Search for the Rare Decays B --> Kl^+l^- and B --> K^*l^+l^-

dc.creatoral, B. Aubert et
dc.date2002-01-04
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dc.descriptionWe present results from a search for the flavor-changing neutral current decays $B\to K\ell^+\ell^-$ and $B\to K^*\ell^+\ell^-$, where $\ell^+\ell^-$ is either an $e^+e^-$ or $μ^+μ^-$ pair. The data sample comprises $22.7\times 10^6$ $Υ(4S)\to B\bar B$ decays collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II $B$ Factory. We obtain the 90% C.L. upper limits ${\mathcal B}(B\to K\ell^+\ell^-)< 0.50\times 10^{-6}$ and ${\mathcal B}(B\to K^*\ell^+\ell^-)<2.9\times 10^{-6}$, close to Standard Model predictions for these branching fractions. We have also obtained limits on the lepton-family-violating decays $B\to Ke^{\pm}μ^{\mp}$ and $B\to K^{*}e^{\pm}μ^{\mp}$.
dc.description7 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0201008
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0201008
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.88:241801,2002
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.241801
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207189
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleSearch for the Rare Decays B --> Kl^+l^- and B --> K^*l^+l^-
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