In the framework of the flipped 3-3-1 model introduced recently [1], the lepton-flavor-violating (LFV) decay $μ\rightarrow 3e$ was predicted to have a large branching ratio (Br) close to the recent experimental limit. We will show that the Br of LFV decays of the standard-model-like (SM-like) Higgs boson decays (LFVHD) Br$(h\rightarrow e_ae_b)$ may also be large. Namely, the Br$(h\rightarrow μτ,eτ)$ can reach values of $\mathcal{O}(10^{-4})-\mathcal{O}(10^{-5})$, which will reach the upcoming experimental sensitivities. On the other hand, for LFV decays of charged leptons (cLFV) $(e_b\rightarrow e_aγ)$, the branching ratios are well below experimental bounds.
Babar, Belle and recently LHCb has reported an excess in the measurements of $R(D^{*})$, $R(D)$ and $\mathcal{B}r(B \rightarrow τν_τ )$ than expected from SM, a possible signature of lepton flavor universality violating NP. In this work we analyze the phenomenological implications for these decay modes in a Flipped/Lepton-Specific 2HDM with anomalously enhanced Yukawa coupling of $H^{\pm}$ to $τ$/b. When experimental and theoretical errors are added in quadrature, we conclude that this phenomenological extension of SM can give results in agreement within 1$σ$ deviation for the combination of $…
We explore proton decay in a class of realistic supersymmetric flipped $SU(5)$ models supplemented by a $U(1)_R$ symmetry which plays an essential role in implementing hybrid inflation. Two distinct neutrino mass models, based on inverse seesaw and type I seesaw, are identified, with the latter arising from the breaking of $U(1)_R$ by nonrenormalizable superpotential terms. Depending on the neutrino mass model an appropriate set of intermediate scale color triplets from the Higgs superfields play a key role in proton decay channels that include $p \rightarrow (e^{+},μ^+)\, π^0$, $p \rightarrow…
The flipped 3-3-1 model discriminates lepton families instead of the quark ones in normal sense, where the left-handed leptons are in two triplets plus one sextet while the left-handed quarks are in antitriplets, under $SU(3)_L$. We investigate a minimal setup of this model and determine novel consequences of dark matter stability, neutrino mass generation, and lepton flavor violation. Indeed, the model conserves a noncommutative $B-L$ symmetry, which prevents the unwanted vacua and interactions and provides the matter parity and dark matter candidates that along with normal matter form gauge …
We consider an extended flipped SU(5) model, supplemented by a flavor ${\cal U}(1)$ symmetry, which yields bi-large neutrino mixings, charged fermion mass hierarchies and CKM mixings. The third leptonic mixing angle $\te_{13}$ turns out to lie close to 0.07, and neutrino CP violation can be estimated from the observed baryon asymmetry. For lepton flavor violating processes we find the branching ratios, ${\rm BR}(μ\to e\ga)\sim {\rm BR}(τ\to e \ga) \sim 10^{-4}\cdot {\rm BR}(τ\to μ\ga) \stackrel{<}{_\sim}5\cdot 10^{-14}$. The proton lifetime $τ_{p\to π^0 e^{+}}\simeq 10^{34}-10^{36}$ yrs.
