11–16 Dec 2008
Valencia, Spain
Europe/Madrid timezone

Rare K and B Decays in a Warped Extra Dimension with Custodial Protection

11 Dec 2008, 17:50
20m
Valencia, Spain

Valencia, Spain

IFIC – Instituto de Física Corpuscular CSIC – Valencia Univ. Edificio Institutos de Investigación Apartado de Correos 22085 E-46071 Valencia SPAIN

Speaker

Ms Stefania Gori (Technische Universität München)

Description

We present a particular warped extra-dimensional model (WED), where the flavour diagonal and flavour non-diagonal $Z$ boson couplings to left-handed down quarks are protected by the custodial symmetry $P_{L,R}$. After the introduction of the model, we present a complete study of rare $K$ and $B$ meson decays, including $K^+\to \pi^+\nu\bar\nu$, $K_L\to\pi^0\nu\bar\nu$, $K_L\to\pi^0 l^+l^-$, $K_L\to \mu^+\mu^-$, $B_{s,d}\to \mu^+\mu^-$ and $B_{s,d}\to X_{s,d}\nu\bar\nu$. In particular we restrict the parameter space of our theory to the subspace which fits all quark masses, mixing angles and $\Delta F=2$ observables, such as $\epsilon_K$, keeping the Kaluza-Klein scale in reach of the LHC ($\sim(2-3)TeV$) (see also talk by B. Duling). There we show that, in addition to the one loop contribution of the Standard Model, the dominating contribution to the rare decays of $K$ and $B_{s,d}$ mesons is the tree level exchange of the KK new heavy electroweak gauge bosons $Z_H$ and $Z^\prime$. We identify several correlations not only between the various $\Delta F=1$ observables, but also between $\Delta F=1$ and $\Delta F=2$ observables. Both observables can differ significantly from what predicted by the Standard Model.

Author

Ms Stefania Gori (Technische Universität München)

Co-authors

Dr Andreas Weiler (Cornell University, Ithaca) Prof. Andrzej Buras (Technische Universität, Munich) Mr Björn Duling (Technische Universität, Munich) Ms Monika Blanke (Technische Universität, Munich)

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