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Global fits to b -> s ll data and signs for lepton non-universality

There are some slight tensions with the SM predictions within the latest LHCb measurements. Besides the known anomaly in one angular observable of the rare decay B -> K* mu+ mu-, another small discrepancy recently occurred. The ratio R_K = BR(B+ -> K+ mu+ mu-) / BR(B+ -> K+ e+ e-) in the lo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hurth, T., Mahmoudi, F., Neshatpour, S.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2014)053
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1955758
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Sumario:There are some slight tensions with the SM predictions within the latest LHCb measurements. Besides the known anomaly in one angular observable of the rare decay B -> K* mu+ mu-, another small discrepancy recently occurred. The ratio R_K = BR(B+ -> K+ mu+ mu-) / BR(B+ -> K+ e+ e-) in the low-q^2 region has been measured by LHCb showing a 2.6 sigma deviation from the SM prediction. In contrast to the anomaly in the rare decay B -> K* mu+ mu- which is affected by power corrections, the ratio R_K is theoretically rather clean. We analyse all the b -> s ll data with global fits and in particular explore the possibility of breaking of lepton universality. Possible cross-checks with an analysis of the inclusive B -> X_s l+ l- decay are also explored.