Search for the lepton-flavor-violating leptonic B 0 → μ ± τ ∓ and B 0 → e ± τ ∓

A. Bornheim; E. Lipeles; S. P. Pappas; A. J. Weinstein; R. A. Briere; G. P. Chen; T. Ferguson; G. Tatishvili; H. Vogel; M. E. Watkins; N. E. Adam; J. P. Alexander; K. Berkelman; D. G. Cassel; J. E. Duboscq; K. M. Ecklund; R. Ehrlich; L. Fields; R. S. Galik; L. Gibbons; B. Gittelman; R. Gray; S. W. Gray; D. L. Hartill; B. K. Heltsley; D. Hertz; L. Hsu; C. D. Jones; J. Kandaswamy; D. L. Kreinick; V. E. Kuznetsov; H. Mahlke-Krüger; T. O. Meyer; P. U.E. Onyisi; J. R. Patterson; D. Peterson; J. Pivarski; D. Riley; J. L. Rosner; A. Ryd; A. J. Sadoff; H. Schwarthoff; M. R. Shepherd; W. M. Sun; J. G. Thayer; D. Urner; T. Wilksen; M. Weinberger; S. B. Athar; P. Avery; L. Breva-Newell; R. Patel; V. Potlia; H. Stoeck; J. Yelton; P. Rubin; C. Cawlfield; B. I. Eisenstein; G. D. Gollin; I. Karliner; D. Kim; N. Lowrey; P. Naik; C. Sedlack; M. Selen; J. J. Thaler; J. Williams; J. Wiss; K. W. Edwards; D. Besson; K. Y. Gao; D. T. Gong; Y. Kubota; S. Z. Li; R. Poling; A. W. Scott; A. Smith; C. J. Stepaniak; J. Urheim; Z. Metreveli; K. K. Seth; A. Tomaradze; P. Zweber; J. Ernst; K. Arms; K. K. Gan; H. Severini; P. Skubic; D. M. Asner; S. A. Dytman; S. Mehrabyan; J. A. Mueller; V. Savinov; Z. Li; A. Lopez; H. Mendez; J. Ramirez; G. S. Huang; D. H. Miller; V. Pavlunin; B. Sanghi; E. I. Shibata; I. P.J. Shipsey; G. S. Adams; M. Chasse; J. P. Cummings; I. Danko; J. Napolitano; D. Cronin-Hennessy; C. S. Park; W. Park; J. B. Thayer; E. H. Thorndike; T. E. Coan; Y. S. Gao; F. Liu; R. Stroynowski; M. Artuso; C. Boulahouache; S. Blusk; J. Butt; E. Dambasuren; O. Dorjkhaidav; N. Menaa; R. Mountain; H. Muramatsu; R. Nandakumar; R. Redjimi; R. Sia; T. Skwarnicki; S. Stone; J. C. Wang; K. Zhang; A. H. Mahmood; S. E. Csorna; G. Bonvicini; D. Cinabro; M. Dubrovin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.241802

Search for the lepton-flavor-violating leptonic B ⁰ → μ ^± τ ^∓ and B ⁰ → e ^± τ ^∓

