INTERMEDIATE PSEUDOSCALAR RESONANCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO B-]X-S-GAMMA-GAMMA

Citation
Mr. Ahmady et al., INTERMEDIATE PSEUDOSCALAR RESONANCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO B-]X-S-GAMMA-GAMMA, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 57(3), 1998, pp. 1997-2000
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
57
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1997 - 2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1998)57:3<1997:IPRCTB>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We calculate the decay rate Gamma(B-->X-s gamma gamma) via intermediat e pseudoscalar charmonium eta(c). This process is thought to be the ma in long-distance contribution which dominates the corresponding inclus ive rare B decay. We point out that once the momentum dependence of th e eta(c)-->gamma gamma conversion strength, due to the off-shellness o f the intermediate eta(c), is taken into account, the rate of this dec ay mode is reduced. The change in differential decay rate in the regio n of the spectrum immediately below m(eta c) is more significant. On t he other hand, we point out that the unexpectedly large branching rati o for B-->X-s eta' which was recently observed by CLEO could indicate a potentially larger long-distance contribution via eta' resonance.