Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the contributions of hard spectator scattering
and annihilation in $B$ $\to$ $PV$ decays within QCD factorization framework.
With available experimental data on $B$ $\to$ $\piK^\ast$, $\rhoK$,
$\pi\rho$ and $K\phi$ decays, comprehensive $\chi^2$ analyses on
parameters $X_A,H^i,f$ or ($\rho_A,H^i,f$, $\phi_A,H^i,f$) are
performed, where $X_A^f$ ($X_A^i$) and $X_H$ are used to parameterize
the endpoint divergences of the (non)factorizable annihilation and hard
spectator scattering amplitudes, respectively. From $\chi^2$ analyses, it is
found that (1) the topology-dependent parameterization is feasible for $B$
$\to$ $PV$ decays; (2) A relatively small value of inverse moment parameter
$łambda_B$ $\sim$ 0.2 GeV for $B$ meson wave function is allowed by $B$
$\to$ $PP$, $PV$ decays; (3) At present accurate level of experimental
measurements and theoretical evaluations, $X_H$ $=$ $X_A^i$ is a good
simplification, but $X_H$ $\neq$ $X_A^f$ at $68\%$ C. L.; (4) With the
simplification $X_H$ $=$ $X_A^i$, parameters $X_A^f$ and $X_A^i$
should be treated individually, and their accessible spaces are clearly
separated. The above-mentioned findings are very similar to the case in $B$
$\to$ $PP$ decays. Numerically, we get
$(\rho_A,H^i,\phi_A,H^i^\circ) = (3.08^+1.21_-1.34,
-145^+20_-11)$ and $(\rho_A^f,\phi_A^f^\circ) =
(0.83^+0.14_-0.12, -36^+11_-8)$ at $68\%$ C. L. for $B$ $\to$ $PV$
decays. With the best-fit parameters, all results for observables of $B$
$\to$ $PV$ decays agree with experimental data within errors. The forthcoming
refined measurements at LHCb and SuperB factory are highly expected to further
understand the hard spectator scattering and annihilation corrections.
Description
Constraints on the annihilation corrections in $B_{u,d}$ ${\to}$ $PV$
decays within QCD factorization
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