2016/09/30 by R. N. Faustov, V. O. Galkin · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-ph #hep-ex
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.94.073008
published as Phys. Rev. D 94, 073008 (2016) · 23 pages, 8 figures, references added, published version
arxiv created 2016/10/27 · arxiv updated 2016/10/28
Semileptonic Λb decays are investigated in the framework of the relativistic quark model based on the quasipotential approach and the quark-diquark picture of baryons. The decay form factors are expressed through the overlap integrals of the initial and final baryon wave functions. All calculations are done without employing nonrelativistic and heavy quark expansions. The momentum transfer dependence of the decay form factors is explicitly determined in the whole accessible kinematical range without any extrapolations or model assumptions. Both the heavy-to-heavy Λb→Λcℓν_ℓ and heavy-to-light Λb→ pℓν_ℓ decay branching fractions are calculated. The results agree within error bars with the experimental value of the branching fraction of the Λb→Λc+l-νl decay. From the recent LHCb data on the ratio of the branching fractions of the heavy-to-light and heavy-to-heavy semileptonic Λb decays the ratio of the Cabbibo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix elements |Vub|/|Vcb| is obtained. It is consistent with the corresponding ratio determined from the inclusive B meson decays.