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Rachid Benbrik

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Leptoquark on $P\to \ell^{+} ν$, FCNC and LFV

Motivated by the disagreement between the experimental data and lattice calculations on the decay constant of the $D_{s}$ meson, we investigate leptoquark (LQ) contributions to the purely leptonic decays of a pseudoscalar (P). We concentrate on the LQs which only couple to the second-generation quarks before the electroweak symmetry breaking and we discuss in detail how flavor symmetry breaking effects are brought into the extension of the standard model after the spontaneous symmetry breaking. We find that the hermiticity of fermion mass matrices can not only reproduce the correct Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa and Maki-Nakagawa-Sakata matrices, but also reduce the number of independent flavor mixing matrices and lead to $V^{R}_{f}=V^{L}_{f}$ with $L(R)$ denoting the chirality of the f-type fermion. Accordingly, it is found that the decays $D_{s,d}\to \ell^{+} ν$, $B^{+}\to τ^{+} ν$ and $B_c\to \ell^{+} ν$ have a strong correlation in parameters. We predict that the decay constant of the $B_c$ meson calculated by the lattice could be less than the experimental data by 23%. Intriguingly, the resultant upper limits of branching ratios for $D\to μ^{+} μ^{-}$ and $τ\to μ(π^0, η, η', ρ, ω)$ are found to be around $ 5.1\times 10^{-7}$ and $(2.6, 1.5, 0.6, 7.4, 4.8)\times 10^{-8}$, which are below and close to the current experimental upper bounds, respectively.

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Lepton Flavor Violating $l \to l' γ$ and $Z \to l \bar l'$ Decays Induced by Scalar Leptoquarks

Motivated by the recent muon $g-2$ data, we study the lepton flavor violating $l \to l' γ$ and $Z \to l \bar l'$ ($l, l' = e, μ, τ$) decays with $l \neq l'$ in a scalar leptoquark model. Leptoquarks can produce sizable LFV $l\to l'γ$ decay rates that can be easily reached by present or near future experiments. % Leptoquark masses and couplings are constrained by the muon $g-2$ data and the current $l \to l' γ$ bounds. We predict $Br(Z \to τ^\mp e^\pm)$ reaching the present limit ($10^{-5}$) and $Br(Z \to μ^\mp τ^\pm)$ reaching $2\times 10^{-8}$, which will be accessible by future linear colliders, whereas, the current bounds on LFV impose very strong constraints on the $Br(Z \to μ^\mp e^\pm)$ and the ratio is too low to be observed in the near future.

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Search for a light fermiophobic Higgs boson produced via gluon fusion at Hadron Colliders

In this study, we propose new Higgs production mechanisms with multi-photon final states in the fermiophobic limit of the Two Higgs Doublet Model. The processes are: gg -> hh, gg -> H h followed by H -> h h and gg -> A h followed by A -> h Z. In the fermiophobic limit, gg -> h h and gg -> A h -> h h Z would give rise to 4 photon signature while gg -> H h -> h h h can give a 6 photon final state. We show that both the Fermilab Tevatron and CERN's Large Hadron Collider can probe a substantial slice of the parameter space in this fermiophobic scenario of the Two Higgs Doublet Model. If observed the above processes can give some information on the triple Higgs couplings involved.

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Probing triple Higgs couplings of the Two Higgs Doublet Model at Linear Collider

We study double Higgs production at the future Linear Collider in the framework of the Two Higgs Doublet Models through the following channels: $e^+e^- \to Φ_i Φ_j Z$, $Φ_i=h^0, H^0, A^0, H^\pm$. All these processes are sensitive to triple Higgs couplings. Hence observations of them provide information on the triple Higgs couplings that help reconstructing the scalar potential. We also discuss the double Higgs-strahlung $e^+e^- \to h^0 h^0 Z$ in the decoupling limit where $h^0$ mimics the SM Higgs boson. The processes $e^+e^- \to h^0 h^0 Z$ and $e^+e^- \to h^0 H^0 Z$ are also discussed in the fermiophobic limit where distinctive signatures such as $4γ+X$, $2γ+X$ and $6γ+X$ are expected in the Type-I Two Higgs Doublet Model.

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H-> WZ and H->Wgamma in the MSSM

We study the complete one loop contribution to $H^\pm\to W^\pm Z$ and $H^\pm \to W^\pm γ$ in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM).

