Probing photon helicity in radiative B decays via charmonium resonance interference
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We investigate a new method to probe the helicity of the photon emitted in the b -> s gamma transition. The method relies on the observation of interference effects between two resonance contributions, B -> K*(K gamma) gamma and B -> eta_c(gamma gamma) K or B -> chi_c0(gamma gamma) K to the same final state K gamma gamma. Decays of the type B -> K_res(K gamma) gamma dominate the B -> K gamma gamma yield throughout most of the phase space, and may be accessible at current B meson facilities already.
elsart, 11 pages, 4 figures; added comments on strong phase (final version Phys. Lett. B)
elsart, 11 pages, 4 figures; added comments on strong phase (final version Phys. Lett. B)