Lepton Polarization in the Decays $B\to X_sμ^+μ^-$ and $B\to X_sτ^+τ^-$

Details Lepton Polarization in the Decays $B\to X_sμ^+μ^-$ and $B\to X_sτ^+τ^-$ Lepton Polarization in the Decays $B\to X_sμ^+μ^-$ and $B\to X_sτ^+τ^-$

1996-03-06

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9603237v1

Phys.Lett. B380 (1996) 199-204

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

17 pages, LaTeX, 5 eps figures, uses epsf.sty and cite.sty

Scientific paper

10.1016/0370-2693(96)00413-3

The effective Hamiltonian for the decay $b\to s l^+ l^-$ predicts a characteristic polarization for the final state lepton, which can serve as an important test of the underlying theory. The lepton polarization has, in addition to a longitudinal component $P_L$, two orthogonal components $P_T$ and $P_N$, lying in and perpendicular to the decay plane which are proportional to $m_l/m_b$, and therefore significant for the $\tau^+\tau^-$ channel. The normal polarization component $P_N$ is a $T$-odd effect connected with the nonhermiticity of the effective Hamiltonian, arising mainly from $c\bar{c}$ intermediate states. We calculate all three polarization components for the decay $B\to X_s\tau^+\tau^-$ as a function of the lepton pair mass, and find average values $$ = -0.37, $$ = -0.63, $$ = 0.03. By comparison, the $\mu^-$ polarization is $$ = -0.77, $ = \approx 0$.

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