Pre-published on:
January 04, 2020
Published on:
August 27, 2020
Abstract
We present results of the first lattice QCD calculations of Bc→Bs and Bc→Bd weak matrix elements. Results are derived from correlation functions computed on MILC Collaboration gauge configurations with lattice spacings between 0.12 [fm] and 0.06 [fm] including 2+1+1 flavours of dynamical sea quarks in the Highly Improved Staggered Quark (HISQ) formalism. Form factors across the entire physical q2 range are then extracted and extrapolated to the physical-continuum limit. Two different formalisms are employed for the bottom quark: non-relativistic QCD (NRQCD) and heavy-HISQ. Checking agreement between these two approaches is an important test of our strategies for heavy quarks on the lattice.