Related papers: A Remark on the $Z^0 \to b\bar b$ Width

We examine the effect of new physics on the $R_b \equiv \Gamma(Z\rightarrow \bar{b}b)/\Gamma(Z\rightarrow {\rm hadrons})$. Conditions for large contributions are derived.

I stress the fact that a complete study of possible New Physics effects in the $Z \rightarrow b\bar{b}$ vertex requires a combined analysis of the ratio $R_b= \Gamma(Z \rightarrow b\bar{b})/ \Gamma(Z \rightarrow hadrons)$ and the…

The light gluino (12 - 16 GeV) and light sbottom (2 - 6 GeV) scenario has been used to explain the apparent overproduction of b-quarks at the Tevatron. This scenario also predicts the decay Z -> b b-bar ~g ~g where the gluinos subsequently…

We estimate $\dg/\Gamma_d$, including $1/m_b$ contributions and part of the next-to-leading order QCD corrections. We find that adding the latter corrections decreases the value of $\dg/\Gamma_d$ computed at the leading order by a factor of…

Motivated by the $\sim 2\sigma$ discrepancy between the experimental value for $R_b$ and the theoretical prediction of the Standard Model, we examine the effect of new physics on the $Z$-$b$-$\overline{b}$ vertex. Using general results for…

This paper presents the measurement of the relative width difference $\Delta \Gamma_d / \Gamma_d$ of the $B^0$-$\bar B^0$ system using the data collected by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in $p p$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV and…

We estimate \Delta Gamma_d/\Gamma_d, including 1/m_b contributions and part of the next-to-leading order QCD corrections, and find it to be around 0.3%. We show the methods to measure \Delta Gamma_d/\Gamma_d by using at least two different…

For the vertex corrections to the partial decay rate $\Gamma(Z \to b\bar{b})$ involving the top quark only the leading terms of order $\alpha\alpha_s$ in the $1/M_t$ expansion are known. In this work we compute the missing next-to-leading…

In this paper, we present the exact calculations for the vertex $\bar{s}\gamma b$ and $\bar{s} Z b$ in the unitary gauge. We found that (a) the divergent- and $\mu$-dependent terms are left in the effective vertex function…

We extend the approach based on the light-cone expansion and the heavy quark effective theory to the inclusive semileptonic decay of an unpolarized $b$-flavored hadron. It is applied to calculate the semileptonic decay width of the…

We use the heavy quark expansion to investigate the width difference $\Delta\Gamma_{B_s}$ between the $B_s$ mass eigenstates. The corrections of ${\cal O}(\Lambda_{QCD}/m_b)$ and ${\cal O}(m_s/m_b)$ to the leading order expression in the…

Branching fractions of B^0s decays into specific CP eigenstates are presented, and these and other results are combined in world averages to evaluate implications on the width difference between mass or CP eigenstates, \Delta\Gamma_s. New…

We explore the radiative corrections to the process $Z \to b \bar b$ in models with extended Higgs sectors. The observables $R_b = \Gamma(Z \to b \bar b)/\Gamma(Z \to \rm{hadrons})$ and the $Z b \bar b$ coupling asymmetry, $A_b = (g_L^2 -…

Using the entire OPAL LEP1 on-peak Z hadronic decay sample, Z -> qbarq gamma decays were selected by tagging hadronic final states with isolated photon candidates in the electromagnetic calorimeter. Combining the measured rates of Z ->…

The time-dependent analysis of the decays $\Lambda_b\to \Lambda +D^0(t)$ and $\Lambda_b\to \Lambda +\bar{D}^0(t)$ is discussed. The effect of particle mixing due to time evolution of $D^0$ and $\bar{D}^0$ on the observables for these decays…

We present estimates of the semileptonic widths of the $B_s$ and $\Lambda_b$ hadrons. We employ the latest fit to the $B$ inclusive semileptonic data, the heavy quark expansion and lattice QCD results. Our results suffer from large…

Assuming that the actual values of $m_t$ and the data set ($\Gamma_b$, $\Gamma_h$, $\Gamma_Z$, $R_b$, $R_c$, $R_l$) are within their $1-\sigma$ errors as reported by CDF, D0 and by LEP Collaborations, the parameter $\Delta^{new}_b$ which…

We discuss the calculation of the width difference $\Delta\Gamma_{B_s}$ between the $B_s$ mass eigenstates to next-to-leading order in the heavy quark expansion. $1/m_b$-corrections are estimated to reduce the leading order result by…

We work out predictions of the Linear Sigma Model for the $\gamma \gamma \to\pi^0 \pi^0$ cross section. We consider the sigma width, which is introduced in a consistent way with chiral Ward identities. The results of Chiral Perturbation…

We present a detailed evaluation of the total semileptonic B meson width in terms of |V_{cb}| and heavy quark parameters (quark masses and the expectation values of local heavy quark operators). Special attention is given to perturbative…