Constraints on the CKM Angle $\gamma$ and Strong Phases from $B\to \pi K$ Decays

Abstract

As we pointed out recently, the neutral decays $B_d\to {\pi }^{\mp }{K}^{\pm }$ and $B_d\to {\pi }^{0}K$ may provide non-trivial bounds on the CKM angle $\gamma$. In this paper, we reconsider this approach in the light of recent CLEO data, which look very interesting. In particular, the results for the corresponding CP-averaged branching ratios are in favour of strong constraints on $\gamma$, where the second quadrant is preferred. Such a situation would be in conflict with the standard analysis of the unitarity triangle. Moreover, constraints on a CP-conserving strong phase ${\delta }_n$ are in favour of a negative value of $\cos {\delta }_n$, which would be in conflict with the factorization expectation. In addition, there seems to be an interesting discrepancy with the bounds that are implied by the charged $B\to \pi K$ system: whereas these decays favour a range for $\gamma$ that is similar to that of the neutral modes, they point towards a positive value of $\cos {\delta }_c$, which would be in conflict with the expectation of equal signs for $\cos {\delta }_n$ and $\cos {\delta }_c$. If future data should confirm this ``puzzle'', it may be an indication for new-physics contributions to the electroweak penguin sector, or a manifestation of large non-factorizable SU(3)-breaking effects.

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