Perturbative QCD- and power-corrected hadron spectra and spectral moments in the decay B→Xsl+l- -: art. no. 074001

We compute the leading order (in alpha(s)) perturbative QCD and power (1/m(b)(2)) corrections to the hadronic invariant mass and hadron energy spectra in the decay B-->X(s)l(+)l(-) in the standard model. The computations are carried out using the heavy quark expansion technique (HQET) and a perturbative-QCD improved Fermi motion (FM) model which takes into account B-meson wave-function effects. The corrections in the hadron energy (E-H) spectrum are found to be small over a good part of this spectrum in both methods. However, the expansion in limb in HQET fails near the lower kinematic end point and at the <c(c)over bar> threshold. The hadronic invariant mass (S-H) spectrum is calculable only over a limited range S-H><(Lambda)over bar>m(B) in the heavy quark expansion, where <(Lambda)over bar>similar or equal to m(B)-m(b). We also present results for the first two hadronic moments [S-H(n)] and [E-H(n)], n = 1,2, working out their sensitivity on the HOLT and FM model parameters. For equivalent values of these parameters, the moments in these methods are remarkably close to each other. The constraints following from assumed values of [S-H(n)] on the HQET parameters lambda(1) and <(Lambda)over bar> are worked out. Data from the forthcoming B facilities could be used to measure the short-distance contribution in B-->X(s)l(+)l(-) and constrain the HQET parameters lambda(1) and <(Lambda)over bar>. This could be combined with complementary constraints From the decay B-->Xl nu(l) to determine these parameters precisely. We also study the effect of the experimental cuts, used recently by the CLEO Collaboration in searching for the decay B-->X(s)l(+)l(-), on the branching ratios, hadron spectra and hadronic invariant mass moments using the FM model. [S0556-2821(98)03117-4]