Feasibility Study of Lepton Number Violation in Rare $B$ and $K$ Meson Decays

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Main Authors: Endo, Motoi, Fridell, Kåre, Iwamoto, Sho, Mura, Yushi, Yamamoto, Kei
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author Endo, Motoi
Fridell, Kåre
Iwamoto, Sho
Mura, Yushi
Yamamoto, Kei
author_facet Endo, Motoi
Fridell, Kåre
Iwamoto, Sho
Mura, Yushi
Yamamoto, Kei
contents We study lepton-number-violating interactions at dimension seven in the Standard Model effective field theory that contribute to the meson decays $B \to K νν$ and $K \to πνν$. Such interactions could washout the baryon asymmetry of the Universe and also contribute to the neutrinoless double beta decay, even though the interactions involve a change in down-type quark flavors. We clarify conditions under which excesses in meson decay rates over the Standard Model predictions can be successfully observed. We also show that, although these interactions contribute to neutrino masses at the two-loop level, the Weinberg operator can be introduced consistently without spoiling the scenario.
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spellingShingle Feasibility Study of Lepton Number Violation in Rare $B$ and $K$ Meson Decays
Endo, Motoi
Fridell, Kåre
Iwamoto, Sho
Mura, Yushi
Yamamoto, Kei
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We study lepton-number-violating interactions at dimension seven in the Standard Model effective field theory that contribute to the meson decays $B \to K νν$ and $K \to πνν$. Such interactions could washout the baryon asymmetry of the Universe and also contribute to the neutrinoless double beta decay, even though the interactions involve a change in down-type quark flavors. We clarify conditions under which excesses in meson decay rates over the Standard Model predictions can be successfully observed. We also show that, although these interactions contribute to neutrino masses at the two-loop level, the Weinberg operator can be introduced consistently without spoiling the scenario.
title Feasibility Study of Lepton Number Violation in Rare $B$ and $K$ Meson Decays
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16422