Evidence for an Excess of B ¯ → D ( ) τ − ν ¯ τ Decays

Based on the full BABAR data sample, we report improved measurements of the ratios R(D(*))=B(B̄→D(*)τ⁻ν¯τ)/B(B̄→D(*)ll¯ν¯l), where l is either e or μ. These ratios are sensitive to new physics contributions in the form of a charged Higgs boson. We measure R(D)=0.440±0.058±0.042 and R(D*)=0.332±0.024...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physical review letters 2012-09, Vol.109 (10), Article 101802
Hauptverfasser:	Lees, J. P., Poireau, V., Tisserand, V., Garra Tico, J., Grauges, E., Palano, A., Eigen, G., Stugu, B., Brown, D. N., Kerth, L. T., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Lynch, G., Koch, H., Schroeder, T., Asgeirsson, D. J., Hearty, C., Mattison, T. S., McKenna, J. A., So, R. Y., Khan, A., Blinov, V. E., Buzykaev, A. R., Druzhinin, V. P., Golubev, V. B., Kravchenko, E. A., Onuchin, A. P., Serednyakov, S. I., Skovpen, Yu. I., Solodov, E. P., Todyshev, K. Yu, Yushkov, A. N., Bondioli, M., Kirkby, D., Lankford, A. J., Mandelkern, M., Atmacan, H., Gary, J. W., Liu, F., Long, O., Vitug, G. M., Campagnari, C., Hong, T. M., Kovalskyi, D., Richman, J. D., West, C. A., Eisner, A. M., Kroseberg, J., Lockman, W. S., Martinez, A. J., Schumm, B. A., Seiden, A., Chao, D. S., Cheng, C. H., Echenard, B., Flood, K. T., Hitlin, D. G., Ongmongkolkul, P., Porter, F. C., Rakitin, A. Y., Andreassen, R., Huard, Z., Meadows, B. T., Sokoloff, M. D., Sun, L., Bloom, P. C., Ford, W. T., Gaz, A., Nauenberg, U., Smith, J. G., Wagner, S. R., Ayad, R., Toki, W. H., Spaan, B., Schubert, K. R., Schwierz, R., Bernard, D., Verderi, M., Clark, P. J., Playfer, S., Bettoni, D., Bozzi, C., Calabrese, R., Cibinetto, G., Fioravanti, E., Garzia, I., Luppi, E., Munerato, M., Piemontese, L., Santoro, V., Baldini-Ferroli, R., Calcaterra, A., de Sangro, R., Finocchiaro, G., Patteri, P., Peruzzi, I. M., Piccolo, M., Rama, M., Zallo, A., Contri, R., Guido, E.
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Zusammenfassung:	Based on the full BABAR data sample, we report improved measurements of the ratios R(D())=B(B̄→D()τ⁻ν¯τ)/B(B̄→D()ll¯ν¯l), where l is either e or μ. These ratios are sensitive to new physics contributions in the form of a charged Higgs boson. We measure R(D)=0.440±0.058±0.042 and R(D)=0.332±0.024±0.018, which exceed the standard model expectations by 2.0σ and 2.7σ, respectively. Taken together, our results disagree with these expectations at the 3.4σ level. This excess cannot be explained by a charged Higgs boson in the type II two-Higgs-doublet model.
ISSN:	0031-9007 1079-7114
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.101802