A. Bornheim^*, E. Lipeles, S. P. Pappas, A. J. Weinstein, R. A. Briere, G. P. Chen, T. Ferguson, G. Tatishvili, H. Vogel, M. E. Watkins, N. E. Adam, J. P. Alexander, K. Berkelman, D. G. Cassel, J. E. Duboscq, K. M. Ecklund, R. Ehrlich, L. Fields, R. S. Galik, L. GibbonsB. Gittelman, R. Gray, S. W. Gray, D. L. Hartill, B. K. Heltsley, D. Hertz, L. Hsu, C. D. Jones, J. Kandaswamy, D. L. Kreinick, V. E. Kuznetsov, H. Mahlke-Krüger, T. O. Meyer, P. U.E. Onyisi, J. R. Patterson, D. Peterson, J. Pivarski, D. Riley, J. L. Rosner, A. Ryd, A. J. Sadoff, H. Schwarthoff, M. R. Shepherd, W. M. Sun, J. G. Thayer, D. Urner, T. Wilksen, M. Weinberger, S. B. Athar, P. Avery, L. Breva-Newell, R. Patel, V. Potlia, H. Stoeck, J. Yelton, P. Rubin, C. Cawlfield, B. I. Eisenstein, G. D. Gollin, I. Karliner, D. Kim, N. Lowrey, P. Naik, C. Sedlack, M. Selen, J. J. Thaler, J. Williams, J. Wiss, K. W. Edwards, D. Besson, K. Y. Gao, D. T. Gong, Y. Kubota, S. Z. Li, R. Poling, A. W. Scott, A. Smith, C. J. Stepaniak, J. Urheim, Z. Metreveli, K. K. Seth, A. Tomaradze, P. Zweber, J. Ernst, K. Arms, K. K. Gan, H. Severini, P. Skubic, D. M. Asner, S. A. Dytman, S. Mehrabyan, J. A. Mueller, V. Savinov, Z. Li, A. Lopez, H. Mendez, J. Ramirez, G. S. Huang, D. H. Miller, V. Pavlunin, B. Sanghi, E. I. Shibata, I. P.J. Shipsey, G. S. Adams, M. Chasse, J. P. Cummings, I. Danko, J. Napolitano, D. Cronin-Hennessy, C. S. Park, W. Park, J. B. Thayer, E. H. Thorndike, T. E. Coan, Y. S. Gao, F. Liu, R. Stroynowski, M. Artuso, C. Boulahouache, S. Blusk, J. Butt, E. Dambasuren, O. Dorjkhaidav, N. Menaa, R. Mountain, H. Muramatsu, R. Nandakumar, R. Redjimi, R. Sia, T. Skwarnicki, S. Stone, J. C. Wang, K. Zhang, A. H. Mahmood, S. E. Csorna, G. Bonvicini, D. Cinabro, M. Dubrovin

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Abstract

The decay search for the lepton-flavor-violatng leptonic B decays such as B ⁰ → μ ^∓τ ^∓ and B ⁰ → e ^∓τ ^∓ was investigated. The decay modes are found to be forbidden in the conventional standard model by the lepton-flavor conservation law. The Monte Carlo simulation was used to determine the efficiency for detecting the signal modes. It was observed that the leptonic B decays were generated with the τ lepton unpolarized. The results show that there was no indication of a signal, and upper limits on the branching fractions were also obtained.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	241802
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	93
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.241802
State	Published - Dec 10 2004

Funding

We gratefully acknowledge the effort of the CESR staff in providing us with excellent luminosity and running conditions. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Research Corporation, and the Texas Advanced Research Program.

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Bornheim, A., Lipeles, E., Pappas, S. P., Weinstein, A. J., Briere, R. A., Chen, G. P., Ferguson, T., Tatishvili, G., Vogel, H., Watkins, M. E., Adam, N. E., Alexander, J. P., Berkelman, K., Cassel, D. G., Duboscq, J. E., Ecklund, K. M., Ehrlich, R., Fields, L., Galik, R. S., ... Dubrovin, M. (2004). Search for the lepton-flavor-violating leptonic B ⁰ → μ ^± τ ^∓ and B ⁰ → e ^± τ ^∓ Physical review letters, 93(24), Article 241802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.241802

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T1 - Search for the lepton-flavor-violating leptonic B 0 → μ ± τ ∓ and B 0 → e ± τ ∓

AU - Bornheim, A.

AU - Lipeles, E.

AU - Pappas, S. P.

AU - Weinstein, A. J.

AU - Briere, R. A.

AU - Chen, G. P.

AU - Ferguson, T.

AU - Tatishvili, G.

AU - Vogel, H.

AU - Watkins, M. E.

