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The decays $B_c^+ to B_{a} bar ell u_ell$ and $B_c^+ to B_{a}^{*}(to B_a gamma) bar ell u_ell$, with $a=s,d$ and $ell=e,mu$, are studied in the Standard Model (SM) and in the extension based on the low-energy Hamiltonian comprising the full set of dimension-$6$ semileptonic $c to s,d$ operators with left-handed neutrinos. Tests of $mu/e$ universality are investigated using such modes. The heavy quark spin symmetry is applied to relate the relevant hadronic matrix elements and to exploit lattice QCD results on $B_c$ form factors. Optimized observables are selected, and the pattern of their correlations is studied to identify the effects of the various operators in the extended low-energy Hamiltonian.
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Besides being important to determine Standard Model parameters such as the CKM matrix elements $|V_{cb}|$ and $|V_{ub}|$, semileptonic $B$ decays seem also promising to reveal new physics (NP) phenomena, in particular in connection with the possibility of uncovering lepton flavour universality (LFU) violating effects. In this view, it could be natural to connect the tensions in the inclusive versus exclusive determinations of $|V_{cb}|$ to the anomalies in the ratios $R(D^{(*)})$ of decay rates into $tau$ vs $mu, e$. However, the question has been raised about the role of the parametrization of the hadronic $B to D^{(*)}$ form factors in exclusive $B$ decay modes. We focus on the fully differential angular distributions of $bar B to D^* ell^-{bar u}_ell$ with $D^* to D pi$ or $D^* to D gamma$, the latter mode being important in the case of $B_s to D_s^*$ decays. We show that the angular coefficients in the distributions can be used to scrutinize the role of the form factor parametrization and to pin down deviations from SM. As an example of a NP scenario, we include a tensor operator in the $b to c$ semileptonic effective Hamiltonian, and discuss how the angular coefficients allow to construct observables sensitive to this structure, also defining ratios useful to test LFU.
Based on the standard model (SM) of particle physics, we study the decays $Lambda_b to Lambda ell^+ ell^-$ in light of the available inputs from lattice and the data from LHCb. We fit the form-factors of this decay mode using the available theory and experimental inputs after defining different fit scenarios and checking their consistencies. The theory inputs include the relations between the form-factors in heavy quark effective theory (HQET) and soft collinear effective theory (SCET) at the endpoints of di-lepton invariant mass squared $q^2$. Utilizing the fit results, we have predicted a few observables related to this mode. We have also predicted the observable $R_{Lambda} = Br(Lambda_b to Lambda ell_i^+ell_i^- )/Br(Lambda_b to Lambda ell_j^+ell_j^-)$ where $ell_{i}$ and $ell_j$ are charged leptons of different generations ($i e j$). At the moment, we do not observe noticeable differences in the extracted values of the observables in fully data-driven and SM like fit scenarios.
We extract $|V_{cb}|$ from the available data in the decay $B to D^{(*)}ell u_{ell}$. Our analysis uses the $q^2(w)$ binned differential decay rates in different subsamples of $Bto Dell u_ell$ ($ell = e, mu$), while for the decay $Bto D^*ell u_ell$, the unfolded binned differential decay rates of four kinematic variables including the $q^2$ bins have been used. In the CLN and BGL parameterizations of the form factors, the combined fit to all the available data along with their correlations yields $|V_{cb}| = (39.77 pm 0.89)times 10^{-3}$ and $(40.90 pm 0.94)times 10^{-3}$ respectively. In these fits, we have used the inputs from lattice and light cone sum rule (LCSR) along with the data. Using our fit results and the HQET relations (with the known corrections included) amongst the form factors, and parameterizing the unknown higher order corrections (in the ratios of HQET form factors) with a conservative estimate of the normalizing parameters, we obtain $R(D^{*}) = 0.259 pm 0.006$ (CLN) and $R(D^*) = 0.257 pm 0.005$ (BGL).
The Glashow-Iliopoulos-Maiani mechanism is extremely efficient to suppress the flavour-changing neutral current decays of charmed hadrons induced by the $c to u$ transitions, making such processes particularly sensitive to phenomena beyond the Standard Model. In particular, $c to u$ decays with a neutrino pair in the final state are theoretically appealing due to the small long-distance contributions. Moreover, in the framework of the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT), the $SU(2)_L$ invariance allows to relate the Wilson coefficients in the effective Hamiltonian governing the $c to u u {bar u}$ decays to the coefficients in the $c to u ell^+ ell^-$ Hamiltonian. We analyze the $B_c to B^{(*)+} u {bar u}$ decays, for which branching fractions of at most ${cal O}(10^{-16})$ are predicted in the Standard Model including short- and long-distance contributions, so small that they can be considered as null tests. Using SMEFT and the relation to the $c to u ell^+ ell^-$ processes we study the largest enhancement achievable in generic new physics scenarios. Then we focus on a particular extension of the Standard Model, the 331 model. SMEFT relations and the connection with $c to u ell^+ ell^-$ imply that ${cal B}(B_c to B^{(*)+} u {bar u})$ could even reach ${cal O}(10^{-6})$, an extremely large enhancement. A less pronounced effect is found in the 331 model, with ${cal O}(10^{-11})$ predicted branching fractions. Within the 331 model correlations exist among the $B_c to B^{(*)+} u bar u$ and $Kto pi u bar u$, $Bto (X_s, K, K^*) u bar u$ channels.
We update the standard model (SM) predictions of $R(D^*)$ using the latest results on the decay distributions in $B to D^* ell u_{ell}$ ($ell = mu, e$) by Belle collaboration, while extracting $|V_{cb}|$ at the same time. Depending on the inputs used in the analysis, we define various fit scenarios. Although the central values of the predicted $R(D^*)$ in all the scenarios have reduced from its earlier predictions in 2017, the results are consistent with each other within the uncertainties. In this analysis, our prediction of $R(D^*)$ is consistent with the respective world average at $sim 3sigma$. We have also predicted several angular observables associated with $B to D^* tau u_{tau}$ decays. We note that the predicted $F_L(D^*)$ is consistent with the corresponding measurement at 2$sigma$. Utilizing these new results, we fit the Wilson coefficients appearing beyond the standard model of particle physics (BSM). To see the trend of SM predictions, we have utilized the recently published preliminary results on the form-factors at non-zero recoil by the lattice groups like Fermilab-MILC and JLQCD and predicted the observables in $B to D^* ell u_{ell}$, and $B to D^* tau u_{tau}$ decays.
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