$K^{+}\to {\pi }^{+}\nu \bar{\nu }$ and $K_L\to {\pi }^0\nu \bar{\nu }$ in the Standard Model: Status and Perspectives

Abstract

In view of the recent start of the NA62 experiment at CERN that is expected to measure the $K^{+}\to {\pi }^{+}\nu \bar{\nu }$ branching ratio with a precision of 10%, we summarise the present status of this promising decay within the Standard Model (SM). We do likewise for the closely related $K_L\to {\pi }^0\nu \bar{\nu }$, which will be measured by the KOTO experiment around 2020. As the perturbative QCD and electroweak corrections in both decays are under full control, the dominant uncertainties within the SM presently originate from the CKM parameters $V_{cb}$, $V_{ub}$ and $\gamma$. We show this dependence with the help of analytic expressions as well as accurate interpolating formulae. Unfortunately a clarification of the discrepancies between inclusive and exclusive determinations of $V_{cb}$ and $V_{ub}$ from tree-level decays will likely require results from the Belle II experiment available at the end of this decade. Thus we investigate whether higher precision on both branching ratios is achievable by determining $V_{cb}$, $V_{ub}$ and $\gamma$ by means of other observables that are already precisely measured. In this context ${\epsilon }_K$ and $\Delta M_{s,d}$, together with the expected progress in QCD lattice calculations will play a prominent role. We find $\mathcal{B}(K^{+}\to {\pi }^{+}\nu \bar{\nu })=(9.11\pm 0.72)\times 10^{-11}$ and $\mathcal{B}(K_L\to {\pi }^0\nu \bar{\nu })=(3.00\pm 0.30)\times 10^{-11}$, which is more precise than using averages of the present tree-level values of $V_{cb}$, $V_{ub}$ and $\gamma$. Furthermore, we point out the correlation between $\mathcal{B}(K^{+}\to {\pi }^{+}\nu \bar{\nu })$, $\overline{\mathcal{B}}(B_s\to {\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-})$ and $\gamma$ within the SM, that is only very weakly dependent on other CKM parameters. Finally, we also update the ratio ${\epsilon }^{\prime }/\epsilon$ in the SM and present its correlation with $K_L\to {\pi }^0\nu \bar{\nu }$.

33 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables; v2: new correlation presented and discussion extended in section 3.2, analysis in section 5 updated, typos corrected; matches version published in JHEP

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