POLARIZATION IN ${{\mathit B}}$ DECAY

In decays involving two vector mesons, one can distinguish among the states in which meson polarizations are both longitudinal ($\mathit L$) or both are transverse and parallel ($\parallel$) or perpendicular ($\perp$) to each other with the parameters $\Gamma _{L}/\Gamma $, $\Gamma _{}/\Gamma $, and the relative phases $\phi _{\parallel}$ and $\phi _{\perp}$. See the definitions in the note on “Polarization in ${{\mathit B}}$ Decays” review in the ${{\mathit B}^{0}}$ Particle Listings.

F$_{L}({{\mathit B}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit K}^{*}}{{\mathit \ell}^{+}}{{\mathit \ell}^{-}}$) (4.3 $<$ q${}^{2}<$ 8.6 GeV${}^{2}$/c${}^{4}$)

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VALUE DOCUMENT ID TECN  COMMENT
$\bf{ 0.64 \pm0.06}$ OUR AVERAGE
$0.57$ $\pm0.07$ $\pm0.03$
AAIJ
2013Y
 LHCB ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ at 7 TeV, ${{\mathit K}^{*0}}{{\mathit \mu}^{+}}{{\mathit \mu}^{-}}$
$0.81$ ${}^{+0.13}_{-0.12}$ $\pm0.05$
CHATRCHYAN
2013BL
 CMS ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ at 7 TeV
$0.68$ ${}^{+0.15}_{-0.17}$ $\pm0.09$
AALTONEN
2012I
 CDF ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}$ at 1.96 TeV
$0.64$ ${}^{+0.23}_{-0.24}$ $\pm0.07$
WEI
2009A
 BELL ${{\mathit e}^{+}}$ ${{\mathit e}^{-}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \Upsilon}{(4S)}}$
• • We do not use the following data for averages, fits, limits, etc. • •
$0.60$ ${}^{+0.06}_{-0.07}$ $\pm0.01$
AAIJ
2012U
 LHCB Repl. by AAIJ 2013Y
$0.82$ ${}^{+0.19}_{-0.23}$ $\pm0.07$
AALTONEN
2011L
 CDF Repl. by AALTONEN 2012I
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