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G. Dujany

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Development for the Belle II vertex detector upgrade with depleted monolithic active pixel sensors

The vertex detector upgrade project for the Belle II experiment, based on CMOS depleted monolithic active pixel sensor technology, is planned to be carried out in conjunction with the major modification of the interaction region of the SuperKEKB collider during Long Shutdown 2 from 2032 to 2034. The MAPS sensor, named OBELIX currently under development, is derived from the successor to TJ-Monopix2, with modifications implemented to ensure compatibility with the Belle II trigger system. The new vertex detector consists of two layers of four self-supported consecutive OBELIX sensors, and three layers of discrete OBELIX sensors mounted on mechanical support structures with readout flex circuits attached to the sensors. The detector is arranged cylindrically around the beam pipe at radii ranging from 14 mm to 140 mm. The minimization of the material budget is required in order to enhance physics performance. We present an overview of the project and its latest developments, with particular emphasis on the development of low-material-budget flex circuits employing aluminum conductors.

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Charged-lepton identification at Belle~II

Effective particle identification capabilities are a strategic priority for the physics program of the Belle~II experiment. We describe the algorithms used at Belle~II for identifying electrons and muons and separating them from charged hadrons. We present the performance obtained by the experiment during Run 1, which consists of 428 fb$^{-1}$ of data collected at the energy-asymmetric $e^+e^-$ collider SuperKEKB between 2019 and 2022 at center-of-mass energies near the mass of the $\Upsilon(4S)$.

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First evidence of $X(3872)\to\pi^0\chi_{c0}(1P)$ and search for $X(3915)\to\pi^0\chi_{c1}(1P)$

We search for the pionic transitions $X(3872)\to\pi^0\chi_{cJ}(1P)$ $(J = 0,~1,~2)$ and $X(3915)\to\pi^0\chi_{c1}$ in $B^+\to \pi^0\chi_{cJ}K^+$ decays using the Belle and Belle~II data samples collected at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance, corresponding to integrated luminosities of $711~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$ and $492~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$, respectively. We report the first evidence for the decay $X(3872)\to\pi^0\chi_{c0}$ with a significance of $3.4\sigma$, including systematic uncertainties. We measure the product of branching fractions ${\cal B}(B^+\to X(3872)K^+)\times{\cal B}(X(3872)\to\pi^0\chi_{c0})=(20.0\pm6.8\pm2.3)\times10^{-6}$ and the branching fraction ratio ${\cal B}(X(3872)\to\pi^0\chi_{c0})/{\cal B}(X(3872)\to\pi^+\pi^-J/\psi)=2.3\pm0.8\pm0.4$, where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The upper limits at 90\% credibility on the products of branching fractions for the $\pi^0\chi_{c1}$ and $\pi^0\chi_{c2}$ modes are $7.5\times10^{-6}$ and $15.3\times10^{-6}$, respectively. The corresponding upper limits on the branching fraction ratios relative to the $\pi^+\pi^-J/\psi$ decay are $0.9$ and $1.8$. The measured branching fractions for $X(3872)\to\pi^0\chi_{cJ}$ are consistent with several theoretical predictions based on the hadronic molecular interpretation of the $X(3872)$. No significant signal is seen for the $X(3915)\to\pi^0\chi_{c1}$ decay, and we set the 90\% credibility upper limit of ${\cal B}(B^+\to X(3915)K^+)\times{\cal B}(X(3915)\to\pi^0\chi_{c1})<6.6\times10^{-6}$, while the decays for $J=0$ and 2 are forbidden by parity conservation.

