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arxiv: 2512.05102 · v2 · submitted 2025-12-04 · ✦ hep-ex

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Measurement of the branching fractions and longitudinal polarisations of B⁰_{(s)} to K^{*0} kern 0.18em overline{kern -0.18em K}{}^{*0} decays

LHCb collaboration: R. Aaij , A.S.W. Abdelmotteleb , C. Abellan Beteta , F. Abudin\'en , T. Ackernley , A. A. Adefisoye , B. Adeva , M. Adinolfi
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keywords B meson decaysbranching fractionlongitudinal polarisationamplitude analysisK* K* final stateLHCb experimentB to VV decays
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The pith

The ratio of squared longitudinal amplitudes in Bs0 to B0 decays to K* Kbar* is measured as 4.92, confirming a 4.4 sigma tension with theory.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

This paper reports an amplitude analysis of B0 and Bs0 decays to the (K+ pi-)(K- pi+) final state in the K*(892) region using 9 fb^-1 of LHCb data. Branching fractions are measured relative to reference charm modes, and the longitudinal polarisation fractions are extracted as 0.600 for B0 and 0.159 for Bs0. These yield a theory-motivated ratio L of 4.92 with combined uncertainties that deviates from expectations by 4.4 standard deviations. The result extends earlier indications of a mismatch between experiment and theory in the polarisation of B to vector-vector decays.

Core claim

A time- and flavour-integrated amplitude analysis finds the longitudinal polarisation fractions f_L^d = 0.600 ± 0.022 ± 0.017 and f_L^s = 0.159 ± 0.010 ± 0.007. The derived ratio of squared longitudinally polarised amplitudes L_{K*0 Kbar*0} = 4.92 ± 0.55 ± 0.48 ± 0.02 ± 0.10 lies 4.4 standard deviations from theoretical predictions for B to VV decays.

What carries the argument

Amplitude analysis of the (K+ pi-)(K- pi+) final state restricted to the K*(892)0 Kbar*(892)0 mass region, used to extract branching fractions and polarisation fractions from time- and flavour-integrated data.

If this is right

  • The low longitudinal polarisation in the Bs0 mode points to different non-factorisable effects compared with the B0 mode.
  • The confirmed tension suggests that current theoretical frameworks for non-leptonic B to VV decays require additional contributions or higher-order corrections.
  • Updated predictions incorporating the measured ratio can be used to refine calculations for related decay channels.
  • Larger future datasets will allow separation of statistical and systematic uncertainties to pinpoint the source of the discrepancy.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Similar polarisation tensions observed in other B to VV modes may share a common origin in penguin or rescattering contributions.
  • Cross-checks with decays involving different vector mesons such as phi or rho could test whether the discrepancy is universal.
  • If the assumption of resonance dominance holds, the result constrains the size of non-factorisable QCD effects in heavy-meson decays.

Load-bearing premise

The mass region is dominated by the K*(892) resonance with backgrounds, efficiencies, and other components accurately modeled and with no large non-resonant or additional resonance contributions.

What would settle it

A new dataset or analysis with substantially smaller uncertainties that returns a value of L consistent with the theoretical expectation rather than 4.4 sigma away from it.

Figures

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Figure 1. Figure 1: (a) Hadronic penguin diagrams contributing to [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Distributions and fit results of the K+π −K−π + mass for the (top) signal modes, (bottom left) B0 normalisation mode and (bottom right) B0 s normalisation mode. Equivalent plots on a logarithmic scale are shown in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Definitions of the three angular variables ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Examples of two-dimensional efficiency-model projections before KDE smoothing [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Background-subtracted distributions and fit results for the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p024_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Background-subtracted distributions and fit results for the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p024_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Distributions and fit results of the K+π −K−π + mass for the (top) signal modes, (bottom left) B0 normalisation mode and (bottom right) B0 s normalisation mode. Equivalent plots on a linear scale are shown in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Measured (left) magnitude and (right) phase of the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p031_8.png] view at source ↗
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A time- and flavour-integrated amplitude analysis of $B^0$ and $B^0_s$ decays to the $(K^+\pi^-)(K^-\pi^+)$ final state in the $K^*(892)^0 \kern 0.18em \overline{\kern -0.18em K}{}^{*}(892)^0$ region is presented, using $pp$ collision data recorded with the LHCb detector in 2011--2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $9\,\text{fb}^{-1}$. The branching fractions of the $B^0$ and $B^0_s$ decays are measured relative to the $B^0 \to D^-\pi^+$ and $B^0_s \to D^-_s \pi^+$ modes, respectively. The corresponding longitudinal polarisation fractions are found to be $f_L^{d} = 0.600 \pm 0.022 \pm 0.017$ and $f_L^{s} = 0.159 \pm 0.010 \pm 0.007$, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The theory-motivated ratio of the squared $B^0_s$ to $B^0$ longitudinally polarised decay amplitudes is found to be $L_{K^{*0} \kern 0.18em \overline{\kern -0.18em K}{}^{*0}} = 4.92 \pm 0.55 \pm 0.48 \pm 0.02 \pm 0.10$, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, due to uncertainty of external mass and lifetime measurements, and due to knowledge of the fragmentation fraction ratio, respectively. This confirms the previously reported tension between experimental determinations and theoretical predictions of longitudinal polarisation in $B \to VV$ decays at the level of 4.4 standard deviations.

