R. van Tonder

activity

20182026

most citedTest of lepton-flavor universality in

B \to K^{*} ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}

decays at Belle

170 citations · 1.2k across the 93 of their papers we have counts for

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103 papers

hep-ex2026

Measurements of the branching fractions of $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ K^{+} π^{0}$ and $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ K^{+} η$ decays at Belle and Belle II

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +400

We present a study of the three-body, singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ K^{+} π^{0}$ and $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ K^{+} η$ using data recorded with the Belle and Belle II detectors at the…

hep-ex2026

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}…

hep-ex2026

First measurement of the masses of the $Υ_{1} (1 D)$ and $Υ_{3} (1 D)$ states and the energy dependence of the cross sections for $e^{+} e^{-} \to Υ_{J} (1 D) η$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to Υ_{J} (1 D) π^{+} π^{-}$

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +398

We study the processes $e^{+} e^{-} \to Υ_{J} (1 D) η$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to Υ_{J} (1 D) π^{+} π^{-}$ at center-of-mass energies $s$ =(10.73 -- 11.02) GeV using a $142.5 fb^{- 1}$ data sample, in…

hep-ph2026

On the simulated kinematic distributions of heavy meson decays

Florian Herren, Raynette van Tonder

Modern measurements in flavour physics rely on accurate simulations of signal and background processes, provided by a wide range of general-purpose and specialised Monte-Carlo even…

physics.ins-det2026

Real-time graph neural networks on FPGAs for the Belle II electromagnetic calorimeter

I. Haide, M. Neu, Y. Unno +19

We present the development and evaluation of a real-time Graph Neural Network-based trigger module for the electromagnetic calorimeter of the Belle~II experiment at the SuperKEKB c…

hep-ex2026

Study of $e^{+} e^{-} \to h^{+} h^{-} J / ψ (h = π, K, p)$ via initial-state radiation at Belle~II

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +417

Using a data sample of 427.9 fb $^{- 1}$ collected by the Belle~II detector at or near the $Υ (4 S)$ and $Υ (10753)$ resonances, the cross sections for $e^{+} e^{-} \to h^{+} h^{-} J / ψ$ $(h = π / K / p)$ …

hep-ex2025★ 1 cited

Search for $C P$ violation in $Ξ_{c}^{+} \to Σ^{+} h^{+} h^{-}$ and $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p h^{+} h^{-}$ at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +344

We report decay-rate $C P$ asymmetries of the singly-Cabibbo-suppressed decays $Ξ_{c}^{+} \to Σ^{+} h^{+} h^{-}$ and $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p h^{+} h^{-}$ , with $h = K, π$ , measured using 428 fb $^{- 1}$ of $e^{+} e^{-}$ col…

hep-ex2024★ 1 cited

Measurement of $B \to K^{*} (892) γ$ decays at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +451

We present measurements of $B \to K^{*} (892) γ$ decays using $365 fb^{- 1}$ of data collected from 2019 to 2022 by the Belle~II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy…

hep-ex2024

Measurement of branching fractions, CP asymmetry, and isospin asymmetry for $B \to ργ$ decays using Belle and Belle II data

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +407

We present measurements of $B^{+} \to ρ^{+} γ$ and $B^{0} \to ρ^{0} γ$ decays using a combined data sample of $772 \times 1 0^{6}$ $B B$ pairs collected by the Bel…

hep-ex2024

Search for the baryon number and lepton number violating decays $τ^{-} \to Λ π^{-}$ and $τ^{-} \to Λ ˉ π^{-}$ at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +371

We present a search for the baryon number $B$ and lepton number $L$ violating decays $τ^{-} \to Λ π^{-}$ and $τ^{-} \to Λ ˉ π^{-}$ produced from the $e^{+} e^{-} \to τ^{+} τ^{-}$ pro…

hep-ex2024

Measurement of the energy dependence of the $e^{+} e^{-} \to B B ˉ$ , $B B ˉ^{}$ , and $B^{} B ˉ^{*}$ cross sections at Belle~II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +466

We report measurements of the $e^{+} e^{-} \to B B ˉ$ , $B B ˉ^{*}$ , and $B^{*} B ˉ^{*}$ cross sections at four energies, 10653, 10701, 10746 and 10805 MeV, using data collected b…

hep-ex2024★ 2 cited

Test of light-lepton universality in $τ$ decays with the Belle II experiment

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +428

We present a measurement of the ratio $R_{μ} = B (τ^{-} \to μ^{-} ν ˉ_{μ} ν_{τ}) / B (τ^{-} \to e^{-} ν ˉ_{e} ν_{τ})$ of branching fractions $B$ of the $τ$ lepton decaying t…

hep-ex2024★ 8 cited

Search for lepton-flavor-violating $τ^{-} \to μ^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +429

