L. Cao

Test of lepton flavor universality with $B ˉ \to D^{()} τ^{-} ν ˉ_{τ}$ and $B ˉ \to D^{()} ℓ^{-} ν ˉ_{ℓ}$ decays at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +494

We test lepton flavor universality with a measurement of the branching-fraction ratios $R(D^{(*)}) \equiv \mathcal{B}(\bar{B} \rightarrow D^{(*)} τ^{-} \barν_τ)/\mathcal{B}(\bar{B}…

Search for axion-like particles decaying to two photons at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +450

Axion-like particles (ALPs) are predicted in many extensions of the Standard Model and provide a well-motivated portal between visible and hidden sectors through their coupling to…

Charged-lepton identification at Belle~II

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +409

Effective particle identification capabilities are a strategic priority for the physics program of the Belle~II experiment. We describe the algorithms used at Belle~II for identify…

Measurement of mixing-induced CP violation in the decay $B^{0} \to π^{0} π^{0}$

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +437

Measurements of charge-parity (CP) violation in quark transitions provide stringent tests of the current theory and sensitive probes of particles or interactions beyond it. We repo…

Observation of the decays $B^{+} \to Σ_{c} (2455)^{++} Ξ ˉ_{c}^{' -}$ and $B^{0} \to Σ_{c} (2455)^{0} Ξ ˉ_{c}^{'0}$

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +403

We report the first observation of the decays $B^{+} \to Σ_{c} (2455)^{++} Ξ ˉ_{c}^{' -}$ and $B^{0} \to Σ_{c} (2455)^{0} Ξ ˉ_{c}^{'0}$ , with significances of $6.4 σ$ a…

Measurement of time-dependent $C P$ violation parameters in $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{0} γ$ decays at Belle and Belle II

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +417

We perform a measurement of time-dependent $C P$ violation parameters in $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{0} γ$ decays using a dataset of approximately $772 \times 1 0^{6}$ and $521 \times 10^6…

Search for $Ξ^{0} p$ , $Ω^{-} p$ , and $Ω^{-} n$ dibaryons in $Υ (1 S)$ and $Υ (2 S)$ decays at Belle

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +367

We search for $Ξ^{0} p$ , $Ω^{-} p$ , and $Ω^{-} n$ dibaryon states in $Υ (1 S)$ and $Υ (2 S)$ decays, probing mass regions near the corresponding baryon-pair thresholds. Multistrange baryon-bary…

Search for the decay $B^{+} \to K^{+} τ^{+} τ^{-}$ using data from the Belle and Belle II experiments

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +435

We report a search for the rare decay $B^{+} \to K^{+} τ^{+} τ^{-}$ using $1.2 \times 1 0^{9}$ $Υ (4 S)$ mesons produced near threshold in electron-positron collisions and colle…

Study of $B^{+} \to μ^{+} ν_{μ}$ decays at Belle and Belle II

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +412

We report a measurement of the branching fraction for the leptonic decay $B^{+} \to μ^{+} ν_{μ}$ . This work presents the first $B^{+} \to μ^{+} ν_{μ}$ result using Belle~II data, an updated Belle me…

A search for feebly-interacting particles in $B$ decays with missing energy at Belle

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +406

We present a search for an invisible hidden-sector particle $X_{inv}$ , produced in $B^{0} \to D ˉ^{0} X_{inv}$ and $B^{\pm} \to h X_{inv}$ decays, where $h = π^{\pm}$ , $…

First search for $B \to X_{s} ν ν ˉ$ decays

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +440

We report the first search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decays $B \to X_{s} ν ν ˉ$ , where $X_{s}$ is a hadronic system with strangeness equal to 1, in data coll…

Observation of $e^{+} e^{-} \to η Υ (2 S)$ and search for $e^{+} e^{-} \to η Υ (1 S), γ X_{b}$ at $s$ near 10.75 GeV

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +435

We present an analysis of the processes $e^{+} e^{-} \to η Υ (1 S)$ , $η Υ (2 S)$ , and $γ X_{b}$ with $X_{b} \to π^{+} π^{-} χ_{b J}, χ_{b J} \to γ Υ (1 S)$ $(J = 1, 2)$ reconstructed from $γγπ^+π^-\ell^+\ell^-~(…

