Fit to Moments of Inclusive B->Xc lv and B-> Xs gamma Decay Distributions using Heavy Quark Expansions in the Kinetic Scheme

Abstract

We present a fit to measured moments of inclusive distributions in B->Xc lv and B-> Xs gamma decays to extract values for the CKM matrix element |Vcb|, the b- and c-quark masses, and higher order parameters that appear in the Heavy Quark Expansion. The fit is carried out using theoretical calculations in the kinetic scheme and includes moment measurements of the Babar, Belle, CDF, CLEO and DELPHI collaborations for which correlation matrices have been published. We find |Vcb| = (41.96 +- 0.23(exp) +- 0.35(HQE) +- 0.59(Gamma_SL)) 10^-3 and m_b = 4.590 +- 0.025(exp) +- 0.30(HQE) GeV where errors are experimental and theoretical respectively. We also derive values for the heavy quark distribution function parameters m_b and \mu_\pi^2 in different theoretical schemes that can be used as input for the determination of |Vub|.