The CP asymmetry in B^0(t) -> K_S π^0 γin the Standard Model

Abstract

The time-dependent CP asymmetry in exclusive B^0(t) -> K^{*0}γdecays has been proposed as a probe of new physics in B decays. Recently, this method was extended to radiative decays into multibody hadronic final states such as B^0(t)-> K_Sπ^0γand B^0(t)-> π^+π^-γ. The CP asymmetry in these decays vanishes to the extent that the photon is completely polarized. In the Standard Model, the photon emitted in b-> sγhas high left-handed polarization, but right-handed contamination enters already at leading order in Λ/m_b even for vanishing light quark masses. We compute here the magnitude of this effect and the time dependent CP asymmetry parameter S_{K_S π^0γ}. We find that the Standard Model can easily accomodate values of S as large as 10%, but a precise value cannot be obtained at present because of strong interactions uncertainties.

11 pages, 4 figures. Final version to appear in Physical Review D

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