Heavy flavor conserved semi-leptonic decay of $B_s$ in the covariant light-front approach

Abstract

We study the heavy flavor conserved semi-leptonic decay $B_s\to B\ell\nu$ in the covariant light front approach. The covariant light front quark model is used to calculate the transition form factors of $B_s\to B^{(*)}$ as well as $D_s\to D$, which are consistent with the leading power predictions from the heavy quark symmetry. The angular distribution analysis on the $B_s\to B^{(*)}l\bar\nu$ decay is performed by investigating the forward-backward asymmetry of the lepton. We also study the angular distribution of $B_{s}\to B^{*}(\to B \gamma)l\bar\nu$ decay both through the lepton forward-backward asymmetry and the azimuth angle. The branching fractions of $B_s\to Bl\bar\nu$ and $B_s\to B^{*}l\bar\nu$ are at the order $10^{-8}$ and $10^{-9}$, respectively. The number of $B_s\to B l\bar\nu$ events is estimated to be $1.76$. The branching fraction of $B_{s}\to B^{*}(\to B \gamma)l\bar\nu$ is at the order $10^{-11}$, which is calculated by introducing Breit-Wigner distribution for the intermediate $B^*$.