Search for the Rare Decays B^+ -> mu^+ mu^- K^+, B^0 -> mu^+ mu^- K^*0(892), and B^0_s -> mu^+ mu^- phi at CDF

Abstract

We search for b to sμ^+μ^- transitions in B meson (B^+, B^0, or B^0_s) decays with 924pb^{-1} of p pbar collisions at sqrt(s)=1.96 TeV collected with the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. We find excesses with significances of 4.5, 2.9, and 2.4 standard deviations in the B^+ to μ^+μ^-K^+, B^0 to μ^+μ^-K^*(892)^0, and B_s^0 to μ^+μ^-ϕdecay modes, respectively. Using B to J/psi h (h = K^+, K^*(892)^0, phi) decays as normalization channels, we report branching fractions for the previously observed B^+ and B^0 decays, BR(B^+ to μ^+μ^-K^+)=(0.59\pm0.15\pm0.04) x 10^{-6}, and BR(B^0 to μ^+μ^-K^*(892)^0)=(0.81\pm0.30\pm0.10) x 10^{-6}, where the first uncertainty is statistical, and the second is systematic. These measurements are consistent with the world average results, and are competitive with the best available measurements. We set an upper limit on the relative branching fraction BR(B_s^0 to μ^+μ^-ϕ)/BR(B_s^0 to J/ψϕ) <2.6(2.3)\times10^{-3} at the 95(90)% confidence level, which is the most stringent to date.

Submitted to Phys. Rev. D

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