A. Soffer

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20112025

b

-hadron,

c

-hadron, and

τ

-lepton properties as of 2021

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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★ 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

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…

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…

hep-ex2025★ 4 cited

Measurement of $B^{+} \to τ^{+} ν_{τ}$ branching fraction with a hadronic tagging method at Belle II

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +341

We present a measurement of the branching fraction of $B^{+} \to τ^{+} ν_{τ}$ decays using $(387 \pm 6) \times 1 0^{6}$ $Υ (4 S)$ collected between 2019 and 2022 with the Belle II detector at the S…

hep-ex2024

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

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +425

We present the first search for the lepton flavor-violating decay modes $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} τ^{\pm} ℓ^{\mp} (ℓ = μ, e)$ using the 711 fb $^{- 1}$ and 365 fb $^{- 1}$ data samples re…

hep-ex2024★ 24 cited

Averages of $b$ -hadron, $c$ -hadron, and $τ$ -lepton properties as of 2023

Sw. Banerjee, E. Ben-Haim, F. Bernlochner +35

This paper reports world averages of measurements of $b$ -hadron, $c$ -hadron, and $τ$ -lepton properties obtained by the Heavy Flavour Averaging Group using results available before…

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★ 1 cited

Model-independent measurement of $D^{0}$ - $D^{0}$ mixing parameters in $D^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays at Belle and Belle II

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +339

We perform a model-independent measurement of the $D^{0}$ - $D^{0}$ mixing parameters using samples of $e^{+} e^{-}$ -collision data collected by the Belle and Belle II experiment…

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-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-ex2023

Model-independent extraction of form factors and $∣ V_{c b} ∣$ in $B \to D ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$ with hadronic tagging at BaBar

BaBar Collaboration, J. P. Lees, V. Poireau +208

Using the entire BaBar $Υ (4 S)$ data set, the first two-dimensional unbinned angular analysis of the semileptonic decay $B \to D ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$ is perfor…

hep-ex2023★ 90 cited

Evidence for $B^{+} \to K^{+} ν ν ˉ$ decays

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +452

We search for the rare decay $B^{+} \to K^{+} ν ν ˉ$ in a $362 fb^{- 1}$ sample of electron-positron collisions at the $Υ (4 S)$ resonance collected with the Belle II det…

hep-ex2023★ 8 cited

Measurement of branching fractions and direct $C P$ asymmetries for $B \to K π$ and $B \to π π$ decays at Belle II

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

We report measurements of the branching fractions and direct $CP$ asymmetries of the decays $B^{0} \to K^{+} π^{-}$ , $B^{+} \to K^{+} π^{0}$ , $B^{+} \to K^{0} π^{+}$ , and $B^{0} \to K^{0} π^{0}$ , and…

hep-ex2023

Measurement of branching-fraction ratios and $C P$ asymmetries in $B^{\pm} \to D_{C P \pm} K^{\pm}$ decays at Belle and Belle II

The Belle, Belle II Collaborations, : +427

We report results from a study of $B^{\pm} \to D K^{\pm}$ decays followed by $D$ decaying to $C P$ ~eigenstates, where $D$ indicates a $D^{0}$ or $D ˉ^{0}$ meson. These decays a…

hep-ex2023★ 7 cited

Tests of light-lepton universality in angular asymmetries of $B^{0} \to D^{*-} ℓ ν$ decays

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk +416

We present the first comprehensive tests of light-lepton universality in the angular distributions of semileptonic $B^{0}$ -meson decays to charged spin-1 charmed mesons. We measure f…

hep-ex2023★ 2 cited

Observation of $B \to D^{(*)} K^{-} K_{S}^{0}$ decays using the 2019-2022 Belle II data sample

Belle II Collaboration, F. Abudinén, I. Adachi +575

We present a measurement of the branching fractions of four $B^{0, -} \to D^{(*) +, 0} K^{-} K_{S}^{0}$ decay modes. The measurement is based on data from SuperKEKB electron-positron colli…

hep-ex2023★ 10 cited

Measurement of the $B^{0}$ lifetime and flavor-oscillation frequency using hadronic decays reconstructed in 2019-2021 Belle II data

Belle II Collaboration, F. Abudinén, I. Adachi +393

We measure the $B^{0}$ lifetime and flavor-oscillation frequency using $B^{0} \to D^{(*) -} π^{+}$ decays collected by the Belle II experiment in asymmetric-energy $e^{+} e^{-}$ collisions produ…

hep-ex2023★ 10 cited

Measurement of decay-time-dependent $CP$ violation in $B^{0} \to J / ψ K_{S}^{0}$ decays using 2019-2021 Belle II data

Belle II Collaboration, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal +392

We report a measurement of the mixing-induced and direct $CP$ violation parameters $S_{CP}$ and $A_{CP}$ from $B^{0} \to J / ψ K_{S}^{0}$ decays reconstructed by the…

hep-ex2022★ 3 cited

Determination of $∣ V_{u b} ∣$ from untagged $B^{0} \to π^{-} ℓ^{+} ν_{ℓ}$ decays using 2019-2021 Belle II data

