Complementarity of B → K(*) μ(μ)over-bar and B → K(*) + inv for searches of GeV-scale Higgs-like scalars

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Ovchynnikov, Maksym [1 ]
Schmidt, Michael A. [2 ]
Schwetz, Thomas [1 ]
机构
[1] Karlsruher Inst Technol KIT, Inst Astroteilchen Phys, Hermann von Helmholtz Pl 1, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, Germany
[2] Univ New South Wales, Sch Phys, Sydney Consortium Particle Phys & Cosmol, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C | 2023年 / 83卷 / 09期
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澳大利亚研究理事会; 欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
HIGGS; SYMMETRY; DECAYS;
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10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11975-0
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
The rare decays B+ -> K+ mu(mu) over bar and B-0 -> K*(0)mu(mu) over bar provide the strongest constraints on the mixing of a light scalar with the Higgs boson for GeV-scale masses. The constraints sensitively depend on the branching ratio to muons. Additional decay channels like an invisible partial width may substantially weaken the constraints. This scenario will be probed at Belle II in B -> K-(*) + inv. We illustrate the complementarity of scalar decays to muons and invisible decays using the currently available results of LHCb and BaBar. We provide two simple model realisations providing a sizeable invisible scalar width, one based on a real scalar and one based on aU(1)(B-L) gauge symmetry. In both examples the scalar decays into heavy neutral leptons which can be motivated by the seesaw mechanism for neutrino masses.
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