Pseudoscalar meson $P\to τ(\to πν_τ, ρν_τ, \ell \barν_\ell ν_τ) \barν_τ$ decays in the Standard Model and beyond

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Autore principale: Hu, Quan-Yi
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author Hu, Quan-Yi
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contents In this work, we have conducted a comprehensive and systematic theoretical investigation of the full cascade decays of charged pseudoscalar mesons, specifically $D_s$, $D$, $B$, and $B_c$, into $τν_τ$, followed by the subsequent decay of the $τ$ via its dominant experimentally reconstructible channels: $τ\to πν_τ$, $τ\to ρν_τ$, $τ\to e \barν_e ν_τ$, and $τ\to μ\barν_μν_τ$. Our study is framed within the model-independent low-energy effective field theory approach, which incorporates the most general set of four-fermion operators, including those coupling to right-handed neutrinos. We provide precise Standard Model predictions for differential decay rate as a function of the final-state charged particle energy, develop an innovative and robust methodology for extracting the magnitudes of the new physics couplings using energy moments, and identify and characterize fixed points in the normalized energy distributions. The fixed points are invariant under new physics contributions described by the considered effective Hamiltonian.
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spellingShingle Pseudoscalar meson $P\to τ(\to πν_τ, ρν_τ, \ell \barν_\ell ν_τ) \barν_τ$ decays in the Standard Model and beyond
Hu, Quan-Yi
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
In this work, we have conducted a comprehensive and systematic theoretical investigation of the full cascade decays of charged pseudoscalar mesons, specifically $D_s$, $D$, $B$, and $B_c$, into $τν_τ$, followed by the subsequent decay of the $τ$ via its dominant experimentally reconstructible channels: $τ\to πν_τ$, $τ\to ρν_τ$, $τ\to e \barν_e ν_τ$, and $τ\to μ\barν_μν_τ$. Our study is framed within the model-independent low-energy effective field theory approach, which incorporates the most general set of four-fermion operators, including those coupling to right-handed neutrinos. We provide precise Standard Model predictions for differential decay rate as a function of the final-state charged particle energy, develop an innovative and robust methodology for extracting the magnitudes of the new physics couplings using energy moments, and identify and characterize fixed points in the normalized energy distributions. The fixed points are invariant under new physics contributions described by the considered effective Hamiltonian.
title Pseudoscalar meson $P\to τ(\to πν_τ, ρν_τ, \ell \barν_\ell ν_τ) \barν_τ$ decays in the Standard Model and beyond
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.12883