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Analysis of $B_c \to \tau\nu_\tau$ at CEPC

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2021-02-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

The precise determination of the BcτντB_c \to \tau\nu_\tau branching ratio provides an advantageous opportunity for understanding the electroweak structure of the Standard Model, measuring the CKM matrix element Vcb|V_{cb}| and probing new physics models. In this paper, we discuss the potential of measuring the processes of BcτντB_c \to \tau\nu_\tau with τ\tau decaying leptonically at the proposed Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC). We conclude that during the ZZ pole operation, the channel signal can achieve five σ\sigma significance with 109\sim 10^9 ZZ decays, and the signal strength accuracies for BcτντB_c \to \tau\nu_\tau can reach around 1% level at the nominal CEPC ZZ pole statistics of one trillion ZZ decays assuming the total BcτντB_c \to \tau \nu_\tau yield is 3.6×1063.6 \times 10^6. Our theoretical analysis indicates the accuracy could provide a strong constraint on the general effective Hamiltonian for the bcτνb \to c\tau\nu transition. If the total BcB_c yield can be determined to O(1%)\mathcal{O}(1\%) level of accuracy in the future, these results also imply Vcb|V_{cb}| could be measured up to O(1%)\mathcal{O}(1\%) level of accuracy.

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@article{arxiv.2007.08234,
  title  = {Analysis of $B_c \to \tau\nu_\tau$ at CEPC},
  author = {Taifan Zheng and Ji Xu and Lu Cao and Dan Yu and Wei Wang and Soeren Prell and Yeuk-Kwan E. Cheung and Manqi Ruan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.08234},
  year   = {2021}
}