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Observation of the decays $B^{+} \to \Sigma_{c}(2455)^{++} \bar{\Xi}_{c}^{\prime-}$ and $B^{0} \to \Sigma_{c}(2455)^{0} \bar{\Xi}_{c}^{\prime0}$

We report the first observation of the decays $B^{+} \to \Sigma_{c}(2455)^{++} \bar{\Xi}_{c}^{\prime-}$ and $B^{0} \to \Sigma_{c}(2455)^{0} \bar{\Xi}_{c}^{\prime0}$, with significances of $6.4\,\sigma$ and $5.3\, \sigma$, respectively, including systematic uncertainties. This analysis is based on data samples containing $771.6 \times 10^{6}$ $\Upsilon(4S)$ decays collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB collider and $520.6 \times 10^{6}$ $\Upsilon(4S)$ decays collected with the Belle~II detector at the SuperKEKB collider. The branching fractions are measured to be $\mathcal{B}(B^+ \to \Sigma_c(2455)^{++} \bar{\Xi}_c^{\prime -}) = (1.68 \pm 0.31 \pm 0.12^{+1.49}_{-0.54}) \times 10^{-3}$ and $\mathcal{B}(B^0 \to \Sigma_c(2455)^{0} \bar{\Xi}_c^{\prime 0}) = (1.28 \pm 0.32 \pm 0.10^{+0.30}_{-0.21}) \times 10^{-3}$, where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively, and the third arises from the uncertainties in the absolute branching fractions of $\bar{\Xi}_{c}^{-}$ and $\bar{\Xi}_{c}^{0}$ decays. This result represents the first observation of $B$-meson decays into a pair of charmed baryon-antibaryon states belonging to the same $SU(3)$ flavor sextet.

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Search for $\Xi^0p$, $\Omega^- p$, and $\Omega^- n$ dibaryons in $\Upsilon(1S)$ and $\Upsilon(2S)$ decays at Belle

We search for $\Xi^0p$, $\Omega^-p$, and $\Omega^-n$ dibaryon states in $\Upsilon(1S)$ and $\Upsilon(2S)$ decays, probing mass regions near the corresponding baryon-pair thresholds. Multistrange baryon-baryon interactions are relevant to neutron-star matter but remain largely unconstrained. Experimental and theoretical studies supporting attractive $\Xi N$ and $\Omega N$ interactions, where $N$ denotes a nucleon, motivate searches for weakly bound states. We use samples of $102$ million $\Upsilon(1S)$ and $158$ million $\Upsilon(2S)$ decays collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+e^-$ collider. No significant signals are observed, and the first $90$% confidence-level upper limits are set on the branching fractions of $\Upsilon(1S)$ and $\Upsilon(2S)$ decays to $\Xi^0p$, $\Omega^-p$, and $\Omega^-n$ dibaryon states, at the level of $O(10^{-7})$-$O(10^{-6})$, depending on the channel and the assumed mass difference from the corresponding baryon-pair threshold.

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Application of exhaustive simulation flow for advanced performance prediction of monolithic active pixel sensors

Monolithic active pixel sensor (MAPS) developments have pushed the detection performance in various directions, especially relative to timing where nanosecond-level precision is now considered. This evolution calls for a simultaneous upgrade of the simulation tools. We have developed a simulation flow that covers steps from the signal creation in the sensitive volume to the output of the pixel digital logic that performs the time-of-arrival and time-over-threshold (ToA/ToT) measurements. This approach adds several new features to the traditional use the of the TCAD - Allpix Squared duo, among which : the integration of the pixel wells from the layout in order to precisely describe the pixel key characteristics such as leakage and punch-through currents and the coupling of Monte Carlo simulations (Allpix Squared) with high precision electrical simulations (SPICE). The first (Allpix Squared) for the precise description of the current induced at the collection electrode and the second (SPICE) to guarantee high precision simulation of the front-end electronics using realistic signal events. Irradiation is also modeled, both from the charge propagation side (charge trapping) and from the front-end response side (high input signal discharge). We have applied this methodology to the MAPS developed in the context of the Belle II vertex detector upgrade. In this contribution, we detail the key features of the exhaustive simulation flow, present the outcome of the comparison with the TJ-Monopix2 measurements and discuss the interest of the methodology for the development of modern MAPS.

