Published December 1, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Implications of a very light pseudoscalar boson on lepton flavor violation

  • 1. Facultad de Ciencias Fisico Matematicas, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Apartado Postal 1152, Puebla, Puebla (Mexico)

Description

A long-lived very light pseudoscalar boson would favor lepton flavor violating transitions of charged leptons. Its implications on the li→ljγγ and li→lje+e- transitions are investigated. Assuming that 2me<mφ<mμ, it is found that the inequality B(li→ljγγ)<B(li→lje+e-) holds. The experimental constraints on the decays li→ljγ, li→ljlklk, and li→ljγγ are used to bound the φlilj couplings

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
72
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 117701-117701.4
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37078046
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRONS; FLAVOR MODEL; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; MUONS; PARTICLE DECAY; PHOTONS; POSITRONS; REST MASS
Descriptors DEC
ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BOSONS; COMPOSITE MODELS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL

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