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arxiv: hep-ph/0107074 · v1 · submitted 2001-07-09 · ✦ hep-ph

Precision determination of |V_(ub)| from inclusive decays

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keywords invariantuncertaintycomparedhadronicinclusivemasspurereduced
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We propose determining |V_{ub}| from inclusive semileptonic B decay using combined cuts on the leptonic and hadronic invariant masses to eliminate the b->c background. Compared to a pure dilepton invariant mass cut, the uncertainty from unknown order (\Lambda_{QCD}/m_b)^3 terms in the OPE is significantly reduced and the fraction of b->u events is roughly doubled. Compared to a pure hadronic invariant mass cut, the uncertainty from the unknown light-cone distribution function of the b quark is significantly reduced. We find that |V_{ub}| can be determined with theoretical uncertainty at the 5-10% level.

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