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The first limit on invisible decays of $B_s$ mesons comes from LEP

Motivated by the recent evidence for $B^+\to K^+\bar{\nu} \nu$ decays at Belle II, we point out that fully invisible $B_d$ and $B_s$ meson decays are strongly constrained by LEP. A reinterpretation of an old inclusive ALEPH search for $b$-hadron decays with large missing energy allows us to place th...

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Autores principales: Alonso-Álvarez, Gonzalo, Escudero, Miguel
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2876625
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author Alonso-Álvarez, Gonzalo
Escudero, Miguel
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description Motivated by the recent evidence for $B^+\to K^+\bar{\nu} \nu$ decays at Belle II, we point out that fully invisible $B_d$ and $B_s$ meson decays are strongly constrained by LEP. A reinterpretation of an old inclusive ALEPH search for $b$-hadron decays with large missing energy allows us to place the limits $\mathrm{Br}(B_d \rightarrow \mathrm{invisible}) < 1.4\times10^{-4}$ and $\mathrm{Br}(B_s \rightarrow \mathrm{invisible}) < 5.9\times10^{-4}$, both at $90\%$ CL. The $B_d$ limit is only a factor of 6 looser than the world-leading one provided by the BaBar collaboration, while the $B_s$ one is the first limit in the literature on this decay mode. These results are relevant in the context of new light states coupled to quarks and exemplify the power of a future Tera-$Z$ factory at FCC-ee to look for $B$ meson decays containing missing energy.
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spelling cern-28766252023-10-25T02:33:16Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2876625engAlonso-Álvarez, GonzaloEscudero, MiguelThe first limit on invisible decays of $B_s$ mesons comes from LEPhep-exParticle Physics - Experimenthep-phParticle Physics - PhenomenologyMotivated by the recent evidence for $B^+\to K^+\bar{\nu} \nu$ decays at Belle II, we point out that fully invisible $B_d$ and $B_s$ meson decays are strongly constrained by LEP. A reinterpretation of an old inclusive ALEPH search for $b$-hadron decays with large missing energy allows us to place the limits $\mathrm{Br}(B_d \rightarrow \mathrm{invisible}) < 1.4\times10^{-4}$ and $\mathrm{Br}(B_s \rightarrow \mathrm{invisible}) < 5.9\times10^{-4}$, both at $90\%$ CL. The $B_d$ limit is only a factor of 6 looser than the world-leading one provided by the BaBar collaboration, while the $B_s$ one is the first limit in the literature on this decay mode. These results are relevant in the context of new light states coupled to quarks and exemplify the power of a future Tera-$Z$ factory at FCC-ee to look for $B$ meson decays containing missing energy.arXiv:2310.13043CERN-TH-2023-193oai:cds.cern.ch:28766252023-10-19
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Particle Physics - Experiment
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Particle Physics - Phenomenology
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Escudero, Miguel
The first limit on invisible decays of $B_s$ mesons comes from LEP
title The first limit on invisible decays of $B_s$ mesons comes from LEP
title_full The first limit on invisible decays of $B_s$ mesons comes from LEP
title_fullStr The first limit on invisible decays of $B_s$ mesons comes from LEP
title_full_unstemmed The first limit on invisible decays of $B_s$ mesons comes from LEP
title_short The first limit on invisible decays of $B_s$ mesons comes from LEP
title_sort first limit on invisible decays of $b_s$ mesons comes from lep
topic hep-ex
Particle Physics - Experiment
hep-ph
Particle Physics - Phenomenology
url http://cds.cern.ch/record/2876625
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