We present the result of a search for the charged-lepton-flavor violating decay $τ^{-} \to μ^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ using a $424 f b^{- 1}$ sample of data recorded by the Belle II experiment at the S…

hep-ex2024

Determination of the CKM angle $ϕ_{3}$ from a combination of Belle and Belle II results

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +399

We report a determination of the CKM angle $ϕ_{3}$ , also known as $γ$ , from a combination of measurements using samples of up to 711~fb $^{- 1}$ from the Belle experiment and up to 3…

hep-ex2024★ 7 cited

Search for Rare $b \to d ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}$ Transitions at Belle

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +393

We present the results of a search for the $b \to d ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}$ flavor-changing neutral-current rare decays $B^{+, 0} \to (η, ω, π^{+, 0}, ρ^{+, 0}) e^{+} e^{-}$ and $B^{+, 0} \to (η, ω…

hep-ph2024

Summary of the CKM 2023 Working Group on $V_{u b}$ , $V_{c b}$ and semileptonic/leptonic B decays including $τ$

William I. Jay, Raynette van Tonder, Ryoutaro Watanabe

This work summarizes recent results, both theoretical and experimental, in $B$ -meson leptonic and semileptonic decays and metrology of $V_{u b}$ and $V_{c b}$ , which were presented a…

hep-ph2024

Model-independent description of $B \to D π ℓ ν$ decays

Erik J. Gustafson, Florian Herren, Ruth S. Van de Water +2

In this contribution we present a novel, model-independent description of semileptonic $B \to D π ℓ ν$ decays. In addition, we discuss recent developments in the understan…

hep-ex2024

Measurement of $C P$ asymmetries in $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} K_{S}^{0} K_{S}^{0}$ decays at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +450

We report a measurement of decay-time dependent charge-parity ( $C P$ ) asymmetries in $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} K_{S}^{0} K_{S}^{0}$ decays. We use $387 \times 1 0^{6} B B ˉ$ pairs collected at…

hep-ex2024★ 10 cited

Search for a $μ^{+} μ^{-}$ resonance in four-muon final states at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +401

We report on a search for a resonance $X$ decaying to a pair of muons in $e^{+} e^{-} \to μ^{+} μ^{-} X$ events in the 0.212-9.000 GeV/ $c^{2}$ mass range, using 178 fb $^{- 1}$ of…

hep-ex2024★ 13 cited

New graph-neural-network flavor tagger for Belle II and measurement of $sin 2 ϕ_{1}$ in $B^{0} \to J / ψ K_{S}^{0}$ decays

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +413

We present GFlaT, a new algorithm that uses a graph-neural-network to determine the flavor of neutral $B$ mesons produced in $Υ (4 S)$ decays. It improves previous algorithms by usin…

hep-ex2024

A test of lepton flavor universality with a measurement of $R (D^{*})$ using hadronic $B$ tagging at the Belle II experiment

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +434

The ratio of branching fractions $R (D^{*}) = B (B \to D^{*} τ^{-} ν_{τ})$ /$\mathcal{B} (\overline{B} \rightarrow D^{*} \ell^{-} \overlineν_{\ell}…

hep-ex2024

Study of $Υ (10753)$ decays to $π^{+} π^{-} Υ (n S)$ final states at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +393

We present an analysis of the process $e^{+} e^{-} \to π^{+} π^{-} Υ (n S)$ (where $n$ = 1, 2, or 3) reconstructed in $19.6$ $f b^{- 1}$ of Belle II data during a special run of the…

hep-ex2023

Search for the $e^{+} e^{-} \to η_{b} (1 S) ω$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to χ_{b 0} (1 P) ω$ processes at $s = 10.745 GeV$

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +419

We search for the $e^{+} e^{-} \to η_{b} (1 S) ω$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to χ_{b 0} (1 P) ω$ processes at a center-of-mass energy of 10.745 GeV, which is close to the peak of the $Υ (10753)$ state. We use data…

hep-ph2023★ 3 cited

A model independent description of $B \to D π ℓ ν$ decays

Erik J. Gustafson, Florian Herren, Ruth S. Van de Water +2

We introduce a new parameterization of $B \to D π ℓ ν$ form factors using a partial-wave expansion and derive bounds on the series coefficients using analyticity and unita…

Measurements of the branching fractions of Λc+​→ΛK+π0 and Λc+​→ΛK+η decays at Belle and Belle II

Test of lepton flavor universality with Bˉ→D(∗)τ−νˉτ​ and Bˉ→D(∗)ℓ−νˉℓ​ decays at Belle II