Belle II Collaboration, K. Adamczyk, L. Aggarwal +588

We present an analysis of the charmless semileptonic decay $B^{0} \to π^{-} ℓ^{+} ν_{ℓ}$ , where $ℓ = e, μ$ , from 198.0 million pairs of $B B ˉ$ mesons recorded by the Belle II…

hep-ex2022★ 2 cited

Angular analysis of $B^{+} \to ρ^{+} ρ^{0}$ decays reconstructed in 2019, 2020, and 2021 Belle II data

Belle II Collaboration, F. Abudinén, I. Adachi +590

We report on a Belle II measurement of the branching fraction ( $B$ ), longitudinal polarization fraction ( $f_{L}$ ), and CP asymmetry ( $A_{C P}$ ) of $B^{+} \to ρ^{+} ρ^{0}$ …

hep-ex2022

Measurement of the branching fraction of the $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{0} γ$ decay using 190 fb $^{- 1}$ of Belle II data

Belle II Collaboration, F. Abudinén, I. Adachi +590

We report the measurement of the branching fraction of the $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{0} γ$ decay in $e^{+} e^{-} \to Υ (4 S) \to B B$ data recorded by the Belle II experiment at the Sup…

Search for the lepton-flavor-violating τ−→e∓ℓ±ℓ∓ decays at Belle II

Measurement of the D0→K−π+e+e− branching fraction and search for D0→π+π−e+e− and D0→K+K−e+e− decays at Belle

Search for an Axion-Like Particle in B→K(∗)a(→γγ) Decays at Belle

Charged-hadron identification at Belle II

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

Test of lepton flavor universality with measurements of R(D+) and R(D∗+) using semileptonic B tagging at the Belle II experiment

Measurement of B+→τ+ντ​ branching fraction with a hadronic tagging method at Belle II

Search for lepton flavor-violating decay modes B0→KS0​τ±ℓ∓ (ℓ=μ,e) with hadronic B-tagging at Belle and Belle II

Averages of b-hadron, c-hadron, and τ-lepton properties as of 2023

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

Model-independent measurement of D0-D0 mixing parameters in D0→KS0​π+π− decays at Belle and Belle II

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

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

Model-independent extraction of form factors and ∣Vcb​∣ in B→Dℓ−νℓ​ with hadronic tagging at BaBar

Evidence for B+→K+ννˉ decays

Measurement of branching fractions and direct CP asymmetries for B→Kπ and B→ππ decays at Belle II

Measurement of branching-fraction ratios and CP asymmetries in B±→DCP±​K± decays at Belle and Belle II

Tests of light-lepton universality in angular asymmetries of B0→D∗−ℓν decays

Observation of B→D(∗)K−KS0​ decays using the 2019-2022 Belle II data sample

Measurement of the B0 lifetime and flavor-oscillation frequency using hadronic decays reconstructed in 2019-2021 Belle II data

Measurement of decay-time-dependent CP violation in B0→J/ψKS0​ decays using 2019-2021 Belle II data

Determination of ∣Vub​∣ from untagged B0→π−ℓ+νℓ​ decays using 2019-2021 Belle II data

Angular analysis of B+→ρ+ρ0 decays reconstructed in 2019, 2020, and 2021 Belle II data

Measurement of the branching fraction of the B0→KS0​π0γ decay using 190 fb−1 of Belle II data

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

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

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

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

Measurement of $B^{+} \to τ^{+} ν_{τ}$ branching fraction with a hadronic tagging method at Belle II

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

Averages of $b$ -hadron, $c$ -hadron, and $τ$ -lepton properties as of 2023

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

Model-independent measurement of $D^{0}$ - $D^{0}$ mixing parameters in $D^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{+} π^{-}$ decays at Belle and Belle II

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

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

Model-independent extraction of form factors and $∣ V_{c b} ∣$ in $B \to D ℓ^{-} ν_{ℓ}$ with hadronic tagging at BaBar

Evidence for $B^{+} \to K^{+} ν ν ˉ$ decays

Measurement of branching fractions and direct $C P$ asymmetries for $B \to K π$ and $B \to π π$ decays at Belle II

Measurement of branching-fraction ratios and $C P$ asymmetries in $B^{\pm} \to D_{C P \pm} K^{\pm}$ decays at Belle and Belle II

Tests of light-lepton universality in angular asymmetries of $B^{0} \to D^{*-} ℓ ν$ decays

Observation of $B \to D^{(*)} K^{-} K_{S}^{0}$ decays using the 2019-2022 Belle II data sample

Measurement of the $B^{0}$ lifetime and flavor-oscillation frequency using hadronic decays reconstructed in 2019-2021 Belle II data

Measurement of decay-time-dependent $CP$ violation in $B^{0} \to J / ψ K_{S}^{0}$ decays using 2019-2021 Belle II data

Determination of $∣ V_{u b} ∣$ from untagged $B^{0} \to π^{-} ℓ^{+} ν_{ℓ}$ decays using 2019-2021 Belle II data

Angular analysis of $B^{+} \to ρ^{+} ρ^{0}$ decays reconstructed in 2019, 2020, and 2021 Belle II data

Measurement of the branching fraction of the $B^{0} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{0} γ$ decay using 190 fb $^{- 1}$ of Belle II data