Bs mixing observables and Vtd/Vts from sum rules
Abstract
We consider the effects of a non-vanishing strange-quark mass in the determination of the full basis of dimension six matrix elements for Bs mixing, in particular we get for the ratio of the V-A Bag parameter in the Bs and Bd system: BsQ1 / BdQ1 = 0.987+0.007-0.009. Combining these results with the most recent lattice values for the ratio of decay constants fBs / fBd we obtain the most precise determination of the ratio = fBs BsQ1/ fBd BdQ1 = 1.2014+0.0065-0.0072 in agreement with recent lattice determinations. We find Ms=(18.5-1.5+1.2)ps-1 and Md=(0.547-0.046+0.035)ps-1 to be consistent with experiments at below one sigma. Assuming the validity of the SM, our calculation can be used to directly determine the ratio of CKM elements |Vtd / Vts | = 0.2045+0.0012-0.0013, which is compatible with the results from the CKM fitting groups, but again more precise.
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