AU - Adam, N. E.

AU - Alexander, J. P.

AU - Berkelman, K.

AU - Cassel, D. G.

AU - Duboscq, J. E.

AU - Ecklund, K. M.

AU - Ehrlich, R.

AU - Fields, L.

AU - Galik, R. S.

AU - Gibbons, L.

AU - Gittelman, B.

AU - Gray, R.

AU - Gray, S. W.

AU - Hartill, D. L.

AU - Heltsley, B. K.

AU - Hertz, D.

AU - Hsu, L.

AU - Jones, C. D.

AU - Kandaswamy, J.

AU - Kreinick, D. L.

AU - Kuznetsov, V. E.

AU - Mahlke-Krüger, H.

AU - Meyer, T. O.

AU - Onyisi, P. U.E.

AU - Patterson, J. R.

AU - Peterson, D.

AU - Pivarski, J.

AU - Riley, D.

AU - Rosner, J. L.

AU - Ryd, A.

AU - Sadoff, A. J.

AU - Schwarthoff, H.

AU - Shepherd, M. R.

AU - Sun, W. M.

AU - Thayer, J. G.

AU - Urner, D.

AU - Wilksen, T.

AU - Weinberger, M.

AU - Athar, S. B.

AU - Avery, P.

AU - Breva-Newell, L.

AU - Patel, R.

AU - Potlia, V.

AU - Stoeck, H.

AU - Yelton, J.

AU - Rubin, P.

AU - Cawlfield, C.

AU - Eisenstein, B. I.

AU - Gollin, G. D.

AU - Karliner, I.

AU - Kim, D.

AU - Lowrey, N.

AU - Naik, P.

AU - Sedlack, C.

AU - Selen, M.

AU - Thaler, J. J.

AU - Williams, J.

AU - Wiss, J.

AU - Edwards, K. W.

AU - Besson, D.

AU - Gao, K. Y.

AU - Gong, D. T.

AU - Kubota, Y.

AU - Li, S. Z.

AU - Poling, R.

AU - Scott, A. W.

AU - Smith, A.

AU - Stepaniak, C. J.

AU - Urheim, J.

AU - Metreveli, Z.

AU - Seth, K. K.

AU - Tomaradze, A.

AU - Zweber, P.

AU - Ernst, J.

AU - Arms, K.

AU - Gan, K. K.

AU - Severini, H.

AU - Skubic, P.

AU - Asner, D. M.

AU - Dytman, S. A.

AU - Mehrabyan, S.

AU - Mueller, J. A.

AU - Savinov, V.

AU - Li, Z.

AU - Lopez, A.

AU - Mendez, H.

AU - Ramirez, J.

AU - Huang, G. S.

AU - Miller, D. H.

AU - Pavlunin, V.

AU - Sanghi, B.

AU - Shibata, E. I.

AU - Shipsey, I. P.J.

AU - Adams, G. S.

AU - Chasse, M.

AU - Cummings, J. P.

AU - Danko, I.

AU - Napolitano, J.

AU - Cronin-Hennessy, D.

AU - Park, C. S.

AU - Park, W.

AU - Thayer, J. B.

AU - Thorndike, E. H.

AU - Coan, T. E.

AU - Gao, Y. S.

AU - Liu, F.

AU - Stroynowski, R.

AU - Artuso, M.

AU - Boulahouache, C.

AU - Blusk, S.

AU - Butt, J.

AU - Dambasuren, E.

AU - Dorjkhaidav, O.

AU - Menaa, N.

AU - Mountain, R.

AU - Muramatsu, H.

AU - Nandakumar, R.

AU - Redjimi, R.

AU - Sia, R.

AU - Skwarnicki, T.

AU - Stone, S.

AU - Wang, J. C.

AU - Zhang, K.

AU - Mahmood, A. H.

AU - Csorna, S. E.

AU - Bonvicini, G.

AU - Cinabro, D.

AU - Dubrovin, M.

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