A. Frey

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 the lepton-flavor-violating decay $τ^{\pm} \to μ^{\pm} γ$ at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +466

We present a search for the lepton-flavor-violating decay $τ^{\pm} \to μ^{\pm} γ$ using a data sample that corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 428 fb $^{- 1}$ recorded by the Bel…

Search for the $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} τ^{+} τ^{-}$ decay

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +432

We present the first search for $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} τ^{+} τ^{-}$ decays. We look for signal decays in $B^{0} B ˉ^{0}$ events produced in asymmetric-energy electron-positron collisions. T…

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…

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…

physics.ins-det2026

Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector with Depleted Monolithic CMOS Active Pixel Sensors

Belle II VTX Collaboration

The Belle II experiment, operating at the asymmetric SuperKEKB $e^{+} e^{-}$ collider, is preparing an upgrade of its vertex detector to cope with an increased luminosity of $6 \times 1…

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 $e^{+} e^{-} \to h^{+} h^{-} J / ψ$ $(h = π / K / p)$ …

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 $e^{+} e^{-} \to γ χ_{b J}$ ( $J$ = 0, 1, 2) near $s = 10.746$ GeV at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi +399

We search for the $e^{+} e^{-} \to γ χ_{b J}$ ( $J$ = 0, 1, 2) processes at center-of-mass energies $s$ = 10.653, 10.701, 10.746, and 10.804 GeV. These data were collected with the…

hep-ex2025★ 1 cited

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…

hep-ex2025★ 1 cited

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…

hep-ex2025★ 1 cited

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…

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…

Measurement of the Branching Fraction of $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p K_{S}^{0} π^{0}$ at Belle

The Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +426

We report a precise measurement of the ratio of branching fractions $B (Λ_{c}^{+} \to p K_{S}^{0} π^{0}) / B (Λ_{c}^{+} \to p K^{-} π^{+})$ using 980 fb $^{- 1}$ of $e^{+} e^{-}$ data from th…

Measurement of the branching fraction and $CP$ -violating asymmetry of the decay $B^{0} \to π^{0} π^{0}$ using $387$ million bottom-antibottom meson pairs in Belle II data

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

We measure the branching fraction and $CP$ -violating flavor-dependent rate asymmetry of $B^{0} \to π^{0} π^{0}$ decays reconstructed using the Belle II detector in an electron-…

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…

Determination of $∣ V_{u b} ∣$ from simultaneous measurements of untagged $B^{0} \to π^{-} ℓ^{+} ν_{ℓ}$ and $B^{+} \to ρ^{0} ℓ^{+} ν_{ℓ}$ decays

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +417

We present a measurement of $∣ V_{u b} ∣$ from a simultaneous study of the charmless semileptonic decays $B^{0} \to π^{-} ℓ^{+} ν_{ℓ}$ and $B^{+} \to ρ^{0} ℓ^{+} ν_{ℓ}$ , where $\ell = e, μ…

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…