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The Belle II Collaboration

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The Belle II Experiment at SuperKEKB -- Input to the European Particle Physics Strategy

Belle II is an intensity-frontier experiment at the SuperKEKB collider in Tsukuba, Japan. Over the coming decades, it will record the decays of billions of bottom mesons, charm hadrons, and tau leptons produced in 10 GeV electron-positron collisions. The experiment's low-background environment and precisely known kinematics enable high-precision measurements of hundreds of Standard Model (SM) parameters while probing for new particles at mass scales far beyond the direct reach of high-energy colliders. We project Belle II's sensitivity for key measurements - where it will be uniquely positioned or world-leading - over datasets ranging from 1 to 50 ab${}^{-1}$. By exploring previously uncharted regions of non-SM parameter space with high precision, Belle II will either reveal new physics or set stringent constraints, guiding future experimental and theoretical efforts. Additionally, we outline near-term upgrades to the Belle II detector and SuperKEKB accelerator, which will enhance sensitivity in searches for new physics beyond the SM across flavor, tau, electroweak, and dark sector physics. These improvements will ensure that Belle II remains both complementary to and competitive with the LHC and other experiments.

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Measurement of the integrated luminosity of data samples collected during 2019-2022 by the Belle II experiment

A series of data samples was collected with the Belle~II detector at the SuperKEKB collider from March 2019 to June 2022. We determine the integrated luminosities of these data samples using three distinct methodologies involving Bhabha ($e^+e^- \to e^+e^-(nγ)$), digamma ($e^+e^- \to γγ(nγ)$), and dimuon ($e^+e^- \to μ^+ μ^- (nγ)$) events. The total integrated luminosity obtained with Bhabha, digamma, and dimuon events is ({426.88} $\pm$ 0.03 $\pm$ {2.61})~fb$^{-1}$, ({429.28} $\pm$ 0.03 $\pm$ {2.62})~fb$^{-1}$, and ({423.99} $\pm$ 0.04 $\pm$ {3.83})~fb$^{-1}$, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. The resulting total integrated luminosity obtained from the combination of the three methods is ({427.87 $\pm$ 2.01})~fb$^{-1}$.

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