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CP violation in Charged Higgs Bosons decays $H^\pm \to W^\pm (γ, Z)$ in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM)

One loop mediated charged Higgs bosons decays $H^\pm\to W^\pm V$, $V= Z, γ$ are studied in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) with and without CP violating phases. We evaluate the MSSM contributions to these processes taking into account $B\to X_sγ$ constraint as well as experimental constraints on the MSSM parameters. In the MSSM, we found that in the intermediate range of $\tanβ\la 10$ and for large A_t and large $μ$, where the lightest top squark becomes very light and hence non-decoupled, the branching ratio of $H^\pm \to W^{\pm} Z$ can be of the order 10^{-3} while the branching ratio of $H^\pm \to W^{\pm} γ$ is of the order 10^{-5}. We found also that the CP violating phases of soft SUSY parameters can modify the branching ratio by about one order of magnitude. We also show that MSSM with CP violating phases lead to CP-violating asymmetry in the decays $H^+ \to W^+V$ and $H^- \to W^-V$. Such CP asymmetry can be rather large and can reach 80% in some region of parameter space.

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Left-Right squarks mixings effects in Charged Higgs Bosons decays $H^\pm \to W^\pm (γ, Z)$ in the MSSM

We study the complete one loop contribution to $H^\pm\to W^\pm V$, $V= Z, γ$, in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM). We evaluate the MSSM contributions taking into account $B\to X_sγ$ constraint as well as experimental constraints on the MSSM parameters. In the MSSM, we found that in the intermediate range of $\tanβ\la 10$ and for large $A_t$ and large $μ$, where lightest stop becomes very light and hence squarks contribution is not decoupling, the branching ratio of $H^\pm \to W^{\pm} Z$ can be of the order $10^{-3}$ while the branching ratio of $H^\pm \to W^{\pm} γ$ is of the order $10^{-5}$. We also study the effects of the CP violating phases of Soft SUSY parameters and found that they can modify the branching ratio by about one order of magnitude.

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Searching for a CP-odd Higgs via a pair of gauge bosons at the LHC

The CP-odd Higgs boson $A^0$ of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) and Two Higgs Doublet Model (2HDM) will usually decay into the heaviest possible fermion -- antifermion pair available. The $A^0 \to VV$ decay where, $V =γ, Z, W^\pm$, and gluons are of particular interest as they are not allowed at tree level and hence they may offer information about the underlying new physics that enters at one loop level. In this paper all branching ratios of the CP-odd Higgs boson $A^0$ both in the MSSM and 2HDM are presented for this channel including all relevant Standard Model (SM) and MSSM particles. This discovery channel might provide an opportunity to search for a CP-odd Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and new physics beyond the Standard Model. Expressions for these decays are given in the Appendices.

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Charged Higgs Bosons decays H^\pm \to W^\pm (γ, Z) revisited

We study the complete one loop contribution to H^\pm\to W^\pm V, V= Z, γ, both in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) and in the Two Higgs Doublet Model (2HDM). We evaluate the MSSM contributions and compare them with the 2HDM ones taking into account b\to sγconstraint, vacuum stability and unitarity constraints in the case of 2HDM, as well as experimental constraints on the MSSM and 2HDM parameters. In the MSSM, we found that in the intermediate range of \tanβ\la 10 and for large A_t, the branching ratio of H^\pm \to W^{\pm} Z can be of the order 10^{-3} while the branching ratio of H^\pm \to W^{\pm} γis of the order 10^{-5}. We also study the effects of the CP violating phases of Soft SUSY parameters and found that they can modify the branching ratio by about one order of magnitude. However, in the 2HDM where the Higgs sector is less constrained as compared to the MSSM higgs sector, one can reach branching ratio of the order 10^{-2} for both modes.

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Complete one--loop analysis to stop and sbottom decays into $Z$ and $W^{\pm}$ bosons

We study radiative corrections to third generation scalar fermions into gauge bosons $Z$ and $W^\pm$. We include both SUSY-QCD, QED and full electroweak corrections. It is found that the electroweak corrections can be of the same order as the SUSY-QCD corrections and interfere destructively in some region of parameter space. The full one loop correction can reach 10% in some SUGRA scenario, while in general MSSM, the one loop correction can reach 20% for large $\tanβ$ and large trilinear soft breaking terms $A_b$.

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Third generation sfermions decays into Z and W gauge bosons: full one-loop analysis

The complete one-loop radiative corrections to third generation scalar fermions into gauge bosons Z and W^\pm is considered. We focus on \wt{f}_2 \to Z \wt{f}_1 and \wt{f}_i \to W^\pm \wt{f'}_j (f,f'=t,b). We include both SUSY-QCD, QED and full electroweak corrections. It is found that the electroweak corrections can be of the same order as the SUSY-QCD corrections. The two sets of corrections interfere destructively in some region of parameter space. The full one loop correction can reach 10% in some SUGRA scenario, while in model independent analysis like general MSSM, the one loop correction can reach 20% for large \tanβand large trilinear soft breaking terms A_b.

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