Improved measurement of the branching fraction of $D_s^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu$

TL;DR

This paper reports a precise measurement of the $D_s^+ o\mu^+ u_\mu$ branching fraction using BESIII data, leading to improved determinations of the decay constant and the CKM matrix element $|V_{cs}|$.

Contribution

The study provides the most accurate measurement to date of the $D_s^+ o\mu^+ u_\mu$ branching fraction, refining the values of $f_{D_s^+}$ and $|V_{cs}|$ with new experimental data.

Findings

Branching fraction of $D_s^+ o\mu^+ u_\mu$ measured as (0.5294 ± 0.0108 (stat) ± 0.0085 (syst))%.

Determined $f_{D_s^+}|V_{cs}|$ as 241.8 ± 2.5 (stat) ± 2.2 (syst) MeV.

Calculated $f_{D_s^+}$ as 248.4 ± 2.5 (stat) ± 2.2 (syst) MeV using SM $|V_{cs}|$, and $|V_{cs}|$ as 0.968 ± 0.010 (stat) ± 0.009 (syst) using lattice QCD.

Abstract

Using $e^+e^-$ collision data with an integrated luminosity of $7.33~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$ collected at center-of-mass energies between 4.128 and 4.226 GeV with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII collider, the branching fraction of the leptonic decay $D_s^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu$ is measured to be $(0.5294\pm0.0108_{\rm stat}\pm0.0085_{\rm syst})$\%. Based on this, the product of the $D_s^+$ decay constant $f_{D_s^+}$ and the magnitude of the $c\to s$ quark mixing matrix element $|V_{cs}|$ is determined to be $f_{D_s^+}|V_{cs}|=241.8\pm2.5_{\rm stat}\pm2.2_{\rm syst}~\mathrm{MeV}$. Using the value of $|V_{cs}|$ given by the global standard model fit, $f_{D_s^+}$ is found to be $248.4\pm2.5_{\rm stat}\pm2.2_{\rm syst}$\,MeV. Alternatively, using the value of $f_{D_s^+}$ from a recent lattice quantum chromodynamics calculation, $|V_{cs}|$ is determined to be $0.968\pm0.010_{\rm stat}\pm0.009_{\rm syst}$.