Search for B -> h(()*())nu(nu)over-bar with the full Belle Upsilon(4S) data sample

Abstract

We report a search for the rare decays B -> h(()*())nu(nu) over bar, where h(()*()) stands for K+, K-S(0), K*(+), K*(0), pi(+), pi(0), rho(+), rho(0) and phi. The results are obtained from a 711 fb(-1) data sample that contains 772 x 10(6) B (B) over bar pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider. We search for signal candidates by fully reconstructing a hadronic decay of the accompanying B meson and requiring a single h(()*()) meson left on the signal side. No significant signal is observed and we set upper limits on the branching fractions at 90% confidence level. The measurements of B+ -> K*(+)nu(nu) over bar, B+ -> pi(+)nu(nu) over bar, B-0 -> pi(0)nu(nu) over bar and B-0 -> rho(0)nu(nu) over bar provide the world's currently most restrictive limits.