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Summary. The manuscript reports a time- and flavour-integrated amplitude analysis of B^0 and B^0_s decays to the (K^+ π^-) (K^- π^+) final state in the K^*(892)^0 Kbar^*(892)^0 mass region, using 9 fb^{-1} of LHCb pp collision data. Branching fractions are measured relative to B^0 → D^- π^+ and B^0_s → D_s^- π^+ normalization modes. Longitudinal polarization fractions are extracted as f_L^d = 0.600 ± 0.022 ± 0.017 and f_L^s = 0.159 ± 0.010 ± 0.007, yielding the ratio L = 4.92 ± 0.55 ± 0.48 ± 0.02 ± 0.10 that deviates from theoretical expectations by 4.4 standard deviations.

Significance. Confirmation of the long-standing tension between measured and predicted longitudinal polarization fractions in B → VV decays would provide a valuable experimental benchmark for non-factorizable QCD effects in heavy-meson decays. The relative branching-fraction approach and direct extraction of f_L from the amplitude fit follow established practices and benefit from the large integrated luminosity.

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  1. [Amplitude analysis section] The central result (the 4.4σ tension in L) rests on the extracted f_L values. The amplitude analysis description does not provide quantitative limits on possible biases from unmodeled non-resonant or K^*(1410)-like contributions within the selected mass window; such contributions could shift the angular moments and alter f_L^s and f_L^d at a level comparable to the quoted uncertainties.
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  1. [Section describing the fit model] Clarify the exact definition of the mass window boundaries and the parametrization of the efficiency and background angular distributions.
  2. [Results section] Add a table or plot showing the stability of f_L under variations of the mass window or inclusion of additional resonance terms.

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We thank the referee for the positive assessment of our results and for the constructive comment on the amplitude analysis. We address the point raised below and have incorporated additional material in the revised manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [Amplitude analysis section] The central result (the 4.4σ tension in L) rests on the extracted f_L values. The amplitude analysis description does not provide quantitative limits on possible biases from unmodeled non-resonant or K^*(1410)-like contributions within the selected mass window; such contributions could shift the angular moments and alter f_L^s and f_L^d at a level comparable to the quoted uncertainties.

    Authors: We agree that the original manuscript text does not contain explicit quantitative limits on possible biases from non-resonant or K^*(1410) contributions. The analysis restricts the Kπ invariant-mass window to 0.8–1.0 GeV/c² around the K*(892) peak and employs an amplitude model containing only the dominant vector resonances. To quantify residual effects, we have performed dedicated studies by (i) widening the mass window by ±50 MeV/c² and (ii) adding a non-resonant S-wave component to the amplitude fit. In both cases the resulting shifts in f_L^d and f_L^s remain below 0.005, which is smaller than the quoted systematic uncertainties. These validation studies will be summarised in a new paragraph in the amplitude-analysis section of the revised manuscript, together with the corresponding limits on bias. revision: yes

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The paper reports branching fractions and longitudinal polarization fractions obtained from a time- and flavour-integrated amplitude analysis fit to LHCb collision data in the K*(892) region, with branching fractions normalized to external modes and the ratio L constructed from the fitted f_L values plus external fragmentation fractions. No equation or step reduces the reported observables to inputs by construction, renames a fit as a prediction, or relies on a load-bearing self-citation chain for the central results. The derivation chain is self-contained as an empirical measurement whose outputs are independent of the quoted theory comparison.

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This experimental measurement relies on standard LHCb data analysis techniques rather than new theoretical postulates.

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  • domain assumption Dominance of the K*(892) resonance in the selected invariant mass region with accurate background and efficiency modeling.
    Invoked to extract the decay amplitudes from the time- and flavour-integrated fit.

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