Search for the lepton-flavor-violating $τ^{-} \to e^{\mp} ℓ^{\pm} ℓ^{\mp}$ decays at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +447

We present the result of a search for the charged-lepton-flavor violating decays $τ^{-} \to e^{\mp} ℓ^{\pm} ℓ^{-}$ , where $ℓ$ is a muon or an electron, using a data sample…

hep-ex2025★ 3 cited

Observation of the decays $B^{+} \to Σ_{c} (2455)^{++} Ξ_{c}^{-}$ and $B^{0} \to Σ_{c} (2455)^{0} Ξ_{c}^{0}$

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +386

We report the first observation of the two-body baryonic decays $B^{+} \to Σ_{c} (2455)^{++} Ξ_{c}^{-}$ and $B^{0} \to Σ_{c} (2455)^{0} Ξ_{c}^{0}$ with significance…

Measurement of the $D^{0} \to K^{-} π^{+} e^{+} e^{-}$ branching fraction and search for $D^{0} \to π^{+} π^{-} e^{+} e^{-}$ and $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} e^{+} e^{-}$ decays at Belle

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +481

We present a study of the rare charm meson decays $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} e^{+} e^{-}$ , $π^{+} π^{-} e^{+} e^{-}$ , and $K^{-} π^{+} e^{+} e^{-}$ using a 942 fb $^{- 1}$ data set c…

Search for an Axion-Like Particle in $B \to K^{(*)} a (\to γ γ)$ Decays at Belle

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +422

We report a search for an axion-like particle $a$ in $B \to K^{(*)} a (\to γ γ)$ decays using data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy elec…

hep-ex2025★ 2 cited

Measurement of the CP asymmetry in $D^{+} \to π^{+} π^{0}$ decays at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +402

We measure the CP asymmetry in $D^{+} \to π^{+} π^{0}$ decays reconstructed in $e^{+} e^{-}$ collisions at the Belle II experiment using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity…

Charged-hadron identification at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, H. Ahmed +408

The Belle II experiment's ability to identify particles critically affects the sensitivity of its measurements. We describe Belle II's algorithms for identifying charged particles…

hep-ex2025★ 4 cited

Search for a Dark Higgs Boson Produced in Association with Inelastic Dark Matter at the Belle II Experiment

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +437

Inelastic dark matter models that have two dark matter particles and a massive dark photon can reproduce the observed relic dark matter density without violating cosmological limit…

Search for lepton flavor-violating decay modes $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} τ^{\pm} ℓ^{\mp}$ ( $ℓ = e, μ$ ) with hadronic B-tagging at Belle and Belle II

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +375

We present the results of a search for the charged-lepton-flavor violating decays $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} τ^{\pm} ℓ^{\mp}$ , where $ℓ^{\mp}$ is either an electron or a muon. The…

Search for lepton-flavor-violating $τ^{-} \to ℓ^{-} K_{s}^{0}$ decays at Belle and Belle II

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +419

We present the results of a search for charged-lepton-flavor violating decays $τ^{-} \to ℓ^{-} K_{S}^{0}$ , where $ℓ^{-}$ is either an electron or a muon. We combine $e…

hep-ex2025★ 3 cited

Search for $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} τ^{+} τ^{-}$ decays at the Belle II experiment

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +446

We present a search for the rare flavor-changing neutral-current decay $B^{0} \to K^{* 0} τ^{+} τ^{-}$ with data collected by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB electron-positro…

hep-ex2025★ 5 cited

Test of lepton flavor universality with measurements of $R (D^{+})$ and $R (D^{*+})$ using semileptonic $B$ tagging at the Belle II experiment

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +450

We report measurements of the ratios of branching fractions ${\cal R}(D^{(*)+}) = \frac{{\cal B}(\overline{B}{}^0 \to D^{(*)+} \,τ^- \, \overlineν_τ)}{{\cal B}(\overline{B}{}^0 \to…