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Improved limits on B[superscript 0] decays to invisible (+γ) final states

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Cowan, Ray Franklin; Dujmic, Denis; Sciolla, Gabriella
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Abstract
We establish improved upper limits on branching fractions for B[superscript 0] decays to final states where the decay products are purely invisible (i.e., no observable final state particles) and for final states where the only visible product is a photon. Within the Standard Model, these decays have branching fractions that are below the current experimental sensitivity, but various models of physics beyond the Standard Model predict significant contributions for these channels. Using 471×10[superscript 6] BB̅ pairs collected at the Υ(4S) resonance by the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II e[superscript +]e[superscript -] storage ring at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, we establish upper limits at the 90% confidence level of 2.4×10-5 for the branching fraction of B[superscript 0]→invisible and 1.7×10[superscript -5] for the branching fraction of B[superscript 0]→invisible+γ.
Date issued
2012-09
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76340
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
Journal
Physical Review D
Publisher
American Physical Society
Citation
Lees, J. et al. “Improved limits on B[superscript 0] decays to invisible (+γ) final states.” Physical Review D 86.5 (2012). © 2012 American Physical Society
Version: Final published version
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1550-7998
1089-4918

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