Enhanced Charmless Yield in B Decays and Inclusive B-Decay Puzzles.pdf

a r X i v : h e p - p h / 9 7 0 8 2 5 2 v 1 5 A u g 1 9 9 7 Enhanced Charmless Yield in B Decays and Inclusive B-Decay Puzzles Isard Dunietz Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510 Our analysis suggests that the charmless yield in B decays is enhanced over tradi- tional estimates. The cc pair produced in b → ccs transitions may be seen signifi- cantly as light hadrons due to non-perturbative effects. Existing data samples at Υ(4S) and Z0 factories allow key measurements which are outlined. 1 Motivation One prime motivation for optimizing our understanding of inclusive B decays is CP violation. CP asymmetries at the 50% level are predicted for the time- evolved Bd → J/ψKS decays 1, within the CKM model. The few hundred reconstructed J/ψKS events 2 would thus allow meaningful CP studies, once they are tagged. Tagging denotes distinction of an initially pure Bd and Bd. An optimal tagging algorithm combines self-tagging 3,4,2 with all available in- formation from the other b-hadron decay 5. Thus inclusive b-hadron decays must be understood. Such an understanding would enhance CP studies with B samples both inclusive 6 or exclusive. It would reduce backgrounds for any B-decay under study. Intriguing hadronization effects may be discovered 7. 2 Traditional Puzzles The b is known to decay normally to a c, and that charm flavor is referred to as “right” charm. In contrast, the b → c process produces “wrong” charm. The penguin amplitudes give rise to b → s transitions, which are seen as a kaon, additional light hadrons, and possibly additional KK pairs. Due to the small |Vub/Vcb| ～ 0.1, the b → u transitions are negligible at the present level of accuracy. Theory calculates the rates for b → c?ν 8, b → ccs 9,10,11, and the ratio of rates 9 rud ≡ Γ(b → cud′) Γ(b → ceν) = 4.0± 0.4 . (1) The CKM parameters cancel in the ratio. The phase-space factor cancels in leading order and rud would be 3 because of color counting. QCD corrections (comple