| Title: | Evidence for ▫$B^+ \to K^+ \nu \bar{\nu}$▫ decays |
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| Authors: | ID Adachi, Ichiro (Author)
ID Adamczyk, Karol (Author)
ID Borah, Jyotirmoi, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Bračko, Marko, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Korpar, Samo, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Križan, Peter, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Lozar, Andrej, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Mrvar, Manca (Author)
ID Pestotnik, Rok, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Podobnik, Tomaž, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Rizzuto, Leonardo B. (Author)
ID Starič, Marko, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Šantelj, Luka, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Zhukova, Valentina (Author)
ID Feichtinger, Paul, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Ganiev, Eldar, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author), et al. |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.112006
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  IJS - Jožef Stefan Institute
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| Abstract: | We search for the rare decay �+ →�+� ¯ � in a 362 fb−1 sample of electron-positron collisions at the ϒ(4�) resonance collected with the Belle II detector at the SuperKEKB collider. We use the inclusive properties of the accompanying � meson in ϒ(4�)→� ¯ � events to suppress background from other decays of the signal � candidate and light-quark pair production. We validate the measurement with an auxiliary analysis based on a conventional hadronic reconstruction of the accompanying � meson. For background suppression, we exploit distinct signal features using machine learning methods tuned with simulated data. The signal-reconstruction efficiency and background suppression are validated through various control channels. The branching fraction is extracted in a maximum likelihood fit. Our inclusive and hadronic analyses yield consistent results for the �+ →�+� ¯ � branching fraction of [2.7±0.5(stat)±0.5(syst)] ×10−5 and [1.1+0.9 −0.8(stat)+0.8 −0.5(syst)] ×10−5, respectively. Combining the results, we determine the branching fraction of the decay �+ →�+� ¯ � to be [2.3±0.5(stat)+0.5 −0.4(syst)] ×10−5, providing the first evidence for this decay at 3.5 standard deviations. The combined result is 2.7 standard deviations above the standard model expectation. |
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| Keywords: | Belle experiment, magnetic spectrometer |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 27.11.2023 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 28.02.2024 |
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| Publication date: | 06.06.2024 |
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| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 112006-1-112006-29 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 109, 112006 |
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| Source: | ZDA |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-29042  |
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| UDC: | 539.1 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2470-0029 |
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| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.109.112006 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 252623363 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 10. 10. 2025;
soavtorji iz slovenije: Adamczyk Karol, Borah Jyotirmoi, Bračko Marko, Korpar Samo, Križan Peter, Lozar Andrej, Mrvar Manca, Pestotnik Rok, Podobnik Tomaž, Rizzuto Leonardo B., Starič Marko, Šantelj Luka, Zhukova Valentina I., Feichtinger Paul, Ganiev Eldar;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 20.04.2026 |
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