Updates of Semileptonic Results for Winter 2004

The changes of this update with respect to the previous status are described here. The averages are also summarized in a writeup with (partially) more detailed documentation.

All analyses are rescaled to a common set of input parameters defined in common.param.

Spreadsheet with the breakdowns of the errors can be found for incl |Vub| and excl |Vub|. nada

Exclusive Branching Fraction: B0 -> Dlnu

This is a one-dimensional fit for the average branching fraction.
Experiment BF (rescaled) [%] Parameters Remarks
ALEPH 2.42 +/- 0.20+/- 0.52 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B395:373-,1997
CLEO 2.11+/- 0.13+/- 0.18 input     parameters Phys.Rev.Lett.82:3746-,1999
BELLE 2.20+/- 0.12+/- 0.39 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B526:258-268,2002
Average 2.14+/- 0.20 chi2/dof = 0.3/2 (CL = 0.846) eps gif
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Exclusive Branching Fraction: B0 -> D*lnu

This is a one-dimensional fit for the average branching fraction.
Experiment BF (rescaled) [%] Parameters Remarks
ALEPH 5.74 +/- 0.26 +/- 0.36 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B395:373-,1997
OPAL (excl) 5.48 +/- 0.19 +/- 0.50 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B482:15-,2000, exclusive reco.
OPAL (partial reco) 6.19 +/- 0.27 +/- 0.58 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B482:15-,2000, partial reco.
DELPHI (partial reco) 5.03 +/- 0.13 +/- 0.36 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B510:55-,2001, partial reco.
BELLE 4.70 +/- 0.23 +/- 0.43 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B526:247-,2002
CLEO 6.14 +/- 0.19 +/- 0.39 input     parameters Phys.Rev.Lett.89:081803,2002
DELPHI (excl) 5.77 +/- 0.22 +/- 0.57 input     parameters submitted to P.L., exclusive reco.
BABAR 4.60 +/- 0.03 +/- 0.27 input     parameters preliminary
Average 5.13 +/- 0.19 chi2/dof = 17.2/7 (CL = 0.02) eps gif
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Inclusive Semileptonic Branching Fraction for B+/B0 Admixture: B -> Xlnu

This is a one-dimensional fit for the average branching fraction.
Experiment Rescaled Value [%] Input Remarks
ARGUS (e tag) 09.75 +/- 0.50 +/- 0.39 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B318:397-, 1993
BABAR (breco tag) 10.40 +/- 0.50 +/- 0.46 input     parameters conference paper (hep-ex/0204001)
BELLE (l tag) 10.96 +/- 0.12 +/- 0.50 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B547:181-, 2002
BABAR (e tag) 10.91 +/- 0.18 +/- 0.29 input     parameters Phys.Rev.D67:031101, 2003
BELLE (breco) 11.19 +/- 0.20 +/- 0.31 input     parameters breco-tag, preliminary
CLEO (l tag, 2003) 10.91 +/- 0.08 +/- 0.30 input     parameters e-tag, preliminary, superceedes PRL 76:1570 (1996)
Average 10.90 +/- 0.23 chi2/dof = 5.0/5 (CL = 0.418) eps gif

Exclusive |Vcb| F(1)

This table and the plots in the last row document the two-dimensional simultaneous fit to |Vcb|*F(1) and rho2. Note: The averages are determined in a two-dimensional fit that is completely systematics limited.
Experiment |Vcb| F(1) (rescaled) [10-3] rho2 (rescaled) Correlation (stat/syst/total) Parameters Remarks
ALEPH 33.6 +/- 2.1 +/- 1.6 0.75 +/- 0.25 +/- 0.37 0.94/0.60/0.72 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B395:373-,1997
OPAL (partial reco) 38.5 +/- 1.2 +/- 2.4 1.25 +/- 0.14 +/- 0.39 0.77/0.70/0.71 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B482:15-,2000
OPAL (excl) 39.1 +/- 1.6 +/- 2.3 1.48 +/- 0.21 +/- 0.27 0.95/0.42/0.61 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B482:15-,2000
DELPHI (partial reco) 36.9 +/- 1.4 +/- 2.5 1.50 +/- 0.14 +/- 0.37 0.94/0.77/0.79 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B510:55-,2001
BELLE 36.3 +/-1.9 +/- 1.9 1.45 +/- 0.16 +/- 0.20 0.91/0.67/0.77 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B526:247-,2002
CLEO 43.3 +/- 1.3 +/- 1.8 1.61 +/- 0.09 +/- 0.21 0.87/0.62/0.67 input     parameters Phys.Rev.Lett.89:081803,2002
DELPHI (excl) 38.7 +/- 1.8 +/- 2.2 1.32 +/- 0.15 +/- 0.33 0.89/0.48/0.57 input     parameters preliminary
BABAR 33.9 +/- 0.2 +/- 1.1 1.23 +/- 0.02 +/- 0.27 0.92/0.49/0.52 input     parameters preliminary
Average 36.5 +/- 0.8 1.47 +/- 0.13 0.88/0.40/0.49 chi2/dof = 29.7/14 eps 1   gif 1   eps 2   gif 2  

