TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictions for b → ss d̄ and b → dds̄ decays in the SM and with new physics
AU - Pirjola, Dan
AU - Zupanb, Jure
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The b → ss d̄ and b → dds̄ decays are highly suppressed in the SM, and are thus good probes of new physics (NP) effects. We discuss in detail the structure of the relevant SM effective Hamiltonian pointing out the presence of nonlocal contributions which can be about λ -4(mc2 /mt2 ) ∼ 30% of the local operators (λ = 0.21 is the Cabibbo angle). The matrix elements of the local operators are computed with little hadronic uncertainty by relating them through flavor SU(3) to the observed ΔS = 0 decays. We identify a general NP mechanism which can lead to the branching fractions of the b → ss d̄ modes in the B+,B0 or Bs meson decays at or just below the present experimental bounds, while satisfying the bounds from K- K̄ and B(s)- B̄(s) mixing. It involves the exchange of a NP field carrying a conserved charge, broken only by its flavor couplings. The size of branching fractions within MFV, NMFV and general flavor violating NP are also predicted. We show that in the future energy scales higher than 103 TeV could be probed without hadronic uncertainties even for b → s and b → d transitions, if enough statistics becomes available.
AB - The b → ss d̄ and b → dds̄ decays are highly suppressed in the SM, and are thus good probes of new physics (NP) effects. We discuss in detail the structure of the relevant SM effective Hamiltonian pointing out the presence of nonlocal contributions which can be about λ -4(mc2 /mt2 ) ∼ 30% of the local operators (λ = 0.21 is the Cabibbo angle). The matrix elements of the local operators are computed with little hadronic uncertainty by relating them through flavor SU(3) to the observed ΔS = 0 decays. We identify a general NP mechanism which can lead to the branching fractions of the b → ss d̄ modes in the B+,B0 or Bs meson decays at or just below the present experimental bounds, while satisfying the bounds from K- K̄ and B(s)- B̄(s) mixing. It involves the exchange of a NP field carrying a conserved charge, broken only by its flavor couplings. The size of branching fractions within MFV, NMFV and general flavor violating NP are also predicted. We show that in the future energy scales higher than 103 TeV could be probed without hadronic uncertainties even for b → s and b → d transitions, if enough statistics becomes available.
KW - B-physics
KW - Beyond standard model
KW - Rare decays
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U2 - 10.1007/JHEP02(2010)028
DO - 10.1007/JHEP02(2010)028
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77954947803
SN - 1126-6708
VL - 2010
JO - Journal of High Energy Physics
JF - Journal of High Energy Physics
IS - 2
M1 - 28
ER -