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arXiv · 2402.10408

Study of $B_s \to \phi (\rho^0, \omega)$ Decays in Standard Model and Family Non-universal $Z^\prime$ Model

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Within QCD factorization approach, we employ the new results of form factors of $B_s \to \phi$ and calculate the branching fractions, CP asymmetries (CPAs) and polarization fractions of the decay modes $B_s \to \phi (\rho^0, \omega)$ in both the standard model (SM) and the family non-universal $Z^\prime$ model. We find that in SM the above observables are relate to two parameters $\rho_H$ and $\phi_H$, which characterize the end-point divergence in the hard spectator-scattering amplitudes. When setting $\rho_H=0.5$ and $\phi_H\in [-180,180]^\circ$, the theoretical uncertainties are large. By combining the experimental data, our results can be used to constrain these two parameters. Supposing $\rho_H=0$, we study the effects of $Z^\prime$ boson on the concerned observables. With the available branching fraction of $B_s \to \phi \rho^0$, the possible ranges of parameter spaces are obtained. Within the allowed parameter spaces, the branching fraction of $B_s \to \phi \omega$ can be enlarged remarkably. Furthermore, the new introduced weak phase plays important roles in significantly affecting the CPAs and polarization fractions, which are important observables for probing the effects of NP. If these decay modes were measured in the on-going LHC-b and Belle-II experiments in future, the peculiar deviation from SM could provide a signal of the family non-universal $Z^\prime$ model, which can also be used to constrain the mass of $Z^\prime$ boson in turn.

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Ying Li, Yue Sun, Zhi-Tian Zou. 2024-02-16. Study of $B_s \to \phi (\rho^0, \omega)$ Decays in Standard Model and Family Non-universal $Z^\prime$ Model. https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10408

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