR and lattice results covering the entire kinematic range for BqKB_q\to K^*, BsKB_s\to K^* and BsϕB_s\to \phi. The error correlation matrix avoids the problem of overestimating the uncertainty in phenomenological applications. Using the new form factors and recent computations of non-factorisable contributions we provide Standard Model predictions for BKγB\to K^*\gamma as well as BK+B\to K^*\ell^+\ell^- and Bsϕμ+μB_s\to\phi\mu^+\mu^- at low dilepton invariant mass. Employing our B(ρ,ω)B \to (\rho,\omega) form factor results we extract the CKM element Vub|V_\mathrm{ub}| from the semileptonic decays B(ρ,ω)νB\to(\rho,\omega) \ell\nu and find good agreement with other exclusive determinations.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1503.05534,
  title  = {$B\to V\ell^+\ell^-$ in the Standard Model from Light-Cone Sum Rules},
  author = {Aoife Bharucha and David M. Straub and Roman Zwicky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.05534},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

64 pages, 7 figures, 15 tables. v3: Minor clarifications, numerics unchanged. Matches version published in JHEP