We report the result of a search for the rare decay B0 → γγ using a combined dataset of 753 × 10^6 BB̄ pairs collected by the Belle experiment and 387 × 106 BB̄ pairs collected by the Belle II experiment from decays of the Y(4S) resonance produced in e+e- collisions. A simultaneous fit to the Belle and Belle II data set yields 11.0+6.5-5.5 signal events, corresponding to a 2.5σ significance. We determine the branching fraction B( B0 → γγ ) = ( 3.7 +2.2-1.8 (stat) ±0.5 (syst) ) 10^-8 and set a 90% credibility level upper limit of B( B0 → γγ ) < 6.4 10^-8.
Adachi, I., Aggarwal, L., Aihara, H., Akopov, N., Aloisio, A., Al Said, S., et al. (2024). Search for the decay B0→γγ using Belle and Belle II data. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 110(3), L031106-1-L031106-8 [10.1103/physrevd.110.l031106].
Search for the decay B0→γγ using Belle and Belle II data
Branchini, P.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Budano, A.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Bussino, S.Membro del Collaboration Group
;De Pietro, G.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Laurenza, M.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Martellini, C.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Martini, A.Membro del Collaboration Group
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2024-01-01
Abstract
We report the result of a search for the rare decay B0 → γγ using a combined dataset of 753 × 10^6 BB̄ pairs collected by the Belle experiment and 387 × 106 BB̄ pairs collected by the Belle II experiment from decays of the Y(4S) resonance produced in e+e- collisions. A simultaneous fit to the Belle and Belle II data set yields 11.0+6.5-5.5 signal events, corresponding to a 2.5σ significance. We determine the branching fraction B( B0 → γγ ) = ( 3.7 +2.2-1.8 (stat) ±0.5 (syst) ) 10^-8 and set a 90% credibility level upper limit of B( B0 → γγ ) < 6.4 10^-8.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.