Non-factorizable contribtion to $\bar{B_{d}^0} \to \pi^0 D^{0}$

TL;DR

This paper investigates the decay mode ^0_d ^0, highlighting the significant non-factorizable long-distance contributions that dominate over the small factorized part, and estimates the branching ratio using heavy quark and effective theories.

Contribution

It introduces a calculation of Wilson coefficients at one loop and emphasizes the importance of non-factorizable long-distance effects in ^0_d ^0 decay, extending theoretical models.

Findings

Non-factorizable contributions dominate the decay amplitude.

The estimated branching ratio accounts for at least 75% of experimental value.

Heavy quark limits and effective theories successfully describe the decay.

Abstract

The decay modes of the type $B \to \pi \, D $ are dynamically different. For the case $\bar{B_{d}^0} \to \pi^- D^{+} $ there is a substantial factorized contribution which dominates. In contrast, the decay mode $\bar{B_{d}^0} \to \pi^0 D^{0} $ has a small factorized contribution, being proportional to a very small Wilson coefficient combination. In this paper we calculate the relevant Wilson coefficients at one loop level in the heavy quark limits, both for the $b$-quark and the $c$-quark. We also emphasize that for the decay mode $\bar{B_{d}^0} \to \pi^0 D^{0}$ there is a sizeable non-factorizable contribution due long distance interactions, which dominate the amplitude. We estimate the branching ratio for this decay mode within our framework, which uses the heavy quark limits, both for the $b$- and the $c$-quarks. In addition, we treat energetic light ($u,d,s$) quarks within a variant of Large Energy Effective Theory and combine this with a new extension of chiral quark models. For reasonable values of the model dependent parameters of our model can account for at least 3/4 of the amplitude needed to explain the experimental branching ratio $\simeq 2.6 \times 10^{-4}$.