Theory of Charmless Inclusive B Decays and the Extraction of V_{ub}

Abstract

We present ``state-of-the-art'' theoretical expressions for the triple differential B->X_u l^- nu decay rate and for the B->X_s gamma photon spectrum, which incorporate all known contributions and smoothly interpolate between the ``shape-function region'' of large hadronic energy and small invariant mass, and the ``OPE region'' in which all hadronic kinematical variables scale with M_B. The differential rates are given in a form which has no explicit reference to the mass of the b quark, avoiding the associated uncertainties. Dependence on m_b enters indirectly through the properties of the leading shape function, which can be determined by fitting the B->X_s gamma photon spectrum. This eliminates the dominant theoretical uncertainties from predictions for B->X_u l^- nu decay distributions, allowing for a precise determination of |V_{ub}|. In the shape-function region, short-distance and long-distance contributions are factorized at next-to-leading order in renormalization-group improved perturbation theory. Higher-order power corrections include effects from subleading shape functions where they are known. When integrated over sufficiently large portions in phase space, our results reduce to standard OPE expressions up to yet unknown O(alpha_s^2) terms. Predictions are presented for partial B->X_u l^- nu decay rates with various experimental cuts. An elaborate error analysis is performed that contains all significant theoretical uncertainties, including weak annihilation effects. We suggest that the latter can be eliminated by imposing a cut on high lepton invariant mass.

45 pages, 4 figures; several minor revisions, more systematic treatment of subleading shape-function effects, numerical results and tables updated; version to appear in Physical Review D

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