New physical effects on the decay Bs→γγ in the technicolor model

In this paper we calculate the contributions to the branching ratio of Bs→γγ from charged pseudo-Goldstone bosons appearing in the one generation Technicolor model. We find that the theoretical value of the branching ratio, BR(Bs→γγ), including the contributions of PGBs, P± and P±8, is very different from the standard model (SM) prediction. The new physical effects can provide a one to two order of magnitude enhancement of the SM results. It is shown that the decay Bs→γγ can test new physical signals from the technicolor model.     

Searching for new physics in D^0→μ^＋ μ^-,e^＋e^-,μ^±e at BES and/or the super charm-tau factory

In contrast with B0-ˉB0, Bs-ˉBs mixing where the standard model（SM） contributions overwhelm that of the new physics beyond standard model（BSM）, a measured relatively large D0-ˉD0mixing where the SM contribution is negligible, definitely implies the existence of the new physics BSM. It is natural to consider that the rare decays of D meson might be more sensitive to new physics, and the decay mode D0→μ＋μ-could be an ideal area to search for new physics because it is a flavor changing process. In this work we look for a trace of the new physics BSM in the leptonic decays of D0. Concretely we discuss the contributions of unparticle or an extra gauge boson Z while imposing the constraints set by fitting the D0-ˉD0mixing data. We find that the long-distance SM effects for D0→lˉl still exceed those contributions of the BSM under consideration, but for a double-flavor changing process such as D0→μ±e, the new physics contribution would be significant.     

Role of Electromagnetic Dipole Operator in the Electroweak Penguin Dominated Vector Meson Decays of B Meson

The pure annihilation type decays Dd^0→Фγand Bs→ργ receive only colour suppressed penguin contributions with a very small branching ratio in the standard model. When we include the previously neglected electromagnetic dipole operator, the branching ratios can be enhanced to R（^-Bd^0→Фγ）≈ 1×10^-11 and R（^-Bs→ργ）～（6 - 16） ×10^-10, which are one order magnitude larger than previous study using the QCD factorization approach. The new effect can also give a large contribution, of order 10^-9, to transverse polarization of B→Фρ and B →ωФ, which is comparable to the longitudinal part. These effects can be detected in the LHCb experiment and the super-B factories.     

New Physics Effects on Rare Decays Bu^＋ → π^＋e^＋e^-, ρ^＋e^＋e^- in a Top Quark Two-Higgs-Doublet Model

Using the form factors from light-cone sum rules, we study the branching ratios and forward-backward asymmetries （FBAs） of the exclusive decays Bu^＋→π^＋e^＋e^- and Bu^＋ →ρ^＋e^＋e^- （e= e,μ） in the standard model （SM） and the top quark two-Higgs-doublet model （T2HDM）. From the numerical results, we find that the new physics contributions cannot provide very large enhancement to the branching ratios and the theoretical predictions are in good agreement with the SM ones. The T2HDM effects on FBAs of these decays are small. Precision measurements of the dilepton invariant mass distributions, especially in the lower dilepton mass region, and the FBAs in the decays Bu^＋ → π^＋ （ρ^＋ ）e^＋ e^- will greatly help in discriminating among the SM and the new physics models.     

Lepton Polarization Asymmetry in B → e^＋e^- Decay beyond the Standard Model

The lepton polarization asymmetry in the B → e^＋e^- decay, when one of the leptons is polarized, is investigated by using the most general form of the effective Hamiltonian. We find allowed regions for the new scalar Wilson coefficients, assuming that the experimental branching ratio is measured within 10% percent uncertainty. Then using these restrictions to the new coefficients the sensitivity of the lepton polarization asymmetry to them is studied. Moreover, it is observed that there are regions of terms describing the scalar interactions, where lepton polarization asymmetry differs from zero, which can serve as a good test for searching new physics beyond the standard model.     

Can contributions to B_s→l＋l-γ from the magnetic-penguin operator with real photons in the standard model be neglected？

Using the Bs meson wave function extracted from non-leptonic Bs decays, we reevaluate the rare decays Bs→l＋l- γ,（l=e,μ） in the Standard Model, including two kinds of contributions from the magnetic-penguin operator with virtual and real photons. We find that contributions to the exclusive decays from the magnetic-penguin operator b→sγ with real photons, which were regarded as negligible in the previous literature, are large and the branching ratios Bs→l＋l-γ are enhanced by a factor of almost 2. With the predicted branching ratios of the order of 10-8, it is expected that these radiative dileptonic decays will be detected in LHC-b and B factories in the near future.     

Supersymmetric contributions to B_s → K~-π~＋ decay

Recently,the CDF Collaboration has measured the branching fraction and time-integrated direct CP asymmetry of Bs → K-π＋ decay.The branching ratio is lower than the previous predictions based on QCD factorization.The experimental results favor a large CP asymmetry in Bs → K-π＋ decay while the standard model prediction is very small.We compute the supersymmetry contributions to Bs → K-π＋ decay using the mass insertion method,and find that the LR and RL mass insertions could suppress this branching ratio and increase this direct CP asymmetry well in line with the experimental data.     

Searching for new physics in D~0→μ~+ μ~-,e~+e~-,μ~±e~■ at BES and/or the super charm-tau factory

In contrast with B0-ˉB0, Bs-ˉBs mixing where the standard model(SM) contributions overwhelm that of the new physics beyond standard model(BSM), a measured relatively large D0-ˉD0mixing where the SM contribution is negligible, definitely implies the existence of the new physics BSM. It is natural to consider that the rare decays of D meson might be more sensitive to new physics, and the decay mode D0→μ+μ-could be an ideal area to search for new physics because it is a flavor changing process. In this work we look for a trace of the new physics BSM in the leptonic decays of D0. Concretely we discuss the contributions of unparticle or an extra gauge boson Z while imposing the constraints set by fitting the D0-ˉD0mixing data. We find that the long-distance SM effects for D0→lˉl still exceed those contributions of the BSM under consideration, but for a double-flavor changing process such as D0→μ±e, the new physics contribution would be significant.     

Rare Decay Process K→πvv^- in Three-Site Higgsless Model]

Rare decay processes K→πvv^- and KL→π^0vv^- are considered in the framework of three-site Higgsless model. The contributions of this new physics model to these two decay processes come from the new heavy gauge bosons and the correction terms for the couplings of the ordinary gauge bosons with fermions. Our numerical results show that the branching ratios of these two decay processes can be enhanced by 40% and 50% relative to those predicted by the standard model.     

Probing the CP violating Hγγ coupling using interferometry

The diphoton invariant mass distribution from the interference between gg→H→γγ and gg→γγ is almost antisymmetric around the Higgs mass MH.We propose a new observable Aint,the ratio of the sign-reversed integral around MH(e.g.■)and the cross-section of the Higgs signal,to quantify this effect.We study Aint both in the Standard Model(SM)and new physics with various CP violating Hγγ couplings.Aint in SM could reach a value of 10%,while for CP violating Hyy coupling Aint could range from 10% to-10%,which could probably be detected in the HL-LHC experiments.Aint with both CP violating Hγγ and Hgg couplings is also studied,and its range of values is found to be slightly larger.     

Can contributions to B_s→l~+l~-γ from the magnetic-penguin operator with real photons in the standard model be neglected?

Using the Bs meson wave function extracted from non-leptonic Bs decays, we reevaluate the rare decays Bs→l+l- γ,(l=e,μ) in the Standard Model, including two kinds of contributions from the magnetic-penguin operator with virtual and real photons. We find that contributions to the exclusive decays from the magnetic-penguin operator b→sγ with real photons, which were regarded as negligible in the previous literature, are large and the branching ratios Bs→l+l-γ are enhanced by a factor of almost 2. With the predicted branching ratios of the order of 10-8, it is expected that these radiative dileptonic decays will be detected in LHC-b and B factories in the near future.     

b→ssd in a Vector Quark Model

The rare decay b → ssd is studied in a vector quark model by adding the contributions from exotic vector-like quarks. We find that the contribution from box diagrams amounts to 10^-9 in the branching ratio, while the Z-mediated tree level contribution is negligible.     

Study of the s → dv■ rare hyperon decays in the Standard Model and new physics

FCNC processes offer important tools to test the Standard Model(SM)and to search for possible new physics.In this work,we investigate the s→dvv rare hyperon decays in SM and beyond.We find that in SM the branching ratios for these rare hyperon decays range from 10~(-14) to 10~(-11).When all the errors in the form factors are included,we find that the final branching ratios for most decay modes have an uncertainty of about 5% to 10%.After taking into account the contribution from new physics,the generalized SUSY extension of SM and the minimal 331 model,the decay widths for these channels can be enhanced by a factor of 2～7.     

B→Kη~(,) decays in the SM with fourth generation fermions

By employing the perturbative QCD(pQCD) factorization approach, we calculate the new physics contributions to the four B→Kη()decays in the Standard Model(SM) with a fourth generation of fermions(SM4),induced by the loop diagrams involving t quark. Within the considered parameter space of the SM4 we find that:(a) the next-to-leading order(NLO) pQCD predictions for the branching ratios and CP-violating asymmetries in both the SM and SM4 generally agree with the data within one standard deviation;(b) for Br(B→Kη), the inclusion of the fourth generation contributions can improve the agreement between the theoretical predictions and the data effectively;(c) however, for Br(B → Kη) the decrease due to t loops is disfavored by the data; and,(d) the new physics corrections to the CP-violating asymmetries of the considered decays are only about 10%.     

Bs →φπ^0 Decay in the Extra Down-Type Quark Model

Using the QCD factorization approach, we investigate the electro-weak penguin dominated process 13~ --, q57r~ in the extra down-type quark （EDQS） model. We calculate the effects of new physics （NP） on the branching fraction and direct CP asymmetry of the decay mode. It is found that the branching fraction can be increased by 15~o points or dropped by 13~o points than the standard model （SM） value, and its direct CP asymmetry can be increased by 35% points or dropped by 37% points than the SM one. The effects of NP on the direct CP asymmetry are more obvious than on the branching fraction. If this decay mode could be measured in the upcoming LHCb experiment, these results we obtain will be useful for further studies of the EDQS model.     

Exclusive Semileptonic Rare Decays B → K^（＊）e＋e- in a Top Quark Two-Higgs-Doublet Model

Employing improved calculations of the decay form factors from light-cone sum rules, we evaluate the invariant mass spectrum, forward-backward asymmetry, and lepton polarizations of the exclusive processes B → K^（＊）e＋e- in the SM and T2HDM. From the recent measurements of their branching ratios, we find that these processes do provide additional bounds on the new parameters in the model considered here. After the inclusion of the new physics contributions, the large enhancement of FBA, which is unobservably small within the SM and of the lepton polarization at large tan β, may precisely test the SM or reveal new physics in forthcoming accurate experiments.     

Looking for new physics via semi-leptonic and leptonic rare decays of D and D_s

It is well recognized that looking for new physics at lower energy colliders is a path which is complementary to high energy machines such as the LHC.Using the large volume of data collected by BESIII,we may have a unique opportunity to tackle this.In this paper we calculate the branching ratios of the semi-leptonic processes D_s~+ →K~+e~-e~+ and D_s~+ →K~+e~-μ~+,and the leptonic processes D~0→ e~-e~+ and D~0→ e~-μ~+,in the frameworks of the U(1) model,2HDM and unparticle model.It is found that both the U(1) model and 2HDM may influence the semi-leptonic decay rates,but only the U(1) model offers substantial contributions to the pure leptonic decays,and the resultant branching ratio of D~0→e~-μ~+ can be as large as 10~(-7)~10~(-8).This might be observed at the future super τ-charm factory.     

What do we learn from the ρ-π puzzle

The experimental observation indicates that the branching ratio of ψ＇→ρπ is very small while the ρ-π channel is a main one in J/ψ decays. To understand the puzzle, various interpretations have been proposed. Meanwhile according to the hadronic helicity selection rule, this decay mode should be suppressed. Numerical calculations are needed to determine how it is suppressed. We calculate the branching ratios of J/ψ→ρπ and ππ in the framework of QCD. The results show that the branching ratios are proportional to （mu＋md/MJ/ψ）^2 for the ρπ mode and （mu-md/MJ/ψ）^2 for the ππ mode which is isospin violated. The theoretical prediction of the ratio of J/ ψ→ρπ is smaller than data, but not too small to invoke a completely new mechanism. Thus the puzzle is still standing even though we learn much knowledge towards the puzzle and this will help to finally interpret the puzzle and then gain a deeper insight to the heavy quarkonia.     

Lepton Flavor Violating Z →lIlJ in SO（3） Gauge Extension of SM

The SO（3） gauge extension of SM, which is proposed to present a successful explanation for the observed small masses of neutrino and the nearly tri-bimaximal neutrino mixing, predicted the vector-like SO（3） triplet Majorana neutrinos and SUL（2） double Higgs bosons. In this work we calculate branching ratios of the charged lepton flavor violating decays lIlJV （V = γ, Z） induced by these Majorana neutrinos and Higgs bosons. We find that under the model parameters constrained by experimental bounds on the decays Z →lIlJ, the branching ratio of decays lI→lJγ can be up to 10^-10, which may be accessible at the future experiments.     

Probing new physics in B → J/ψπ~0 decay

We calculate the branching ratio of B → J/ψπ0 with a mixed formalism that combines the QCDimproved factorization and the perturbative QCD approaches.The result is consistent with experimental data.The quite small penguin contribution in B → J/ψπ0 decay can be calculated with this method.We suggest two methods to extract the weak phase β.One is through the dependence of the mixing induced CP asymmetry SJ/ψπ0 on the weak phase β,the other is from the relation of the total asymmetry ACP with the weak phase β.Our results show that the deviation ΔSJ/ψπ0 of the mixing induced CP asymmetry from sin（-2β） is of O（10-3） and has much less uncertainty.The above O（10-3） deviation can provide a good reference for identifying new physics.