Probing new physics in class-I B-meson decays into heavy-light final states

With updated experimental data and improved theoretical calculations, several significant deviations are being observed between the Standard Model predictions and the experimental measurements of the branching ratios of (B) over bar (0)((s))-> D-(s)(()*())+ L- decays, where L is a light meson from the set {pi, p, K-(*())}. Especially for the two channels (B) over bar (0)-> D+ K- and (B) over bar (0)(s)-> D-s(+)pi(-) , both of which are free of the weak annihilation contribution, the deviations observed can even reach 4-5 sigma. Here we exploit possible new-physics effects in these class-I non-leptonic B-meson decays within the framework of QCD factorization. Firstly, we perform a model-independent analysis of the effects from twenty linearly independent four-quark operators that can contribute, either directly or through operator mixing, to the quark-level b -> c (u) over bard(s) transitions. It is found that, under the combined constraints from the current experimental data, the deviations observed could be well explained at the 1 sigma level by the new-physics four-quark operators with gamma(mu)(1 - gamma(5)) circle times gamma(mu) (1 -gamma(5)) structure, and also at the 2 sigma level by the operators with (1 + gamma(5)) circle times (1 - gamma(5)) and (1 + gamma(5) ) circle times (1 + gamma(5)) structures. However, the new-physics four-quark operators with other Dirac structures fail to provide a consistent interpretation, even at the 2 sigma level. Then, as two specific examples of model-dependent considerations, we discuss the case where the new-physics four-quark operators are generated by either a colorless charged gauge boson or a colorless charged scalar, with their masses fixed both at the 1 TeV. Constraints on the effective coefficients describing the couplings of these mediators to the relevant quarks are obtained by fitting to the current experimental data.