Improved Standard-Model prediction for ${K_L\to \ell^+\ell^-}$

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Main Authors: Hoferichter, Martin, Hoid, Bai-Long, de Elvira, Jacobo Ruiz
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author Hoferichter, Martin
Hoid, Bai-Long
de Elvira, Jacobo Ruiz
author_facet Hoferichter, Martin
Hoid, Bai-Long
de Elvira, Jacobo Ruiz
contents We present a comprehensive calculation of the $K_L\toγ^*γ^*$ form factor in dispersion theory, using input from the leptonic decays $K_L\to\ell^+\ell^-γ$, $K_L\to \ell_1^+\ell_1^-\ell_2^+\ell_2^-$, the hadronic mode $K_L\to π^+π^-γ$, the normalization $K_L\toγγ$, and the matching to asymptotic constraints. As key result we obtain an improved determination of the long-distance contribution to $K_L\to\ell^+\ell^-$, leading to the Standard-Model predictions $\text{Br}[K_L\toμ^+μ^-]=7.44^{+0.41}_{-0.34}\times 10^{-9}$, $\text{Br}[K_L\to e^+e^-]=8.46(37)\times 10^{-12}$, and more stringent limits on physics beyond the Standard Model. We provide a detailed breakdown of the current uncertainty, and delineate how future experiments and the interplay with lattice QCD could help further improve the precision.
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spellingShingle Improved Standard-Model prediction for ${K_L\to \ell^+\ell^-}$
Hoferichter, Martin
Hoid, Bai-Long
de Elvira, Jacobo Ruiz
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
We present a comprehensive calculation of the $K_L\toγ^*γ^*$ form factor in dispersion theory, using input from the leptonic decays $K_L\to\ell^+\ell^-γ$, $K_L\to \ell_1^+\ell_1^-\ell_2^+\ell_2^-$, the hadronic mode $K_L\to π^+π^-γ$, the normalization $K_L\toγγ$, and the matching to asymptotic constraints. As key result we obtain an improved determination of the long-distance contribution to $K_L\to\ell^+\ell^-$, leading to the Standard-Model predictions $\text{Br}[K_L\toμ^+μ^-]=7.44^{+0.41}_{-0.34}\times 10^{-9}$, $\text{Br}[K_L\to e^+e^-]=8.46(37)\times 10^{-12}$, and more stringent limits on physics beyond the Standard Model. We provide a detailed breakdown of the current uncertainty, and delineate how future experiments and the interplay with lattice QCD could help further improve the precision.
title Improved Standard-Model prediction for ${K_L\to \ell^+\ell^-}$
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17689