Implications of a Small CP Asymmetry in B->ψK_S

Abstract

New measurements of the CP asymmetry in B->ψK_S, a_{ψK_S}, by the BABAR and BELLE collaborations are consistent with the Standard Model prediction for sin2β. These measurements, however, leave open the possibility that a_{ψK_S} is well below the Standard Model prediction. We identify deviations from the `reasonable ranges' of hadronic parameters that can lead to low values of sin2β. New physics, mainly in B^0-\barB^0 mixing and/or K^0-\barK^0 mixing, can explain low values of a_{ψK_S} in two ways: either by allowing for values of sin2βbelow the Standard Model prediction or by modifying the relation between a_{ψK_S} and sin2β.

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