sin2β from K→πν ν ̄

Gerhard Buchalla, Andrzej J. Buras

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Abstract

We point out the measurement of just the two branching fractions B(K+→π+ν ν ̄) and B(KL→π0ν ν ̄) can in a theoretically clean manner determine sin2β almost independently of mt and Vcb. This allows to obtain an interesting relation between the CP asymmetry ACP(ψKS) in B physics and the branching ratios for these two rare K decays. The recently calculated next-to-leading order QCD corrections improve the accuracy of this analysis. We find typically Δsin2β=±0.11 provided B(K+→π+ν ν ̄) and B(KL→π0ν ν ̄) are measured within ±10% accuracy. With decreasing uncertainty in ΛMS and mc this error could be reduced to Δsin2β<±0.10. The determination of sin2α and sin2γ on the other hand is rather poor. However respectable determinations of the Wolfenstein parameter η and of |Vtd| can be obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-227
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume333
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Jul 1994

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