First measurement of the masses of the Υ1​(1D) and Υ3​(1D) states and the energy dependence of the cross sections for e+e−→ΥJ​(1D)η and e+e−→ΥJ​(1D)π+π−

On the simulated kinematic distributions of heavy meson decays

Real-time graph neural networks on FPGAs for the Belle II electromagnetic calorimeter

Study of e+e−→h+h−J/ψ (h=π, K, p) via initial-state radiation at Belle~II

Search for CP violation in Ξc+​→Σ+h+h− and Λc+​→ph+h− at Belle II

Measurement of B→K∗(892)γ decays at Belle II

Measurement of branching fractions, CP asymmetry, and isospin asymmetry for B→ργ decays using Belle and Belle II data

Search for the baryon number and lepton number violating decays τ−→Λπ− and τ−→Λˉπ− at Belle II

Measurement of the energy dependence of the e+e−→BBˉ, BBˉ∗, and B∗Bˉ∗ cross sections at Belle~II

Test of light-lepton universality in τ decays with the Belle II experiment

Search for lepton-flavor-violating τ−→μ−μ+μ− decays at Belle II

Determination of the CKM angle ϕ3​ from a combination of Belle and Belle II results

Search for Rare b→dℓ+ℓ− Transitions at Belle

Summary of the CKM 2023 Working Group on Vub​, Vcb​ and semileptonic/leptonic B decays including τ

Model-independent description of B→Dπℓν decays

Measurement of CP asymmetries in B0→KS0​KS0​KS0​ decays at Belle II

Search for a μ+μ− resonance in four-muon final states at Belle II

New graph-neural-network flavor tagger for Belle II and measurement of sin2ϕ1​ in B0→J/ψKS0​ decays

A test of lepton flavor universality with a measurement of R(D∗) using hadronic B tagging at the Belle II experiment

Study of Υ(10753) decays to π+π−Υ(nS) final states at Belle II

Search for the e+e−→ηb​(1S)ω and e+e−→χb0​(1P)ω processes at s​=10.745GeV

A model independent description of B→Dπℓν decays

Measurements of the branching fractions of $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ K^{+} π^{0}$ and $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ K^{+} η$ decays at Belle and Belle II

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

First measurement of the masses of the $Υ_{1} (1 D)$ and $Υ_{3} (1 D)$ states and the energy dependence of the cross sections for $e^{+} e^{-} \to Υ_{J} (1 D) η$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to Υ_{J} (1 D) π^{+} π^{-}$

Study of $e^{+} e^{-} \to h^{+} h^{-} J / ψ (h = π, K, p)$ via initial-state radiation at Belle~II

Search for $C P$ violation in $Ξ_{c}^{+} \to Σ^{+} h^{+} h^{-}$ and $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p h^{+} h^{-}$ at Belle II

Measurement of $B \to K^{*} (892) γ$ decays at Belle II

Measurement of branching fractions, CP asymmetry, and isospin asymmetry for $B \to ργ$ decays using Belle and Belle II data

Search for the baryon number and lepton number violating decays $τ^{-} \to Λ π^{-}$ and $τ^{-} \to Λ ˉ π^{-}$ at Belle II

Measurement of the energy dependence of the $e^{+} e^{-} \to B B ˉ$ , $B B ˉ^{}$ , and $B^{} B ˉ^{*}$ cross sections at Belle~II

Test of light-lepton universality in $τ$ decays with the Belle II experiment

Search for lepton-flavor-violating $τ^{-} \to μ^{-} μ^{+} μ^{-}$ decays at Belle II

Determination of the CKM angle $ϕ_{3}$ from a combination of Belle and Belle II results

Search for Rare $b \to d ℓ^{+} ℓ^{-}$ Transitions at Belle

Summary of the CKM 2023 Working Group on $V_{u b}$ , $V_{c b}$ and semileptonic/leptonic B decays including $τ$

Model-independent description of $B \to D π ℓ ν$ decays

Measurement of $C P$ asymmetries in $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} K_{S}^{0} K_{S}^{0}$ decays at Belle II

Search for a $μ^{+} μ^{-}$ resonance in four-muon final states at Belle II

New graph-neural-network flavor tagger for Belle II and measurement of $sin 2 ϕ_{1}$ in $B^{0} \to J / ψ K_{S}^{0}$ decays

A test of lepton flavor universality with a measurement of $R (D^{*})$ using hadronic $B$ tagging at the Belle II experiment

Study of $Υ (10753)$ decays to $π^{+} π^{-} Υ (n S)$ final states at Belle II

Search for the $e^{+} e^{-} \to η_{b} (1 S) ω$ and $e^{+} e^{-} \to χ_{b 0} (1 P) ω$ processes at $s = 10.745 GeV$

A model independent description of $B \to D π ℓ ν$ decays