Evidence for an Excess of B̅ →D[superscript (*)]τ[superscript -]ν̅ [subscript τ] Decays

Based on the full BABAR data sample, we report improved measurements of the ratios R(D[superscript(*)])=B(B̅→D[superscript (*)][bar over τ]ν̅[subscript τ])/B(B̅→D[superscript (*)]ℓ[subscript bar over ℓ]ν̅[subscript ℓ]), where ℓ is either e or μ. These ratios are sensitive to new physics contribution...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cowan, Ray Franklin (Contributor), Dujmic, Denis (Contributor), Sciolla, Gabriella (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2012-11-26T20:37:00Z.
Subjects:
Online Access:Get fulltext
LEADER 01457 am a22002173u 4500
001 75030
042 |a dc 
100 1 0 |a Cowan, Ray Franklin  |e author 
100 1 0 |a Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science  |e contributor 
100 1 0 |a Cowan, Ray Franklin  |e contributor 
100 1 0 |a Dujmic, Denis  |e contributor 
100 1 0 |a Sciolla, Gabriella  |e contributor 
700 1 0 |a Dujmic, Denis  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Sciolla, Gabriella  |e author 
245 0 0 |a Evidence for an Excess of B̅ →D[superscript (*)]τ[superscript -]ν̅ [subscript τ] Decays 
260 |b American Physical Society,   |c 2012-11-26T20:37:00Z. 
856 |z Get fulltext  |u http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75030 
520 |a Based on the full BABAR data sample, we report improved measurements of the ratios R(D[superscript(*)])=B(B̅→D[superscript (*)][bar over τ]ν̅[subscript τ])/B(B̅→D[superscript (*)]ℓ[subscript bar over ℓ]ν̅[subscript 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. 
546 |a en_US 
655 7 |a Article 
773 |t Physical Review Letters