Branching Fraction Measurements of B+ -> rho+ gamma, B0 -> rho0 gamma, and B0 -> omega gamma

TL;DR

This paper reports measurements of branching fractions for specific B meson radiative decays using BaBar data, providing insights into quark mixing parameters and testing the Standard Model predictions.

Contribution

First measurement of B+ -> rho+ gamma, B0 -> rho0 gamma, and B0 -> omega gamma branching fractions with a large data sample, including an isospin-averaged value and extraction of |Vtd/Vts|.

Findings

Measured BR(B+ -> rho+ gamma) = (1.10 +0.37/-0.33 +/- 0.09) x 10^-6

Measured BR(B0 -> rho0 gamma) = (0.79 +0.22/-0.20 +/- 0.06) x 10^-6

Set upper limit BR(B0 -> omega gamma) < 0.78 x 10^-6

Abstract

We present a study of the decays B+ -> rho+ gamma, B0 -> rho0 gamma, and B0 -> omega gamma. The analysis is based on data containing 347 million BBbar events recorded with the BaBar detector at the PEP-II asymmetric B factory. We measure the branching fractions BR(B+ -> rho+ gamma) = (1.10 +0.37/-0.33 +/- 0.09) x 10-6 and BR(B0 -> rho0 gamma) = (0.79 +0.22/-0.20 +/- 0.06) x 10-6, and set a 90% C.L. upper limit BR(B0 -> omega gamma) < 0.78 x 10-6. We also measure the isospin-averaged branching fraction BR(B->rho/omega gamma) = (1.25 +0.25/-0.24 +/- 0.09) x 10-6, from which we determine |Vtd/Vts| = 0.200 +0.021/-0.020 +/- 0.015, where the first uncertainty is experimental and the second is theoretical.