15 research outputs found
Bremsstrahlung corrections to the decay
We calculate the O() gluon Bremsstrahlung corrections to the
inclusive decay , involving the full operator basis
-- . Confirming and extending earlier calculations of Ali
and Greub, we give formulas for the total decay width as well as the
perturbative photon spectrum, regarding the former as a necessary part of the
forthcoming complete NLO analysis. We explore in detail the renormalization
scale dependence of our results and find it considerably increased.Comment: 23 pages, LaTeX, uses epsf.sty and rotate.sty. 4 figures (uuencoded
postscript) appended as seperate file. A complete postscript version may be
obtained from URL
ftp://feynman.t30.physik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/preprints/tum-93-95.ps.gz Final
version as to appear in Physical Review D. Some minor errors corrected,
without changes in the numerical results. One reference adde
Two-loop matching of the dipole operators for and
The order corrections to the Wilson coefficients of the dipole
operators () at the matching scale are a crucial ingredient
for a complete next- to-leading logarithmic calculation of the branching ratio
for . Given the phenomenological relevance and the fact that
this two-loop calculation has been done so far only by one group [1], we
present a detailed re-calculation using a different method. Our results are in
complete agreement with those in ref. [1].Comment: 24 pages, latex, 6 figures include
The Resummed Rate for B -> X_s gamma
In this paper we investigate the effect of the resummation of threshold logs
on the rate for B -> X_s gamma. We calculate the differential rate
dGamma/dE_gamma including the infinite set of terms of the form alpha_s^n
log^{n+1}(1-x) and alpha_s^n log^n(1-x) in the Sudakov exponent. The
resummation is potentially important since these logs turn into
log(2E_{cut}/m_b), when the rate is integrated from the lower cut
x=2E_{cut}/m_b to 1. The resummed rate is then convolved with models for the
structure function to study whether or not the logs will be enhanced due to the
fermi motion of the heavy quark. A detailed discussion of the accuracy of the
calculation with and without the inclusion of the non-perturbative effects
dictated by the B meson structure function is given. We also investigate the
first moment with respect to (1-x), which can be used to measure \bar\Lambda
and lambda_1. It is shown that there are some two loop corrections which are
just as large as the alpha_s^2 beta_0 term, which are usually expected to
dominate. We conclude that, for the present energy cut, the threshold logs do
not form a dominant sub-series and therefore their resummation is unnecessary.
Thus, the prospects for predicting the rate for B -> X_s gamma accurately,
given the present energy cut, are promising.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figure
B decay shape variables and the precision determination of |Vcb| and mb
We present expressions for shape variables of B decay distributions in
several different mass schemes, to order and
(Lambda_{QCD}/mb)^3. Such observables are sensitive to the b quark mass and
matrix elements in the heavy quark effective theory, and recent measurements
allow precision determinations of some of these parameters. We perform a
combined fit to recent experimental results from CLEO, BABAR, and DELPHI, and
discuss the theoretical uncertainties due to nonperturbative and perturbative
effects. We discuss the possible discrepancy between the OPE prediction, recent
BABAR results and the measured branching fraction to D and D* states. We find
|Vcb| = (40.8 +- 0.9) x 10^{-3} and mb^{1S} = 4.74 +- 0.10 GeV, where the
errors are dominated by experimental uncertainties.Comment: 23 pages, 3 figures, Version to appear in PR
Virtual O(\a_s) corrections to the inclusive decay
We present in detail the calculation of the O(\a_s) virtual corrections to
the matrix element for b \to s \g. Besides the one-loop virtual corrections
of the electromagnetic and color dipole operators and , we include
the important two-loop contribution of the four-Fermi operator . By
applying the Mellin-Barnes representation to certain internal propagators, the
result of the two-loop diagrams is obtained analytically as an expansion in
. These results are then combined with existing O(\a_s)
Bremsstrahlung corrections in order to obtain the inclusive rate for B \to X_s
\g. The new contributions drastically reduce the large renormalization scale
dependence of the leading logarithmic result. Thus a very precise Standard
Model prediction for this inclusive process will become possible once also the
corrections to the Wilson coefficients are available.Comment: 29 pages, uses epsfig.sty, 12 postscript figures include
A connection between inclusive semileptonic decays of bound and free heavy quarks
A relativistic constituent quark model, formulated on the light-front, is
used to derive a new parton approximation for the inclusive semileptonic decay
width of the B-meson. A simple connection between the decay rate of a free
heavy-quark and the one of a heavy-quark bound in a meson or in a baryon is
established. The main features of the new approach are the treatment of the
b-quark as an on-mass-shell particle and the inclusion of the effects arising
from the b-quark transverse motion in the B-meson. In a way conceptually
similar to the deep-inelastic scattering case, the B-meson inclusive width is
expressed as the integral of the free b-quark partial width multiplied by a
bound-state factor related to the b-quark distribution function in the B-meson.
