A test of lepton universality between muons and electrons is performed using B+ -> K+\ell+\ell- decays (where \ell = e, mu), in the dilepton invariant-mass-squared region above 14.3 GeV2/c4. The data used for the measurement consists of beauty meson decays produced in proton-proton collisions, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1, collected by the LHCb experiment between 2011 and 2018. The ratio of branching fractions for B+-> K+mu+mu- and B+-> K+e+e- decays is measured to be RK=1.08−0.09+0.11stat-0.04+0.04syst, which is consistent with the Standard Model prediction of unity. This constitutes the most precise test of lepton flavour universality using B+ -> K+\ell+\ell-decays with dilepton invariant-mass-squared above the ψ(2S) mass, whilst being the first of its kind at a hadron collider.
Measurement of the branching fraction ratio RK at large dilepton invariant mass
Kleijne N.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Morello M. J.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Passaro D.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Riccardi D.Membro del Collaboration Group
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2025
Abstract
A test of lepton universality between muons and electrons is performed using B+ -> K+\ell+\ell- decays (where \ell = e, mu), in the dilepton invariant-mass-squared region above 14.3 GeV2/c4. The data used for the measurement consists of beauty meson decays produced in proton-proton collisions, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1, collected by the LHCb experiment between 2011 and 2018. The ratio of branching fractions for B+-> K+mu+mu- and B+-> K+e+e- decays is measured to be RK=1.08−0.09+0.11stat-0.04+0.04syst, which is consistent with the Standard Model prediction of unity. This constitutes the most precise test of lepton flavour universality using B+ -> K+\ell+\ell-decays with dilepton invariant-mass-squared above the ψ(2S) mass, whilst being the first of its kind at a hadron collider.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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