Rare Decays in CMS

The CMS experiment at the LHC has advanced precision measurements of rare B-meson and charm decays, offering insights into phenomena beyond the Standard Model (SM). This paper highlights key results from Run 2 and Run 3 data, including the branching fraction and lifetime of <inline-formula><...

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Main Author: Giacomo Fedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Particles
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/8/1/7
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Summary:The CMS experiment at the LHC has advanced precision measurements of rare B-meson and charm decays, offering insights into phenomena beyond the Standard Model (SM). This paper highlights key results from Run 2 and Run 3 data, including the branching fraction and lifetime of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>B</mi><mi>s</mi></msub><mo>→</mo><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, angular analyses of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi>B</mi><mn>0</mn></msup><mo>→</mo><msup><mi>K</mi><mrow><mo>*</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the first observation of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo>→</mo><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>−</mo></msup><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and stringent limits on <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi>D</mi><mn>0</mn></msup><mo>→</mo><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>μ</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. These findings provide tests of SM predictions while probing subtle hints of new physics.
ISSN:2571-712X