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Rare B decays and Tevatron top-pair asymmetry

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-05-27 v3 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

The recent Tevatron result on the top quark forward-backward asymmetry, which deviates from its standard model prediction by 3.4σ\sigma, has prompted many authors to build new models to account for this anomaly. Among the various proposals, we find that those mechanisms which produce ttˉt\bar t via tt- or uu-channel can have a strong correlation to the rare B decays. We demonstrate this link by studying a model with a new charged gauge boson, WW'. In terms of the current measurements on BπKB\to \pi K decays, we conclude that the branching ratio for BπKˉ0B^-\to \pi^- \bar K^0 is affected most by the new effects. Furthermore, using the world average branching ratio for the exclusive B decays at 2σ2\sigma level, we discuss the allowed values for the new parameters. Finally, we point out that the influence of the new physics effects on the direct CP asymmetry in B decays is insignificant.

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@article{arxiv.1104.1497,
  title  = {Rare B decays and Tevatron top-pair asymmetry},
  author = {Chuan-Hung Chen and Sandy S. C. Law and Run-Hui Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.1497},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

15 page, 6 figures, typos corrected and references added, final version to appear journal