Date of Award
Spring 5-15-2022
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Physics
Advisor(s)
Rudolph, Matthew
Keywords
flavour, lepton, tau, universality
Subject Categories
Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Physics
Abstract
Neutral current $\bquark \to \squark ll$ processes have long been known to be precise probes of physics beyond the Standard Model. A pattern of anomalies seen in $\bquark \to \squark \mup \mun$ and in $\bquark \to \cquark \tau \nu$ data has hinted at the violation of lepton flavour universality. Effective field theories which attempt to find an explanation for these anomalies predict sizeable enhancements to the rate of $\bquark \to \squark \taup \taum$ currents. We use $pp$ collision data collected by the LHCb detector to estimate a sensitivity of $\BF(\Bz \to \Kstarz \taup \taum) < 1.5 \times 10^{-3}$ at 95\% C.L.
Access
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Venkateswaran, Aravindhan, "Probing Lepton Flavour Universality With $\bz \to \kstarz \taup \taum$" (2022). Dissertations - ALL. 1507.
https://surface.syr.edu/etd/1507
