We have performed a search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decays B-->pi l(+)l(-), where l(+)l(-) is either e(+)e(-) or mu(+)mu(-), using a sample of 230x10(6) Upsilon(4S)-->B(B)over-bar decays collected with the BABAR detector. We observe no evidence of a signal and measure the upper limit on the isospin-averaged branching fraction to be B(B-->pi l(+)l(-)) < 9.1 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level. We also search for the lepton-flavor-violating decays B-->pi e(+/-)mu(-/+) and measure an upper limit on the isospin-averaged branching fraction of B(B-->pi e(+/-)mu(-/+)) < 9.2 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level.

Search for the rare decay B ->pi l(+)l(-) / Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.p., Poireau, V., Prudent, X., Tisserand, V., Zghiche, A., Tico, J.g., Grauges, E., Lopez, L., Palano, A., Eigen, G., Ofte, I., Stugu, B., Sun, L., Abrams, G.s., Battaglia, M., Brown, D.n., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 99:(2007). [10.1103/physrevlett.99.051801]

Search for the rare decay B ->pi l(+)l(-)

RAHATLOU, SHAHRAM;BELLINI, Fabio;CAVOTO, Gianluca;DEL RE, Daniele;FACCINI, Riccardo;FERRONI, Fernando;GASPERO, Mario;VOENA C;
2007

Abstract

We have performed a search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decays B-->pi l(+)l(-), where l(+)l(-) is either e(+)e(-) or mu(+)mu(-), using a sample of 230x10(6) Upsilon(4S)-->B(B)over-bar decays collected with the BABAR detector. We observe no evidence of a signal and measure the upper limit on the isospin-averaged branching fraction to be B(B-->pi l(+)l(-)) < 9.1 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level. We also search for the lepton-flavor-violating decays B-->pi e(+/-)mu(-/+) and measure an upper limit on the isospin-averaged branching fraction of B(B-->pi e(+/-)mu(-/+)) < 9.2 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level.
2007
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Search for the rare decay B ->pi l(+)l(-) / Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.p., Poireau, V., Prudent, X., Tisserand, V., Zghiche, A., Tico, J.g., Grauges, E., Lopez, L., Palano, A., Eigen, G., Ofte, I., Stugu, B., Sun, L., Abrams, G.s., Battaglia, M., Brown, D.n., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 99:(2007). [10.1103/physrevlett.99.051801]
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