We search for the rare decay B+→K+νν¯ in a 362 fb-1 sample of electron-positron collisions at the δ (4S) resonance collected with the Belle II detector at the SuperKEKB collider. We use the inclusive properties of the accompanying B meson in δ (4S)→BB¯ events to suppress background from other decays of the signal B candidate and light-quark pair production. We validate the measurement with an auxiliary analysis based on a conventional hadronic reconstruction of the accompanying B 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 B+→K+νν¯ branching fraction of [2.7±0.5(stat)±0.5(syst)]×10-5 and [1.1-0.8+0.9(stat)-0.5+0.8(syst)]×10-5, respectively. Combining the results, we determine the branching fraction of the decay B+→K+νν¯ to be [2.3±0.5(stat)-0.4+0.5(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.

Evidence for B+ →k+ν ν ¯ decays / Adachi, I., Adamczyk, K., Aggarwal, L., Ahmed, H., Aihara, H., Akopov, N., Aloisio, A., Anh Ky, N., Asner, D.M., Atmacan, H., Aushev, T., Aushev, V., Aversano, M., Babu, V., Bae, H., Bahinipati, S., Bambade, P., Banerjee, S., Bansal, S., Barrett, M., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW D. - ISSN 2470-0010. - 109:11(2024). [10.1103/PhysRevD.109.112006]

Evidence for B+ →k+ν ν ¯ decays

Aloisio A.;Campajola M.;De Nardo G.;Di Capua F.;Gaudino G.;Giordano R.;Merola M.;Mirra M.;Pardi S.;Russo Guido;
2024

Abstract

We search for the rare decay B+→K+νν¯ in a 362 fb-1 sample of electron-positron collisions at the δ (4S) resonance collected with the Belle II detector at the SuperKEKB collider. We use the inclusive properties of the accompanying B meson in δ (4S)→BB¯ events to suppress background from other decays of the signal B candidate and light-quark pair production. We validate the measurement with an auxiliary analysis based on a conventional hadronic reconstruction of the accompanying B 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 B+→K+νν¯ branching fraction of [2.7±0.5(stat)±0.5(syst)]×10-5 and [1.1-0.8+0.9(stat)-0.5+0.8(syst)]×10-5, respectively. Combining the results, we determine the branching fraction of the decay B+→K+νν¯ to be [2.3±0.5(stat)-0.4+0.5(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.
2024
Evidence for B+ →k+ν ν ¯ decays / Adachi, I., Adamczyk, K., Aggarwal, L., Ahmed, H., Aihara, H., Akopov, N., Aloisio, A., Anh Ky, N., Asner, D.M., Atmacan, H., Aushev, T., Aushev, V., Aversano, M., Babu, V., Bae, H., Bahinipati, S., Bambade, P., Banerjee, S., Bansal, S., Barrett, M., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW D. - ISSN 2470-0010. - 109:11(2024). [10.1103/PhysRevD.109.112006]
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