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$B_c \to B_{s(d)}$ form factors

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2019-11-12 v1

Abstract

We present results of the first lattice QCD calculations of BcBsB_c \to B_s and BcBdB_c \to B_d weak matrix elements. Results are derived from correlation functions computed on MILC Collaboration gauge configurations with lattice spacings between 0.120.12 [fm] and 0.060.06 [fm] including 2+1+1 flavours of dynamical sea quarks in the Highly Improved Staggered Quark (HISQ) formalism. Form factors across the entire physical q2q^2 range are then extracted and extrapolated to the physical-continuum limit. Two different formalisms are employed for the bottom quark: non-relativistic QCD (NRQCD) and heavy-HISQ. Checking agreement between these two approaches is an important test of our strategies for heavy quarks on the lattice.

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@article{arxiv.1911.04282,
  title  = {$B_c \to B_{s(d)}$ form factors},
  author = {Laurence Cooper and Matthew Wingate and Christine Davies and Judd Harrison and Javad Komijani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.04282},
  year   = {2019}
}

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7 pages. Contribution to the 37th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (LATTICE2019), 16-22 June 2019, Wuhan, China

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