Electroweak Physics with Polarized Electron Beams in a SuperKEKB Upgrade
Abstract
Consideration is being given to upgrading the SuperKEKB ee collider with polarized electron beams, which would open a new program of precision electroweak physics at a centre-of-mass energy of 10.58GeV, the mass of the . These measurements include obtained via left-right asymmetry measurements of ee transitions to pairs of electrons, muons, taus, charm and b-quarks. The precision obtainable at SuperKEKB will match that of the LEP/SLC world average and will thereby probe the neutral current couplings with unprecedented precision at a new energy scale sensitive to the running of the couplings. At SuperKEKB the measurements of the individual neutral current vector coupling constants to b-quarks and c-quarks and muons in particular will be substantially more precise than current world averages and the current 3 discrepancy between the SLC A measurements and LEP A measurements of will be addressed. This paper will include a discussion of the necessary upgrades to SuperKEKB. This program opens an exciting new window in searches for physics beyond the Standard Model.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1907.03503,
title = {Electroweak Physics with Polarized Electron Beams in a SuperKEKB Upgrade},
author = {J. Michael Roney},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.03503},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
Contribution to Proceedings of Flavor Physics and CP Violation Conference, Victoria BC, 2019