PT Journal AU Dai, LR Zhang, X Oset, E TI Semileptonic decays of B-(*), D-(*) into vl and pseudoscalar or vector mesons SO Physical Review D JI Phys. Rev. D PY 2018 BP 036004 EP 16pp VL 98 IS 3 DI 10.1103/PhysRevD.98.036004 LA English AB We perform a study of the B-(*), D-(*) scmileptonic decays, using a differcnt mcthod than in conventional approaches, where the matrix elements of the weak operators are evaluated and a detailed spin-angular momentum algebra is performed to obtain very simple expressions at the end for the different decay modes. Using only one experimental decay rate in the B or D sectors, the rates for the rest of decay modes are predicted and thcy arc in good agrcement with experiment. Somc discrepancies arc observed in the tau dccay mode for which we find an explanation. We perform evaluations for B and D' decay rates that can be used in future measurements, now possible in the LHCb Collaboration. ER