We evaluate analytically the master integrals for double real radiation emission in the b→ uW∗ decay, where b and u are a massive and massless quark, respectively, while W∗ is an off-shell charged weak boson. Since the W boson can subsequently decay in a lepton anti-neutrino pair, the results of the present paper constitute a further step toward a fully analytic computation of differential distributions for the semileptonic decay of a b quark at NNLO in QCD. The latter partonic process plays a crucial role in the study of inclusive semileptonic charmless decays of B mesons. Our results are expressed in terms of multiple polylogarithms of maximum weight four.

Master integrals for double real radiation emission in heavy-to-light quark decay / Bonciani, R.; Broggio, A.; Cieri, L.; Ferroglia, A.. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - 78:8(2018). [10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6157-6]

Master integrals for double real radiation emission in heavy-to-light quark decay

Bonciani R.;
2018

Abstract

We evaluate analytically the master integrals for double real radiation emission in the b→ uW∗ decay, where b and u are a massive and massless quark, respectively, while W∗ is an off-shell charged weak boson. Since the W boson can subsequently decay in a lepton anti-neutrino pair, the results of the present paper constitute a further step toward a fully analytic computation of differential distributions for the semileptonic decay of a b quark at NNLO in QCD. The latter partonic process plays a crucial role in the study of inclusive semileptonic charmless decays of B mesons. Our results are expressed in terms of multiple polylogarithms of maximum weight four.
2018
NLO calculations; radiation; integrals
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Master integrals for double real radiation emission in heavy-to-light quark decay / Bonciani, R.; Broggio, A.; Cieri, L.; Ferroglia, A.. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - 78:8(2018). [10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6157-6]
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