English

Angular and polarization observables for Majorana-mediated B decays with effective interactions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-10-28 v1

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 NN-mediated B decays sensitivity to these interactions. We define a Forward-Backward asymmetry AFBγA_{FB}^{\ell \gamma} between the muon and photon directions for the BμνγB \to \mu \nu \gamma decay, which allows us to separate the SM contribution from the effective lepton number conserving and violating processes, mediated by a near on-shell NN. Using the most stringent constraints on the effective parameter space from Belle and BaBar we find that a measurement of the final polarization PτP_{\tau} in the rare B12π+B^-\rightarrow \ell^-_{1}\ell^-_{2} \pi^+ decays can help us infer the scalar or vector interaction content in the NN production or decay vertices. We find that the B meson decays are more sensitive to scalar operators.

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@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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7 figures, 3 tables

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