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Searches for charged-lepton-flavor violation in $\chi_{bJ}(1P)$ decays

We report the first searches for charged-lepton-flavor violation in decays of $\chi_{bJ}(1P)$ ($J=0, 1,$ and $2$) to a pair of charged leptons using 158 million $\Upsilon(2S)$ decays collected with the Belle detector in $e^+e^-$ collisions at the KEKB collider. No significant signal is observed, and we set upper limits on the branching fractions for $\chi_{bJ}(1P)$ decays to $e^\pm\mu^\mp$ at the level of $10^{-6}$ and to $e^\pm\tau^\mp$ or $\mu^\pm\tau^\mp$ at the level of $10^{-5}$. Limits on $\chi_{b0}(1P)$ decays are translated into bounds on the corresponding Wilson coefficients of scalar operators that mediate charged-lepton-flavor violation.

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Study of $e^+e^- \to \pi^+\pi^-\Upsilon(1D)$ at Belle II

The bottomonium spectrum, consisting of bound states of a $b$ quark and an anti-$b$ quark, provides an excellent laboratory for probing quantum chromodynamics in the non-perturbative regime. While $S$ and $P$-wave bottomonium states are well studied experimentally, information on $D$-wave states remains scarce. We search for $D$-wave bottomonium state via the decay of a vector bottomonium-like state $\Upsilon(10753)$ in the reaction $e^+e^- \to \pi^+\pi^- \Upsilon(1D)$, using $19.6~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$ of data collected with the Belle II detector at center-of-mass energies $\sqrt{s} = 10.653, 10.701, 10.745$, and $10.805$~GeV, in the vicinity of the $\Upsilon(10753)$ resonance. No significant signals are observed. Upper limits at the 90% credibility level are set on the products of the cross sections and branching fractions, $\sigma[e^+e^- \to \pi^+\pi^- \Upsilon_2(1D)] \times \mathcal{B}[\Upsilon_2(1D) \to \gamma \chi_{b1}]$ and $\sigma[e^+e^- \to \pi^+\pi^- \Upsilon_3(1D)] \times \mathcal{B}[\Upsilon_3(1D) \to \gamma \chi_{b2}]$, at each center-of-mass energy.

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Study of $e^{+}e^{-}\to h^{+}h^{-}J/\psi~(h=\pi,~K,~p)$ via initial-state radiation at Belle~II

Using a data sample of 427.9 fb$^{-1}$ collected by the Belle~II detector at or near the $\Upsilon(4S)$ and $\Upsilon(10753)$ resonances, the cross sections for $e^+e^-\to h^+h^-J/\psi$ $(h=\pi/K/p)$ at center-of-mass energies ranging from 3.8 GeV or the production threshold to 5.5/6.0/7.0 GeV have been measured via initial-state radiation. The cross sections for the processes $e^+e^-\to \pi^+\pi^-J/\psi$ and $e^+e^-\to K^+K^-J/\psi$ are consistent with previously published results. The cross sections for these channels obtained by combining with previous Belle results are also given. The process $e^+e^-\to p\bar p J/\psi$ is investigated for the first time. The yields are small and no significant structure is observed in the cross section versus energy. Searches for vector charmonium-like states in the $h^+h^-J/\psi$ systems, and for associated intermediate states in the $h^{\pm} J/\psi$ systems, are also presented.

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Study of $B^+ \to \mu^+ \nu_\mu$ decays at Belle and Belle II

We report a measurement of the branching fraction for the leptonic decay $B^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu$. This work presents the first $B^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu$ result using Belle~II data, an updated Belle measurement that supersedes the previous result, and their combination, which yields the most precise search to date. The analysis is based on $1076\,\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$ of $e^+e^-$ collision data collected at a center-of-mass energy of $10.58\,\mathrm{GeV}$ with the Belle and Belle~II detectors at the KEKB and SuperKEKB colliders, respectively. We measure $\mathcal{B}(B^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu)=(4.4\pm1.9\pm 1.0)\times10^{-7}$, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The observed significance relative to the background-only hypothesis is 2.4 standard deviations. We set a 90\% confidence level upper limit of $\mathcal{B}(B^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu)<6.7\times10^{-7}$ using a frequentist approach and a 90\% credibility level upper limit of $\mathcal{B}(B^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu)<7.2\times 10^{-7}$ using a Bayesian approach. These are the most stringent limits to date. The result is interpreted as an exclusion region in the parameter space of type~II and type~III two-Higgs-doublet models. We search for stable sterile neutrinos with masses $m_N\in[0,1.5]\,\mathrm{GeV}$. No signal is observed, and the resulting exclusion on the squared mixing parameter $|U_{\mu N}|^2$ provides improvement over previous limits. We report a measurement of the partial branching fraction of semileptonic $B\to X_u\ell\nu_\ell$ decays with $p_\mu^B>2.2\,\mathrm{GeV}$, obtaining $\Delta\mathcal{B}(B\to X_u\ell\nu_\ell)=(2.72\pm0.05\pm0.29)\times10^{-4}$. We present a model-dependent study of weak annihilation decays using the muon momentum spectrum. We observe a signal of 2.4 standard deviations above the background-only hypothesis in regions where the distribution resembles that of $B\to X_u\ell\nu_\ell$ decays.

