arxiv: 2108.11649 · v2 · ★pith:Z2F55NAKnew · submitted 2021-08-26 · ✦ hep-ex
Search for B⁰ to τ^pm ell^mp (ell=e,μ) with a hadronic tagging method at Belle
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We present a search for the lepton-flavor-violating decays $B^{0} \to \tau^\pm \ell^\mp$, where $\ell=(e,\,\mu)$, using the full data sample of $772 \times 10^6$ $B \overline{B}$ pairs recorded by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+e^-$ collider. We use events in which one $B$ meson is fully reconstructed in a hadronic decay mode. The $\tau^\pm$ lepton is reconstructed indirectly using the momentum of the reconstructed $B$ and that of the $\ell^\mp$ from the signal decay. We find no evidence for $B^{0} \to \tau^\pm \ell^\mp$ decays and set upper limits on their branching fractions at 90% confidence level of $\cal B$($B^{0} \to \tau^\pm \mu^{\mp}$)$ < 1.5 \times 10^{-5}$ and $\cal B$($B^{0} \to \tau^\pm e^{\mp}$)$ < 1.6 \times 10^{-5}$.
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