Angular and polarization observables for Majorana-mediated B decays with effective interactions
Abstract
We probe the effective field theory extending the Standard Model with a sterile neutrino in B meson decays at B factories and lepton colliders, using angular and polarization observables. We put bounds on different effective operators characterized by their distinct Dirac-Lorentz structure, and probe the -mediated B decays sensitivity to these interactions. We define a Forward-Backward asymmetry between the muon and photon directions for the decay, which allows us to separate the SM contribution from the effective lepton number conserving and violating processes, mediated by a near on-shell . Using the most stringent constraints on the effective parameter space from Belle and BaBar we find that a measurement of the final polarization in the rare decays can help us infer the scalar or vector interaction content in the production or decay vertices. We find that the B meson decays are more sensitive to scalar operators.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2006.11216,
title = {Angular and polarization observables for Majorana-mediated B decays with effective interactions},
author = {Lucía Duarte and Gabriel Zapata and O. A. Sampayo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.11216},
year = {2020}
}
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