Published January 19, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

B→φK*, Bd0→φKS and new physics

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, 108 Lewis Hall, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677-1848 (United States)
  • 2. Physique des Particules, Universite de Montreal, C.P. 6128, succ. centre-ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7 (Canada)

Description

We consider the New-Physics (NP) solution to the polarization puzzle in B→φK* decays. We note that any such solution must reproduce the data in Bd0→φKS, where there are disagreements with the standard model in CP-asymmetry measurements. We examine 10 NP operators, of S/P, V/A and T variety. We find that, as long as Bd0→φKS exhibits large CP-violating effects, no single operator can explain the observations in both B→φK* and Bd0→φKS. For 2-NP-operator solutions, there are four possibilities, all of S/P type, which are presently allowed. We discuss ways of distinguishing among these solutions in the future. Models which contain only V/A operators, such as those with supersymmetry or extra Z' bosons, cannot explain both Bd0→φKS and B→φK* data. On the other hand, the two-Higgs-doublet model, which has only S/P operators, is favored

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.12.006

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2008.12.006;
arXiv
arXiv:0811.2957v1;
PII
S0370-2693(08)01473-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
671
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 256-262
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.