Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1997-03-18
Nucl.Phys. B501 (1997) 271-296
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
LaTeX, 28 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00388-X
Full expressions of the $B^0_d \to \pi^+ \pi^-$ and $B^0_d \to \pi^0 \pi^0$ amplitudes, given in terms of matrix elements of operators of the effective weak Hamiltonian, are used to study the dependence of the relevant branching ratios on the different contributions. The uncertainty in the extraction of the weak phase $\alpha$ from the measurement of the time-dependent asymmetry in $B^0_d \to \pi^+ \pi^-$ decays is also analyzed. We find that, among several effects which may enhance the $B^0_d \to \pi^0 \pi^0$ branching ratio, the most important is due to ``charming penguin" diagrams that have never been studied before. These diagrams easily increase $BR(B^0_d \to \pi^0 \pi^0)$ up to a value of $1-3 \times 10^{-6}$. The same effect produces, however, a large error in the extraction of $\alpha$ from the measurement of the $B^0_d \to \pi^+ \pi^-$ time-dependent asymmetry. We show that it is possible to determine charming-penguin amplitudes from the experimental measurement of many decay rates. Their effect is impressive in $B^+ \to \pi^+ K^0$ and $B^0_d \to K^+ \pi^-$ decays, where charming-penguin contributions easily give values of $BR(B^+ \to \pi^+ K^0)$ and $BR(B^0_d \to K^+ \pi^-)$ of about $1 \times 10^{-5}$. Among other possibilities, we also suggest to use $B^0_d \to K^0 \bar K^0$, the BR of which can be as large as $2-3 \times 10^{-6}$, to determine the size of charming-penguin amplitudes.
Ciuchini Marco
Franco Enrico
Martinelli Gabriele
Silvestrini Luca
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