Semileptonic decays of light quarks beyond the standard model

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DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2009.12.020zbMATH Open1203.81191arXiv0908.1754OpenAlexW1997362023MaRDI QIDQ620754FDOQ620754

Vincenzo Cirigliano, Martín González-Alonso, James P. Jenkins

Publication date: 19 January 2011

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We describe non-standard contributions to semileptonic processes in a model independent way in terms of an SU(2)_L X U(1)_Y invariant effective lagrangian at the weak scale, from which we derive the low-energy effective lagrangian governing muon and beta decays. We find that the deviation from Cabibbo universality, Delta_CKM = |V_ud|^2 + |V_us|^2 + |V_ub|^2 - 1, receives contributions from four effective operators. The phenomenological bound of Delta_CKM = -1E-4 +- 6E-4 provides strong constraints on all four operators, corresponding to an effective scale greater than 11 TeV (90% CL). Depending on the operator, this constraint is at the same level or better then the Z pole observables. Conversely, precision electroweak constraints alone would allow universality violations as large as Delta_CKM = -0.01 (90% CL). An observed nonzero Delta_CKM at this level could be explained in terms of a single four-fermion operator which is relatively poorly constrained by electroweak precision measurements.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0908.1754




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