Farnoush Shahriaran | Searcharxiv

arXiv2017

Inclusive Semitauonic $B$ Decays to Order ${\cal O} (Λ_{QCD}^3/m_b^3)$

We calculate the decay width and the $τ$-lepton energy distribution as well as relevant moments for inclusive $\bar B \to X_c τ\bar ν_τ$ process including power corrections up to order $Λ_{QCD}^3/m_b^3$ and QCD corrections to the partonic level. We compare the result with the sum of the standard-model predictions of the branching fractions of the exclusive semileptonic $\bar B \to (D, D^*, D^{**}) τ\bar ν_τ$ decays as well as with the relevant experimental data. Our prediction is in agreement with the LEP measurement and is consistent with the standard-model calculation of the exclusive modes. We discuss the impact from physics beyond the Standard Model.

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arXiv2015

$1/m$ Corrections for Orbitally Excited Heavy Mesons and the $1/2$ - $3/2$ Puzzle

We re-investigate the effects of the $1/m_c$ corrections on the spectrum of the lowest orbitally excited $D$-meson states. We argue that one should expect the $1/m_c$ corrections to induce a significant mixing between the two lowest lying $1^+$ states. We discuss the implications of this mixing and compute its effect on the semileptonic decays $B \to D^{**} \ell \barν$ and the strong $D^{**}$ decays.

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