Jaeger, Sebastian, Leslie, Kirsten, Kirk, Matthew and Lenz, Alexander (2018) Charming new physics in rare B decays and mixing? Physical Review D (PRD), 97 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2470-0029

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Abstract

We conduct a systematic study of the impact of new physics in quark-level b → c¯cs transitions on B physics, in particular rare B decays and B-meson lifetime observables. We find viable scenarios where a sizableeffectinraresemileptonicBdecayscanbegenerated,compatiblewithexperimentalindicationsand with a possible dependence on the dilepton invariant mass, while being consistent with constraints from radiativeBdecayandthemeasuredBs widthdifference.Weshowhow,iftheeffectisgeneratedattheweak scaleorbeyond,strongrenormalization-groupeffectscanenhancetheimpactonsemileptonicdecayswhile leaving radiative B decay largely unaffected. A good complementarity of the different B-physics observables implies that precise measurements of lifetime observables at LHCb may be able to confirm, refine, or rule out this scenario.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Research Centres and Groups:	Theoretical Particle Physics Research Group
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics > QC0770 Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity > QC0793 Elementary particle physics
Related URLs:	https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10...
Depositing User:	Sebastian Jaeger
Date Deposited:	06 Apr 2018 15:52
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2018 15:42
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/74391

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