24 research outputs found
Investigating Flavourful New Physics at the TeV Scale
We investigate the possibility of new physics at the TeV scale coupled mainly to the third generation. This arises naturally when trying to address the Standard Model flavour puzzle together with the Higgs hierarchy problem. We show, in a pure Effective Field Theory approach, that this scenario is perfectly compatible with current experimental data, while also being able to accomodate some deviations from the Standard Model observed in semileptonic B decays. From a model-building perspective, we focus on so-called 4321 models, based on a SU(4) × SU(3) × SU(2) × U(1) gauge symmetry, which feature quark-lepton unification at the TeV scale. These models have been generically shown to be the common last step in a sequence of symmetry breakings in deeper UV theories explaining the Standard Model flavour structure. We study important phenomenological implications of 4321 models in the context of leptonic τ decays and electroweak precision tests. Lastly, we analyse the issue of the Higgs mass stability with respect to quantum corrections in generic multi-scale models of flavour
Lepton Flavour Universality in decays
The evidence for Lepton Flavour Universality (LFU) violation in semileptonic
-decays has been rising over the past few years. Relying on generic
effective field theory (EFT) results, it has been shown that models addressing
the -anomalies necessarily lead, at one-loop, to deviations from LFU in
decays at the few per-mil level. Once a (renormalizable) UV model is
specified, the leading-log EFT result receives finite corrections from the
matching at the UV scale. We discuss such corrections in a motivated class of
models for the B-anomalies, based on an extended gauge sector. In this scenario, we obtain precise
predictions for the effective -boson and -boson couplings to leptons in
terms of the masses and couplings of the new heavy fields. We confirm a few
per-mil deviation from universality, within reach of future high-precision
experiments.Comment: Contribution to the 56th Rencontres de Moriond and to La Thuile 2022
- Les Rencontres de Physique de la Vall\'ee d'Aost
LFU violations in leptonic Ï„ decays and B-physics anomalies
We present a complete analysis of Lepton Flavor Universality (LFU) violations in leptonic Ï„ decays in motivated models addressing the B-physics anomalies, based on the gauge group. We show that the inclusion of vector-like fermions, required by B-physics data, leads to sizable modifications of the leading-log results derived within an Effective Field Theory approach. In the motivated parameter-space region relevant to the B-physics anomalies, the models predict a few per-mil decrease of the effective W-boson coupling to Ï„, within the reach of future experiments
Stability of the Higgs Sector in a Flavor-Inspired Multi-Scale Model
We analyze the stability of the Higgs sector of a three-site model with
flavor-non-universal gauge interactions, whose spectrum of non-Standard-Model
states spans three orders of magnitude. This model is inspired by
deconstructing a five-dimensional theory where the generation index is in
one-to-one relation to the position in the fifth dimension. It provides a good
description of masses and mixing of the SM fermions in terms of scale
hierarchies. We demonstrate that, within this construction, the mass term of
the SM-like Higgs does not receive large corrections proportional to the
highest mass scales. The model suffers only of the unavoidable "little
hierarchy problem" between the electroweak scale and the lightest NP states,
which are expected to be at the TeV scale.Comment: 17 pages, 1 figure, 2 table
New Physics in the Third Generation: A Comprehensive SMEFT Analysis and Future Prospects
We present a comprehensive analysis of electroweak, flavor, and collider
bounds on the complete set of dimension-six SMEFT operators in the
-symmetric limit. This operator basis provides a consistent framework
to describe a wide class of new physics models and, in particular, the
motivated class of models where the new degrees of freedom couple mostly to the
third generation. By analyzing observables from all three sectors, and
consistently including renormalization group evolution, we provide bounds on
the effective scale of all 124 -invariant operators. The relation
between flavor-conserving and flavor-violating observables is analyzed taking
into account the leading breaking in the Yukawa sector, which is
responsible for heavy-light quark mixing. We show that under simple, motivated,
and non-tuned hypotheses for the parametric size of the Wilson coefficients at
the high scale, all present bounds are consistent with an effective scale as
low as 1.5 TeV. We also show that a future circular collider program
such as FCC-ee would push most of these bounds by an order of magnitude. This
would rule out or provide clear evidence for a wide class of compelling new
physics models that are fully compatible with present data.Comment: 44 pages, 9 figures, 16 tables; added references, version submitted
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What is the scale of new physics behind the muon ?
