Leptoquark-mediated Dirac neutrino mass and its impact on $B \to K ν\barν$ and $K \to πν\barν$ decays

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Main Authors: Chen, Chuan-Hung, Chiang, Cheng-Wei, de la Vega, Leon M. G.
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author Chen, Chuan-Hung
Chiang, Cheng-Wei
de la Vega, Leon M. G.
author_facet Chen, Chuan-Hung
Chiang, Cheng-Wei
de la Vega, Leon M. G.
contents Right-handed neutrinos $ν_R$ play a crucial role in flavor-changing neutral-current processes with missing energy, such as $b\to s + \slashed{E} $ and $d\to s + \slashed{E} $, where Belle-II reports unexpectedly large branching fraction in $B\to K ν\barν$ decays. Assuming $ν_R$ is the partner of the active neutrino $ν_L$ in the standard model, a Dirac-type neutrino framework emerges. We investigate a scenario of radiative Dirac neutrino mass generation in a scalar leptoquark (LQ) model with a global $U(1)_X$ symmetry to suppress Majorana mass, tree-level Dirac mass, and diquark couplings. The simplest LQ realization consists of two $S_1 = (3,1,-1/3)$ LQs with distinct $U(1)_X$ charges. A non-Casas-Ibarra parametrization is proposed to match neutrino data with fewer model parameters. Imposing current experimental constraints from meson mixing and lepton flavor-violating processes, we find that right-handed neutrino effects can significantly enhance $B\to K^{(*)} ν\barν$ and $K^+\to π^+ ν\barν$. Additionally, the model predicts excesses in $R_D$ from $B\to Dτ\barν$ that remain within $1σ$ of current experimental data.
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spellingShingle Leptoquark-mediated Dirac neutrino mass and its impact on $B \to K ν\barν$ and $K \to πν\barν$ decays
Chen, Chuan-Hung
Chiang, Cheng-Wei
de la Vega, Leon M. G.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Right-handed neutrinos $ν_R$ play a crucial role in flavor-changing neutral-current processes with missing energy, such as $b\to s + \slashed{E} $ and $d\to s + \slashed{E} $, where Belle-II reports unexpectedly large branching fraction in $B\to K ν\barν$ decays. Assuming $ν_R$ is the partner of the active neutrino $ν_L$ in the standard model, a Dirac-type neutrino framework emerges. We investigate a scenario of radiative Dirac neutrino mass generation in a scalar leptoquark (LQ) model with a global $U(1)_X$ symmetry to suppress Majorana mass, tree-level Dirac mass, and diquark couplings. The simplest LQ realization consists of two $S_1 = (3,1,-1/3)$ LQs with distinct $U(1)_X$ charges. A non-Casas-Ibarra parametrization is proposed to match neutrino data with fewer model parameters. Imposing current experimental constraints from meson mixing and lepton flavor-violating processes, we find that right-handed neutrino effects can significantly enhance $B\to K^{(*)} ν\barν$ and $K^+\to π^+ ν\barν$. Additionally, the model predicts excesses in $R_D$ from $B\to Dτ\barν$ that remain within $1σ$ of current experimental data.
title Leptoquark-mediated Dirac neutrino mass and its impact on $B \to K ν\barν$ and $K \to πν\barν$ decays
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22431