HIGHER-ORDER QCD CORRECTIONS TO B-]C(C)OVER-BAR-S

Citation
M. Lu et al., HIGHER-ORDER QCD CORRECTIONS TO B-]C(C)OVER-BAR-S, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 55(5), 1997, pp. 2827-2832
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
55
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2827 - 2832
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1997)55:5<2827:HQCTB>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We calculate the O(alpha(s)(2) beta(0)) corrections to the decay rate b-->c(c) over bars$. For resonable values of m(c)/m(b) this term is of the same order as both the one-loop and O(alpha(s)(2)ln(2)m(w)/m(b)) corrections to the decay rate. For m(c)/m(b) = 0.3 the O(alpha(s)(2) b eta(0)) corrections enhance the rate by similar to 18%. We also discus s the O(alpha(s)(2) beta(0)) corrections to b--><c tau(nu)over bar (ta u)>, the B semileptonic branching fraction, and the charm multiplicity .