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2024
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11438 |
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- The study investigates flavor-changing neutral current (FCNC) decays of $B$ and $K$ mesons in the context of a dark $U(1)_D$ model with a dark photon/dark $Z$ mass between 10 MeV and 2 GeV. While the model improves the fit to certain decay distributions, such as $B \to K^{(*)} \ell^+ \ell^- $ and $ B_s \to ϕμ^+ μ^- $, it is ruled out by stringent experimental constraints, including atomic parity violation, $K^+ \to μ^+ + \text{invisible} $, and $ B_s - \overline{B}_s $ mixing. To address these constraints, the model is extended with three modifications; allowing additional invisible decays of $ Z_D $, introducing a direct vector coupling of $ Z_D $ to muons, and including a direct coupling of $ Z_D $ to both muons and electrons, with fine-tuning to cancel the mixing-induced coupling to electrons. Among these extensions, only the third scenario, involving fine-tuned electron coupling, remains consistent with all experimental constraints.