Abstract
We compute next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the CP asymmetry a fs=Im(Γ12/M12) in flavour-specific B d,s decays such as Bd → Xℓv̄ ℓ or Bs → Ds-π+. The corrections reduce the uncertainties associated with the choice of the renormalization scheme for the quark masses significantly. In the Standard Model we predict afsd=-(5.0±1.1) × 10 -4. As a by-product we also obtain the width difference in the Bd system at next-to-leading order in QCD.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 173-183 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 576 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 4 Dec 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asymmetry
- B/s0
- B0 anti-B0
- CP
- Mixing angle
- Semileptonic decay