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A search for feebly-interacting particles in $B$ decays with missing energy at Belle

We present a search for an invisible hidden-sector particle $ X_{\rm{inv}}$, produced in $B^0 \to \bar{D}^0 X_{\rm{inv}}$ and $B^\pm\to h X_{\rm{inv}}$ decays, where $h = \pi^\pm$, $K^\pm$, $D_{s}^\pm$, $p^\pm$. The search is performed using $e^+ e^-$ collision data recorded with the Belle detector, corresponding to 711~fb$^{-1}$. No significant signal is observed. We set 90\% confidence level upper limits ranging between $10^{-4}$ and $10^{-6}$ on the branching fraction $\mathcal{B}(B \to h X_{\rm{inv}})$ as a function of $m_{ X_{\rm{inv}}}$. Corresponding limits are set on $\mathcal{B}(B \to hX)\times\mathcal{B}(X\to\gamma\gamma)$ for lifetimes $c\tau_X$ between $10~\mu$m and 10 m. Many of these limits are the first direct constraints on their respective decays. Our results provide the most stringent exclusion limits to date on the branching fractions for all search channels, and exclude previously unexplored regions of parameter space relevant to several new physics models.

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Measurement of inclusive $B \to X_u \ell \nu$ partial branching fractions and $|V_{ub}|$ at Belle II

A sample of 365 fb$^{-1}$ of $e^+e^- \to \Upsilon(4S) \to B\bar{B}$ data collected by the Belle II experiment is used to measure the partial branching fractions of charmless semileptonic $B$ meson decays and determine the magnitude of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element $V_{ub}$. Events containing a signal electron or muon $\ell$ and a fully reconstructed hadronic $B$ decay that constrains the signal kinematics are selected, while the rest of the event defines the hadronic system $X_u$ associated with the signal. To discriminate the signal from the 50-times larger background originating from CKM-favored semileptonic $B$ decays, a template fit is performed in both signal and control regions after applying an optimized selection. The partial branching fraction measured for lepton energies greater than 1 GeV in the signal $B$ meson rest frame is $\Delta\mathcal{B}(B \to X_u \ell \nu) = (1.54 \pm 0.08 \, {\rm (stat.)} \pm 0.12 \, {\rm (syst.)}) \times 10^{-3}$. From this measurement, using the Gambino, Giordano, Ossola, Uraltsev theoretical framework, $|V_{ub}| = (4.01 \pm 0.19 ^{+0.07} _{-0.08}) \times 10^{-3}$ is determined, where the uncertainties are experimental and theoretical, respectively. This value is consistent with the world average obtained from previous inclusive measurements. Different theoretical predictions and partial branching fractions measured in other phase-space regions, defined by additional selections on the $X_u$ and leptonic system masses, are also used to determine $|V_{ub}|$.

