F-meson production rate in bottom-meson decays

1 March 1985

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D

Vol. 31 (5) , 1158-1160
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.31.1158

Abstract

The inclusive production rate of the F meson in bottom-meson decays is estimated as accurately as possible in the standard theory. In branching ratio, B(

B^{-}

→

F^{+}

+X)+B(

B^{-}

→

F^{-}

+X) =0.09±0.02 and B(

B_{s}^{0}

→F -+X

{) = 0.86}_{- 0.13}^{+ 0.08}

. Semileptonic

B_{s}

decays always produce F mesons either directly or through radiative cascading.

Keywords

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