An improved observable for the forward-backward asymmetry in B → K*ℓ +ℓ - and B s → φℓ +ℓ -

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Lunghia, Enrico ^a   Sonib, Amarjit ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

B Physics; Beyond Standard Model; QCD; Rare Decays

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856402489     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2010)121     Document Type: Article

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