The non-perturbative meson structure is described through various quark-model
wave functions, constructed via the Hamiltonian light-front formalism using as
input both relativized and non-relativistic potential models. A link between
spectroscopic quark models and the B-meson decay physics is obtained in this
way. Our predictions for the B -> X_c l nu_l and B -> X_u l nu_l decays are
used to extract the CKM parameters |V_cb| and |V_ub| from available inclusive
data. After averaging over the various quark models adopted and including
leading-order perturbative QCD corrections, we obtain |V_cb| = (43.0 +/-
0.7_exp +/- 1.8_th) 10^-3 and |V_ub| = (3.83 +/- 0.48_exp +/- 0.14_th) 10^-3,
implying |V_ub / V_cb| = 0.089 +/- 0.011_exp +/- 0.005_th, in nice agreement
with existing predictions.Comment: revised version with pQCD corrections included, to appear in Physical
Review
Nonresonant Semileptonic Heavy Quark Decay
In both the large N_c limit and the valence quark model, semileptonic decays
are dominated by resonant final states. Using Bjorken's sum rule in an
"unquenched" version of the quark model, I demonstrate that in the heavy quark
limit nonresonant final states should also be produced at a significant rate.
By calculating the individual strengths of a large number of exclusive two-body
nonresonant channels, I show that the total rate for such processes is highly
fragmented. I also describe some very substantial duality-violating suppression
factors which reduce the inclusive nonresonant rate to a few percent of the
total semileptonic rate for the finite quark masses of B decay, and comment on
the importance of nonresonant decays as testing grounds for very basic ideas on
the structure, strength, and significance of the quark-antiquark sea and on
quark-hadron duality in QCD.Comment: 51 pages, 2 Postscript figure
Comparison of the beef empire days index with carcass pricing for ranking beef carcasses
Our study evaluated the effectiveness
of the Beef Empire Days carcass index in
ranking beef carcasses compared to
rankings based on carcass prices. Two
price sets were used: the average prices
between January 1998 and June 2001, and
a short-range price determined from the
average prices between April and
September of 2001. Additionally, carcass
data from the top live-placing cattle were
compared to the data of the highest
indexing carcasses. The live show judges
were very accurate in selecting for ribeye
size. However, they selected cattle that
were fatter, but did not marble as well as
the high indexing carcasses. Changes that
might improve the index are identified.
However, the Beef Empire Days index
ranked carcasses moderately well
compared to the pricing system
Effects of Trenbolone Acetate and Zeranol implants on performance, carcass, and meat traits of young bulls and steers
Implanting young bulls and steers with trenbolone acetate and zeranol
(Ralgro ®) resulted in increased slaughter weights and carcasses that tended to
have more marbling than those of control bulls. Furthermore, steaks from both
implanted bulls and implanted steers tended to have less detectable connective
tissue. Control bulls had larger scrotal circumferences and heavier testicle weights
than implanted bulls. Other secondary sex characteristics were not affected, but in
these bulls slaughtered at an average age of 13.6 months, sexual development was minimal. Implanting steers with trenbolone acetate and zeranol resulted in
performance and carcass and meat quality slightly superior to control bulls