Abstract
We report the nonperturbative tuning of parameters-κc, κb, and κcrit-that are related to the bare heavy-quark mass in the Fermilab action. This requires the computation of the masses of Ds(*) and Bs(*) mesons comprised of a Fermilab heavy quark and a staggered light quark. Additionally, we report the hyperfine splittings for Ds(*) and Bs(*) mesons as a cross-check of our simulation and analysis methods. We find a splitting of 145±15MeV for the Ds system and 40±9MeV for the Bs system. These are in good agreement with the Particle Data Group average values of 143.9±0.4MeV and 46.1±1.5MeV, respectively. The calculations are carried out with the MILC 2+1 flavor gauge configurations at three lattice spacings a0.15, 0.12, and 0.09 fm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 034503 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 23 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)