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Kaon semileptonic vector form factor with $N_f=2+1+1$ Twisted Mass fermions

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2014-10-28 v1

Abstract

We investigate the vector form factor relevant for the K3K_{\ell 3} semileptonic decay using maximally twisted-mass fermions with 4 dynamical flavours (Nf=2+1+1N_f=2+1+1). Our simulations feature pion masses ranging from 210210 MeV to approximately 450450 MeV and lattice spacing values as small as 0.060.06fm. Our main result for the vector form factor at zero 4-momentum transfer is f+(0)=0.9683(65)f_+(0)=0.9683(65) where the uncertainty is both statistical and systematic. By combining our result with the experimental value of f+(0)Vusf_+(0)|V_{us}| we obtain Vus=0.2234(16)|V_{us}|=0.2234(16), which satisfies the unitarity constraint of the Standard Model at the permille level.

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@article{arxiv.1410.7159,
  title  = {Kaon semileptonic vector form factor with $N_f=2+1+1$ Twisted Mass fermions},
  author = {Nuria Carrasco and Paolo Lami and Vittorio Lubicz and Eleonora Picca and Lorenzo Riggio and Silvano Simula and Cecilia Tarantino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.7159},
  year   = {2014}
}