Lattice calculation of $F_K / F_\pi$ from a mixed domain-wall on HISQ action.

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Abstract

I will present a lattice calculation of the ratio of the leptonic decay constants $F_K/F_\pi$ as performed by the CalLat collaboration. Per Marciano, $F_K/F_\pi$ can be related to the CKM matrix element $|V_{us}|$, therefore allowing us to probe the flavor-changing nature of the weak interaction and more generally providing constraints on the Standard Model. Further, $F_K/F_\pi$ serves as a gold-plated quantity in LQCD, providing a means to benchmark competing lattice techniques and actions. In our work, we employ a mixed-action with twisted-mass fermions in the sea and domain-mall fermions in the valence sector. We include five pion masses, ranging from 130~MeV to 350~MeV; four lattice spacings, ranging from 0.06~fm to 0.15~fm; and multiple lattice volumes. The extrapolation to the physical point is performed using MA EFT and SU(2) $\chi$PT to NNLO at 2-loops, with errors estimated for statistics, the chiral \& continuum extrapolations, FV, and model selection.

Authors

  • N. B. Miller

    • U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • H. Monge-Camacho

    • U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • C. C. Chang

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • B. H\"orz

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • E. Rinaldi

    • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • D. Howarth

    • Boston University
  • E. Berkowitz

    • U. of Maryland
  • D. A. Brantley

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • A. S. Gambhir

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • C. K\"orber

    • U. of California at Berkeley
  • C. Monahan

    • William \& Mary
  • C. Bouchard

    • U. of Glasgow
  • M. A. Clark

    • NVIDIA Corp.
  • B. Jo\'o

    • Jefferson Lab
  • A. Nicholson

    • U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • K. Orginos

    • William \& Mary
  • P. Vranas

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • A. Walker-Loud

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory