A search is presented for the lepton flavour violating decay B+ → K+μ−τ+ using a sample of proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV, collected with the LHCb detector and corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The τ leptons are selected inclusively, primarily via decays with a single charged particle. The four-momentum of the τ lepton is determined by using B+ mesons from Bs2∗0→B+K− decays. No significant excess is observed, and an upper limit is set on the branching fraction ℬ(B+ → K+μ−τ+) < 3.9 × 10−5 at 90 % confidence level. The obtained limit is comparable to the world-best limit. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Aaij, R., Abellan Beteta, C., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Afsharnia, H., et al. (2020). Search for the lepton flavour violating decay B + → K + μ − τ + using Bs2∗0 decays. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2020(6) [10.1007/JHEP06(2020)129].

Search for the lepton flavour violating decay B + → K + μ − τ + using Bs2∗0 decays

Borsato M.;Calvi M.;Carniti P.;Fazzini D.;Gotti C.;Martinazzoli L.;Martinelli M.;Meloni S.;Petruzzo M.;
2020

Abstract

A search is presented for the lepton flavour violating decay B+ → K+μ−τ+ using a sample of proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV, collected with the LHCb detector and corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The τ leptons are selected inclusively, primarily via decays with a single charged particle. The four-momentum of the τ lepton is determined by using B+ mesons from Bs2∗0→B+K− decays. No significant excess is observed, and an upper limit is set on the branching fraction ℬ(B+ → K+μ−τ+) < 3.9 × 10−5 at 90 % confidence level. The obtained limit is comparable to the world-best limit. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
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B physics; Beyond Standard Model; Flavor physics; Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments); Rare decay
English
2020
2020
6
129
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Aaij, R., Abellan Beteta, C., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Afsharnia, H., et al. (2020). Search for the lepton flavour violating decay B + → K + μ − τ + using Bs2∗0 decays. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2020(6) [10.1007/JHEP06(2020)129].
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