We study the constraints imposed by perturbative unitarity on the new physics
interpretation of the muon anomaly. Within a Standard Model Effective
Field Theory (SMEFT) approach, we find that scattering amplitudes sourced by
effective operators saturate perturbative unitarity at about 1 PeV. This
corresponds to the highest energy scale that needs to be probed in order to
resolve the new physics origin of the muon anomaly. On the other hand,
simplified models (e.g.~scalar-fermion Yukawa theories) in which renormalizable
couplings are pushed to the boundary of perturbativity still imply new on-shell
states below 200 TeV. We finally suggest that the highest new physics scale
responsible for the anomalous effect can be reached in non-renormalizable
models at the PeV scale.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figure
Understanding the first measurement of
Recently, Belle II reported on the first measurement of which appears to be almost larger than predicted
in the Standard Model. We point out the important correlation with
so that the measurement of that decay
mode could help restraining the possible options for building the model of New
Physics. We then try to interpret this new experimental result in terms of
physics beyond the Standard Model by using SMEFT and find that a scenario with
coupling only to can accommodate the current experimental constraints
but fails in getting a desired , unless one turns the other SMEFT operators that are not
related to or/and .Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
HighPT: A Tool for high- Drell-Yan Tails Beyond the Standard Model
HighPT is a Mathematica package for the analysis of high-energy data of
semileptonic transitions at hadron colliders. It allows to compute high-
tail observables for semileptonic processes, i.e. Drell-Yan cross sections, for
dilepton and monolepton final states at the LHC. These observables can be
calculated at tree level within the Standard Model Effective Field Theory,
including the relevant operators up to dimension eight to ensure a consistent
description of the cross section including terms of
in the cutoff scale . For New Physics models with new mediators that
can be resolved at LHC energies, HighPT can also account for the full
propagation effects of these new bosonic states at tree level. Using the
available data from the high- tails in the relevant LHC run-II searches by
the ATLAS and CMS collaborations, HighPT can also construct the corresponding
likelihoods for all possible flavors of the leptonic final states. As an
illustration, we derive and compare constraints on Wilson coefficients at
different orders in the Effective Field Theory expansion, and we investigate
lepton flavor violation for the leptoquark model. The HighPT code is
publicly available at https://github.com/HighPT/HighPT.Comment: 34 page
Drell-Yan tails beyond the Standard Model
We investigate the high-p tails of the pp → ℓν and pp → ℓℓ Drell-Yan processes as probes of New Physics in semileptonic interactions with an arbitrary flavor structure. For this purpose, we provide a general decomposition of the 2 → 2 scattering amplitudes in terms of form-factors that we match to specific scenarios, such as the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT), including all relevant operators up to dimension-8, as well as ultraviolet scenarios giving rise to tree-level exchange of new bosonic mediators with masses at the TeV scale. By using the latest LHC run-II data in the monolepton (eν, μν, τν) and dilepton (ee, μμ, ττ, eμ, eτ, μτ) production channels, we derive constraints on the SMEFT Wilson coefficients for semileptonic four-fermion and dipole operators with the most general flavor structure, as well as on all possible leptoquark models. For the SMEFT, we discuss the range of validity of the EFT description, the relevance of (1/Λ) and (1/Λ) truncations, the impact of d = 8 operators and the effects of different quark-flavor alignments. Finally, as a highlight, we extract for several New Physics scenarios the combined limits from high-p processes, electroweak pole measurements and low-energy flavor data for the b → cτν transition, showing the complementarity between these different observables. Our results are compiled in HighPT (https://highpt.github.io), a package in Mathematica which provides a simple way for users to extract the Drell-Yan tails likelihoods for semileptonic effective operators and for leptoquark models
Drell-Yan Tails Beyond the Standard Model
We investigate the high- tails of the and Drell-Yan processes as probes of New Physics in semileptonic interactions
with an arbitrary flavor structure. For this purpose, we provide a general
decomposition of the scattering amplitudes in terms of form-factors
that we match to specific scenarios, such as the Standard Model Effective Field
Theory (SMEFT), including all relevant operators up to dimension-, as well
as ultraviolet scenarios giving rise to tree-level exchange of new bosonic
mediators with masses at the TeV scale. By using the latest LHC run-II data in
the monolepton (, , ) and dilepton (, ,
, , , ) production channels, we derive
constraints on the SMEFT Wilson coefficients for semileptonic four-fermion and
dipole operators with the most general flavor structure, as well as on all
possible leptoquark models. For the SMEFT, we discuss the range of validity of
the EFT description, the relevance of and
truncations, the impact of operators and the
effects of different quark-flavor alignments. Finally, as a highlight, we
extract for several New Physics scenarios the combined limits from high-
processes, electroweak pole measurements and low-energy flavor data for the
transition, showing the complementarity between these different
observables. Our results are compiled in {\tt HighPT}, a package in {\tt
Mathematica} which provides a simple way for users to extract the Drell-Yan
tails likelihoods for semileptonic effective operators and for leptoquark
models.Comment: 61 pages, 19 figure