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Measurements of the mass difference $m(B^0)-m(B^+)$ and the energy dependence of the cross-section ratio $\sigma(e^+e^-\to B^0\bar{B}^0) / \sigma(e^+e^-\to B^+B^-)$ at Belle and Belle II

Using data samples collected by the Belle and Belle II experiments at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance with integrated luminosities of 571 fb$^{-1}$ and 365 fb$^{-1}$, respectively, we measure the pseudoscalar $B$-meson mass difference to be $m(B^0)-m(B^+) = (0.495\pm0.024\pm0.005)$ MeV/c$^2$. The results are based on a simultaneous fit to the variable $\tilde{M}_{bc}$, which is related to the $B$ momentum, for $B^0$ and $B^+$ candidates; and to the energy dependence of ${\cal R}=\sigma(e^+e^-\to B^0\bar{B}^0) / \sigma(e^+e^-\to B^+B^-)$, which is measured using changes in the average center-of-mass energy over the data taking periods. The phase-space hypothesis ${\cal R}=(p_{B^0}/p_{B^+})^3$, upon which previous measurements rely, is strongly disfavored by our fit; the measured mass-difference value for the phase-space hypothesis also differs significantly from our measurement. We constrain ${\cal R}$ in a broader energy range than covered by the direct measurement and extract the energy dependence of ${\cal R}$ in the range from the $B\bar{B}$ threshold up to 10.59 GeV. We interpret the results using a phenomenological model and constrain the parameters of the $B\bar{B}$ potential in the isovector channel.

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First search for $B \rightarrow X_{s} \nu \bar{\nu}$ decays

We report the first search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decays $B \rightarrow X_{s} \nu \bar{\nu}$, where $X_{s}$ is a hadronic system with strangeness equal to 1, in data collected with the Belle~II detector at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+e^-$ collider. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of $365~\textrm{fb}^{-1}$ collected at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance and $43~\textrm{fb}^{-1}$ collected at a center-of-mass energy $60~\textrm{MeV}$ below resonance for estimation of $e^+e^-\to q\bar{q}$ continuum background. One of the $B$ mesons from the $\Upsilon(4S) \to B\bar{B}$ decay is fully reconstructed in a hadronic decay mode. The $B \to X_s \nu \bar{\nu}$ decay is reconstructed with a sum-of-exclusives approach that uses 30 $X_s$ decay modes. This approach provides high sensitivity to the inclusive decay, despite the presence of two undetected neutrinos. The search is performed in three regions of the $X_{s}$ mass, chosen to separate contributions from prominent resonances. We do not observe a significant signal and set upper limits at 90\% confidence level on the partial branching fractions for the regions $0.0 < M_{X_{s}} < 0.6~\textrm{GeV}/c^{2}$, $0.6 < M_{X_{s}} < 1.0~\textrm{GeV}/c^{2}$, and $1.0~\textrm{GeV}/c^{2} < M_{X_{s}}$ of $2.2 \times 10^{-5}$, $9.3 \times 10^{-5}$, and $30.9 \times 10^{-5}$, respectively. Combining the three mass regions, we obtain the upper limit on the branching fraction, $B(B \to X_s \nu \bar{\nu}) < 3.3 \times 10^{-4}$.

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Observation of the radiative decay $D_s (2317)^+ \to D_s^* \gamma$

We observe the radiative decay $D^{*}_{s0}(2317)^{+} \to D_{s}^{*+} \gamma$ for the first time, with a significance exceeding $10$ standard deviations. The signal is found in the continuum $e^+ e^- \to c\bar{c}$ process with the combined data samples of 980.4~$\rm fb^{-1}$ and 427.9~$\rm fb^{-1}$ collected by the Belle and Belle~II detectors operating at the KEKB and SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+e^-$ colliders, respectively. The branching fraction ratio ${\cal B}(D^{*}_{s0}(2317)^{+} \to D_{s}^{*+} \gamma)/{\cal B}(D^{*}_{s0}(2317)^{+} \to D_{s}^{+} \pi^{0})$ is measured to be $[7.13 \pm 0.70({\rm stat.}) \pm 0.23({\rm syst.})]\%$. This result provides significant new experimental input for the determination of the quark structure of the $D^{*}_{s0}(2317)^{+}$, which remains unknown.

