Search for $B^{0} \to K_S^{0}K_S^{0}\gamma$ decays at Belle

TL;DR

This paper reports the first search for the rare decay $B^0 ightarrow K_S^0 K_S^0 \gamma$ using Belle data, setting upper limits on its branching fraction due to no significant signal observed.

Contribution

It provides the first experimental upper limits on the branching fractions of the $B^0 ightarrow K_S^0 K_S^0 \gamma$ decay and related processes, using the full Belle dataset.

Findings

No significant signal observed for the decay.

Upper limits set on branching fractions at 90% confidence level.

Constraints improve understanding of penguin-dominated B decays.

Abstract

We report the first search for the penguin-dominated process $B^0 \rightarrow K_S^0 K_S^0 \gamma$ using the full data sample of $772\times 10^6$ $B\bar{B}$ pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+ e^-$ collider. We do not observe any statistically significant signal yield in the $K_S^0$-pair invariant mass range 1 GeV/$c^2 < M_{K_S^0 K_S^0} < $ 3 GeV/$c^2$, and set the following upper limits at 90% confidence level: $\mathcal{B}(B^0 \to K_S^0 K_S^0 \gamma) < 5.8\times10^{-7}$, $\mathcal{B}(B^0 \to f_2 \gamma)\times \mathcal{B}(f_2 (1270) \to K_S^0 K_S^0 ) < 3.1\times10^{-7}$, and $\mathcal{B}(B^0 \to f_2^{\prime} \gamma)\times \mathcal{B}(f_2^{\prime} (1525) \to K_S^0 K_S^0 ) < 2.1\times10^{-7}$. Further, 90% confidence upper limits have also been set in the range of [0.7-2.9]$\times10^{-7}$ on the $B^0 \rightarrow K_S^0 K_S^0 \gamma$ branching fraction in bins of $M_{K_S^0 K_S^0}$.