Search for Rare b-hadron Decays at CDF

Abstract

We report on searches for B^0_s to μ^+ μ^-, B^0_d to μ^+ μ^- decays and b to s μ^+μ^- transitions in exclusive decays of B mesons. Using 2 fb^{-1} of data collected by the CDF II detector we find upper limits on the branching fractions B(B^0_s to μ^+ μ^-) < 5.8 x 10^{-8} and B(B^0_d to μ^+ μ^-) < 1.8 x 10^{-8} at 95% confidence level. Using 924 pb^{-1} of data we measure the branching fractions B(B^+ to μ^+ μ^- K^+) = (0.60 \pm 0.15 \pm 0.04) x 10^{-6}, B(B^0_d to μ^+ μ^- K^{*0}) = (0.82 \pm 0.31 \pm 0.10) x 10^{-6} and the limit B(B^0_s to μ^+ μ^- phi)/B(B^0_s to J/ψϕ) < 2.61(2.30) x 10^{-3} at 95(90)% confidence level.

3 pages, 5 figures, conference proceedings to the 2007 Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics (Manchester, July 2007)

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