Experimental limits on quantum decoherence from $B$ meson systems
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2025-01-07 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
Neutral -meson systems serve as critical tests of the Standard Model and play a key role in limiting its extensions. While these systems are typically studied under the assumption of perfect quantum coherence, interactions with the environment can lead to decoherence. Such decoherence effects can obscure the measured values of key parameters such as the oscillation frequency and -violating parameter . Using the experimental data, we present the first combined analysis of mixing asymmetry and -asymmetry measurements for -mesons, which indicates that is non-zero at approximately . We also establish the first experimental constraints on the decoherence parameter for -mesons, finding it to be non-zero at .
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@article{arxiv.2501.03136,
title = {Experimental limits on quantum decoherence from $B$ meson systems},
author = {Ashutosh Kumar Alok and Neetu Raj Singh Chundawat and Jitendra Kumar and Saurabh Rai and S. Uma Sankar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.03136},
year = {2025}
}
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6 Pages, 1 Figure