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
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Morello M. J.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Passaro D.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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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.
2025
Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale
Settore PHYS-01/A - Fisica sperimentale delle interazioni fondamentali e applicazioni
B Physics; Flavour Changing Neutral Currents; Flavour Physics; Hadron-Hadron Scattering
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