The ${\Upsilon}(nS)$ ${\to}$ $B_{c}^{\ast}{\pi}$, $B_{c}^{\ast}K$ decays with perturbative QCD approach

Abstract

Besides the traditional strong and electromagnetic decay modes, ${\Upsilon}(nS)$ meson can also decay through the weak interactions within the standard model of elementary particle. With anticipation of copious ${\Upsilon}(nS)$ data samples at the running LHC and coming SuperKEKB experiments, the two-body nonleptonic bottom-changing ${\Upsilon}(nS)$ ${\to}$ $B_{c}^{\ast}{\pi}$, $B_{c}^{\ast}K$ decays ($n$ $=$ 1, 2, 3) are investigated with perturbative QCD approach firstly. The absolute branching ratios for ${\Upsilon}(nS)$ ${\to}$ $B_{c}^{\ast}{\pi}$ and $B_{c}^{\ast}K$ decays are estimated to reach up to about $10^{-10}$ and $10^{-11}$, respectively, which might possibly be measured by the future experiments.