With F(1) = 0.91 +/- 0.04theo, this yields |Vcb| = (40.1 +/-0.9exp +/- 1.8theo)10-3 nada

Exclusive |Vcb|G(1)

This table and the plots in the last row document the two-dimensional simultaneous fit to |Vcb|*G(1) and rho2. Note: The averages are determined in a two-dimensional fit.
Experiment |Vcb| G(1) (rescaled) [10-3] rho2 (rescaled) Correlation (stat/syst/total) Parameters Remarks
ALEPH 39.2+/- 10.0+/- 6.5 0.97+/- 0.98+/- 0.38 0.98/0.99/0.96 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B395:373-,1997
CLEO 44.4+/- 5.8+/- 3.5 1.27+/- 0.25+/- 0.14 0.95/0.97/0.96 input     parameters Phys.Rev.Lett.82:3746-,1999
BELLE 41.7+/- 4.4 +/- 5.2 1.12+/- 0.22+/- 0.14 0.96/0.96/0.92 input     parameters Phys.Lett.B526:258-268,2002
Average 41.8+/- 3.7 1.15+/- 0.16 0.93/0.91/0.90 chi2/dof = 0.3/4 eps 1   gif 1   eps 2   gif 2  

With G(1)=1.04+/-0.06theo, this gives |Vcb| = (40.2 +/-3.6exp +/-2.3theo) 10-3


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|Vub| in inclusive semileptonic B decays

The errors in the table are uncorrelated (statistical and experimental systematic) and correlated (experimental and theoretical). The procedure for this average is documented in the writeup. The average is currently based on the results from the Upsilon(4S), i.e. from the BABAR, BELLE, and CLEO collaborations.
Experiment Value [10-3] Parameters References Remarks
ALEPH 4.12 +/- 0.67 +/- 0.71     neural net (not used in average)
L3 5.70 +/- 1.00 +/- 1.40     cut and count (not used in average)
DELPHI 4.07 +/- 0.65 +/- 0.61     mX (not used in average)
OPAL 4.00 +/- 0.71 +/- 0.71     neural net (not used in average)
CLEO (endpoint) 4.11 +/- 0.20 +/- 0.65 input     Phys.Rev.Lett.88:231803,2002 2.2 < p < 2.6
BABAR (endpoint) 4.31 +/- 0.25 +/- 0.79 input     hep-ex/0207081 2.3 < p < 2.6, fu from CLEO
BELLE (m_{ X} - Q^{2}) 4.63 +/- 0.45 +/- 0.63 input     Phys.Rev.Lett.92:101801,2004 (hep-ex/0311048) mX - Q2, tag with annealing method  
BABAR (m_{ X}) 5.04 +/- 0.37 +/- 0.65 input     Phys.Rev.Lett.92:071802,2004 (hep-ex/0307062) mX, BRECO tag 
BELLE (endpoint) 3.99 +/- 0.20 +/- 0.73 input     BELLE-CONF-0325   2.3 < p < 2.6, fu from CLEO
Average 4.57 +/- 0.61 chi2/dof = 5.7/4 (CL = 0.22)     eps gif   all: eps gif
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|Vub| from exclusive decays

Measurements using the entire q2 range

Experiment Mode BF [10-4] |Vub| (rescaled) [10-3] Reference
CLEO B0-> rho- l+ nu 2.69 +/-0.41 +0.35/-0.40 +/-0.50 3.24 +/-0.25 +0.21/-0.24 +/-0.58 Phys. Rev. D 61, 052001 (2000)
BABAR B0-> rho- l+ nu 3.29 +/-0.42 +/-0.47 +/-0.60 3.59 +/-0.23 +/-0.26 +/-0.66 Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 181801 (2003)
Belle B+-> omega l+ nu 1.3 +/-0.4 +/-0.2 +/-0.3 3.1 +/-0.2 +/-0.2 +/-0.6 submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett.

The uncertainties on |Vub| are statistical, experimental systematic and theoretical, respectively.

Measurements using different bins of q2

Experiment Mode BF [10-4] |Vub| [10-3] Reference
CLEO B0-> pi- l+ nu 1.33 +/-0.18 +/-0.11 +/-0.01 +/-0.07 3.24 +/-0.22 +/-0.13 +0.55/-0.39 +/-0.09 Phys. Rev. D 68, 072003 (2003)
CLEO B0-> rho- l+ nu 2.17 +/-0.34 +0.47/-0.54 +/-0.41 +/-0.01 3.00 +/-0.21 +0.29/-0.35 +0.49/-0.38 +/-0.28 Phys. Rev. D 68, 072003 (2003)

The uncertainties on |Vub| are statistical, experimental systematic, theoretical and signal form-factor shape, respectively.


Last update: 2004/03/23 Urs Langenegger and Christoph Schwanda