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Improved measurement of Born cross sections for $\chi_{bJ}\,\omega$ and $\chi_{bJ}\,(\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0)_{\rm non-\omega}$ ($J$ = 0, 1, 2) at Belle and Belle II

We study the processes $\chi_{bJ}\,\omega$ and $\chi_{bJ}\,(\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0)_{\rm non-\omega}$ ($J$ = 0, 1, 2) at center-of-mass energies $\sqrt{s}$ from 10.73 to 11.02 GeV using a $142.5\,\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$ data sample collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+ e^-$ collider; and at $\sqrt{s}\sim10.75$ GeV using a $19.8\,\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$ sample collected with Belle II at SuperKEKB. We find that the $\Upsilon(10753)$ state decays into $\chi_{bJ}\,\omega$ but not into $\chi_{bJ}\,(\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0)_{\rm non-\omega}$, while the $\Upsilon(10860)$ state, in contrast, decays into $\chi_{bJ}\,(\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0)_{\rm non-\omega}$ but not into $\chi_{bJ}\,\omega$. The mass and width of the $\Upsilon(10753)$ state are measured to be $(10756.1\pm3.4({\rm stat.})\pm2.7({\rm syst.}))$ MeV/$c^2$ and $(32.2\pm11.3({\rm stat.})\pm14.9({\rm syst.}))$ MeV. The products of the partial width to $e^+e^-$ and branching fractions for $\Upsilon(10753)\to\chi_{b1}\,\omega$ and $\Upsilon(10753)\to\chi_{b2}\,\omega$ are ($1.57\pm0.27({\rm stat.})\pm 0.22({\rm syst.})$) eV and ($1.39\pm0.41({\rm stat.})\pm 0.33({\rm syst.})$) eV.

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Measurement of the $CP$ asymmetry in $D^0\to\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0$ decays at Belle II

We measure the time- and phase-space-integrated $CP$ asymmetry $A_{CP}$ in $D^0\to\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0$ decays reconstructed in $e^+e^-\to c\bar c$ events collected by the Belle II experiment from 2019 to 2022. This sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 428 fb$^{-1}$. We require $D^0$ mesons to be produced in $D^{*+}\to D^0\pi^+$ decays to determine their flavor at production. Control samples of $D^0\to K^-\pi^+$ decays are used to correct for reconstruction-induced asymmetries. The result, $A_{CP}(D^0\to\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0)=(0.29\pm0.27\pm0.13)\%$, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic, is the most precise result to date and is consistent with $CP$ conservation.

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First measurements of the branching fractions for the decay modes $\Xi_c^{0} \to \Lambda \eta$ and $\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \eta'$ and search for the decay $\Xi_c^{0} \to \Lambda \pi^0$ using Belle and Belle II data

Using data samples of 988.4 fb$^{-1}$ and 427.9 fb$^{-1}$ collected with the Belle and Belle II detectors, we present a study of the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays $\Xi_c^{0} \to \Lambda \eta$, $\Lambda \eta'$, and $\Lambda \pi^0$. We observe the decay $\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \eta$ and find evidence for the decay $\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \eta'$, with corresponding branching ratios determined to be ${\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \eta)}/{\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Xi^- \pi^+)}= (4.16 \pm 0.91 \pm {0.23})\%$ and ${\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \eta')}/{\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Xi^- \pi^+)}= (2.48 \pm 0.82 \pm {0.12})\%$, respectively. We find no significant signal in the $\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \pi^0$ decay mode and set an upper limit at the 90% credibility level of ${\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \pi^0)}/{\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Xi^- \pi^+)}< {3.5\%}$. Multiplying these ratios by the world-average branching fraction of the normalization channel, $\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Xi^- \pi^+)=(1.43 \pm 0.27)\%$, we obtain the absolute branching fractions of $\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \eta)= (5.95 \pm 1.30 \pm {0.32} \pm 1.13) \times 10^{-4}$, $\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \eta')= (3.55 \pm 1.17 \pm {0.17} \pm 0.68) \times 10^{-4}$, and an upper limit at the 90% credibility level on the absolute branching fraction of $\mathcal{B}(\Xi_c^0 \to \Lambda \pi^0)< {5.2} \times 10^{-4}$. The quoted first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively, while the third uncertainties arise from the branching fraction of the normalization mode. These results are consistent with most theoretical predictions and further the understanding of the underlying decay mechanisms.

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