Related papers: Angular observables and branching ratio for $B_s\t…

In this work, we investigate the form factors of $B_c$ decays into $J/\Psi, \psi(2S,3S)$, $\eta_c, \eta_c(2S,3S), \chi_{c0}, \chi_{c1}, h_c$ and $X(3872)$ mesons in the covariant light-front quark model (CLFQM). For the purpose of the…

We study, using a monte carlo approach, the rare decay $B\to X_s \ell^+ \ell^-$ including effects of the arbitrariness of the phase between the $\psi$ amplitudes and the perturbative amplitude, $b$-quark fermi motion inside the $B$ meson,…

The analysis of $b\to s\ell^+\ell^-$ flavor-changing neutral current decays is a powerful test of the Standard Model (SM). Due to the strong suppression of these modes in the SM, potential New Physics contributions can have a significant…

Under the assignment of $D_s(3040)$ as a radially excited p-wave $\bar cs$ state with $J^P=1^+$, we compute the $B_s\to D_s (3040)$ form factors within the covariant light-front quark model. Two classification schemes for the p-wave $\bar…

Rare $b \to s\ell^+\ell^-$ flavour-changing-neutral-current processes provide important tests of the Standard Model of particle physics. Angular observables in exclusive $b \to s\ell^+\ell^-$ processes can be particularly powerful as they…

The first observation of the $B_s^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-$ decay is reported, together with the most precise branching fraction measurement of the mode $B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-$. The results are obtained from an analysis of $pp$…

We compute the branching ratios for the radiative rare decays of B into K-Meson states and compare them to the experimentally determined branching ratio for inclusive decay b -> s gamma using non relativistic quark model, and form factor…

We study the transition form factors of the light vector to pseudoscalar mesons as functions of the momentum transfer $q^2$ within the light-front quark model. With these form factors, we calculate the decay branching ratios of all possible…

We present a lattice quantum chromodynamics determination of the scalar and vector form factors for the $B_s \rightarrow D_s \ell \nu$ decay over the full physical range of momentum transfer. In conjunction with future experimental data,…

Taking into account the $\Lambda$ baryon distribution amplitudes and the most general form of the interpolating current of the $\Lambda_{b}$, the semileptonic $\Lambda_{b}\rar \Lambda \ell^+\ell^- $ transition is investigated in the…

We compute the fully differential rate for the Higgs-boson decay $h\to Z\ell^+\ell^-$, with $Z\to\ell^{'+}\ell^{'-}$. For these processes we assume the most general matrix elements within an effective Lagrangian framework. The electroweak…

We derive model-independent bounds on the form factors for the decay $B_c^+ \to \eta_c\, \ell^+\, \nu$ including full mass effects, i.e. $\ell = e,\, \mu, \text{ and } \tau$. The bounds are obtained by using the BGL parameterization for the…

Decay processes $B\rightarrow D_{\left(s\right)}^{\left(*\right)}h$ ($h=\pi,\rho$) are studied in the framework of the confined covariant quark model using the na\"{i}ve factorization assumption. We observe that the theoretical results on…

We have observed the decays B-->phi K and phi K^* in a sample of over 45 million B mesons collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II collider. The measured branching fractions are BF(B^+ --> phi K^+) = (7.7^{+1.6}_{-1.4}+/- 0.8) x…

The angular distributions of the rare decays $B^+ \to K^+\mu^+\mu^-$ and $B^0 \to K^0_{\rm\scriptscriptstyle S}\mu^+\mu^-$ are studied with data corresponding to 3$~$fb$^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity, collected in proton-proton collisions…

We use lattice QCD to calculate the form factors $f_+(q^2)$ and $f_0(q^2)$ for the semileptonic decay $B_s\to K\ell\nu$. Our calculation uses six MILC asqtad 2+1 flavor gauge-field ensembles with three lattice spacings. At the smallest and…

Motivated by the first search for the rare charged-current $B$ decay to four leptons, $\ell \bar{\nu}_\ell \ell^{(\prime)} \bar{\ell}^{(\prime)}$, we calculate the decay amplitude with factorization methods. We obtain the $B\to \gamma^*$…

The mixing between nonstrange and strange quark wavefunctions in the $\omega$ and $\phi$ mesons leads to a small predicted branching ratio $\b(D_s^+ \to \omega e^+ \nu_e) = {\cal O}(10^{-4})(\delta/3.34^\circ)^2$, where $\delta$ is the…

We study rare radiative leptonic decays $B_{(s)}\to e^+e^-\gamma$ and $B_{(s)}\to \mu^+\mu^-\gamma$ within relativistic quark model. In addition to previous analysis we give the estimations of the branching ratios for four values of the…

We analyze the $B\to K_2^*(\to K\pi)l^+l^-$ (with $l=e,\mu,\tau$) decay in the standard model and two new physics scenarios: vector-like quark model and family non-universal $Z'$ model. We derive its differential angular distributions,…