1. Introduction
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All results and input files are available at
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/hfag/semi/summer04/summer04.shtml
In the following (in no particular order), the updates for summer 2004
with respect to winter conferences 2004 are discussed.
As usual, some of the error breakdowns can be found in
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/hfag/semi/summer04/summer04.xls
spreadsheet. This is relevant only for the branching fraction B -> X l
nu and |Vub|.
Not much has changed, except for the new average of inclusive
determinations of |Vub| and that a first attempt has been started to
provide the results in a crude writeup:
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/hfag/semi/summer04/writeup.ps
2. Changes to common parameters
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We use the updated input parameters for mixing and lifetimes. For more
information, please see
http://lepbosc.web.cern.ch/LEPBOSC/combined_results/mar_20b
and
http://lepbosc.web.cern.ch/LEPBOSC/combined_results/mar_20b/changes.txt
3. Average of |Vub| from inclusive measurements on Upsilon(4S)
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A substantial change has occurred here with the usage of the BELLE
photon spectrum measurement in B -> s gamma decays. This is used for
the determination of the central values and errors of shape function
parameters, used in virtually all |Vub| determinations in inclusive
charmless semileptonic B decays. The new shape function parameters
have substantially smaller errors (x2) than the ones determined by
CLEO and lead to an increase of Vub (because of their central values).
BELLE has a new determination of |Vub| based on events tagged with a
fully reconstructed hadronic decay of a B meson. This analyis is based
on a phasespace selection with mX < 1.7 GeV and Q2 > 8 GeV2. In
addition, it has re-evaluated its previous two measurements.
BABAR has also re-evaluated its mX < 1.55GeV analysis. In addition,
BABAR has three new |Vub| determinations: 1) electron endpoint
spectrum p > 2.0 GeV; 2) mX < 1.7GeV and Q2 > 8GeV2; 3) (El,Q2) cuts.
The procedure of averaging |Vub| is documented in the write-up,
available at
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/hfag/semi/summer04/writeup.ps
4. Average of B0 -> D* l nu
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The DELPHI measurement has been published since the last update, and
the BABAR measurement is close to submission.
5. |Vub| from exclusive measurements on Upsilon(4S)
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This is still only a table and not an average. BABAR has updates on
the branching fraction measurements with events measured on the recoil
of a fully reconstructed hadronic B decay (BRECO) and -- for the first
time -- on the recoil of a partially reconstructed B decay.
BELLE has a measurement of B -> pi l nu, differential in Q2, on the
recoil of a semileptonic B decay and extract Vub in the high-Q2 range
where lattice QCD (unquenched, preliminary) formfactor calculations
are availble.
6. |Vcb| and HQE parameters from inclusive measurements
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Moments of various distributions have been measured by BABAR, BELLE,
CDF, and CLEO.
7. Conclusion
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