In the simplest potentially realistic renormalizable variants of the flipped $SU(5)$ unified model the right-handed neutrino masses are conveniently generated by means of the Witten's two-loop mechanism. As a consequence, the compactness of the underlying scalar sector provides strong correlations between the low-energy flavor observables such as neutrino masses and mixing and the flavor structure of the fermionic currents governing the baryon and lepton number violating nucleon decays. In this study, the associated two-loop Feynman integrals are fully evaluated and, subsequently, are used to …
In this study, assuming the Type-Y (flipped) 2HDM at the SM-like scenario as the theoretical framework, observability of the additional heavy neutral Higgs bosons $H$ and $A$ is investigated through the signal process chain $e^- e^+ \rightarrow AH \rightarrow b\bar{b}b\bar{b}$ at a linear collider operating at the center-of-mass energy of 1.5 TeV. The assumed signal process is highly motivated by the enhancements in the $A/H\rightarrow b\bar{b}$ decays at relatively high $\tb$ values. Such enhancements result in the dominance of the mentioned decay modes even for Higgs masses above the thresho…
A generic feature of string-derived models is the appearance of an anomalous Abelian U(1)_A symmetry which, among other properties, constrains the Yukawa couplings and distinguishes the three families from each other. In this paper, we discuss in a model-independent way the general constraints imposed by such a U(1)_A symmetry on fermion masses, R-violating couplings and proton-decay operators in a generic flipped SU(5) x U(1)' model. We construct all possible viable fermion mass textures and give various examples of effective low-energy models which are distinguished from each other by their …
The flipped trinification, a framework for unifying the 3-3-1 and left-right symmetries, has recently been proposed in order to solve profound questions, the weak parity violation and the number of families, besides the implication for neutrino mass generation and dark matter stability. In this work, we argue that this gauge-completion naturally provides flavor-changing neutral currents in both quark and lepton sectors. The quark flavor changing happens at the tree-level due to the nonuniversal couplings of $Z'_{L,R}$, while the lepton flavor changing $l\rightarrow l'γ$ starts from the one loo…
We study the possible magnitudes of CP and lepton-number-violating quantities in specific GUT models of massive neutrinos with different Abelian flavour groups, taking into account experimental constraints and requiring successful leptogenesis. We discuss SU(5) and flipped SU(5) models that are consistent with the present data on neutrino mixing and upper limits on the violations of charged-lepton flavours and explore their predictions for the CP-violating oscillation and Majorana phases. In particular, we discuss string-derived flipped SU(5) models with selection rules that modify the GUT str…
We study the observability of non-standard top Yukawa couplings in the $pp\rightarrow t(\rightarrow \ell ν_\ell b ) h(\rightarrow γγ)j$ channel at 14 TeV high-luminosity LHC (HL-LHC). The small diphoton branching ratio is enhanced when the $\mathcal{CP}$-violating phase, $ξ$, of the top-Higgs interaction is non-zero. When the modulus of the top-Higgs interaction assumes the SM value, $y_t=y_t^{SM}$, we find that the signal significance reaches $2.7σ$ $( 7.7σ)$ when $ξ= 0.25π$ $(0.5π) $. Furthermore, the different couplings modify the polarisation of the top quark, and can subsequently be disti…
Recently, the LHCb collaboration reported the first evidence for the decay $B_s^0 \rightarrow μ^+ μ^-$. A branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(B_s^0 \rightarrow μ^+ μ^-) = (3.2^{+1.5}_{-1.2}) \times 10^{-9}$ is given. Using the newest data, and together with the most precise predictions of the Standard Model contributions to the decay, we derive the constraints on the combinations of the R-parity violating parameters. Our results are several orders of magnitudes stronger than the constraints in the previous literature. We also update the constraints on the relevant parameters using the upper limit …
Inspired by the recent experimental results which show deviations from the standard model (SM) predictions of $b\rightarrow s \ell^+\ell^-$ transitions, we study the $R$-parity violating minimal supersymmetric standard model (RPV-MSSM) extended by the inverse seesaw mechanism. The trilinear $R$-parity violating terms, together with the chiral mixing of sneutrinos, induce the loop contributions to the $b\rightarrow s \ell^+\ell^-$ anomaly. We study the parameter space of the single-parameter scenario $C^{\rm NP}_{9,μ}=-C^{\rm NP}_{10,μ}=C_{\rm V}$ and the double-parameter scenario $(C_{\rm V},C…
We examine the parameter space of supersymmetric models with $R$-parity violating interactions of the form $λ' L Q D^c$ to explain the various anomalies observed in $b \rightarrow s \ell \ell$ transitions. To generate the appropriate operator in the low energy theory, we are led to a region of parameter space where loop contributions dominate. In particular, we concentrate on parameters for which diagrams involving winos, which have not been previously considered, give large contributions. Many different potentially constraining processes are analyzed, including $τ\rightarrow μμμ$, $B_s-\bar{B…
In this paper, we consider a solution to explain the three discrepancies with the standard model (SM) predictions in flavor observables, i.e. anomalies in $B\rightarrow K^\astμ^+μ^-$ and $R_K=\mathcal{B}(B\rightarrow Kμ^+μ^-)/\mathcal{B}(B\rightarrow K e^+e^-)$ at the LHCb and an excess in $h\rightarrow μτ$ at the CMS in the context of R-parity violating (RPV) supersymmetry. We demonstrate that these anomalies can be explained within a unified framework: the minimal supersymmetry model (MSSM) extended with $5+\overline{5}$ vectorlike (VL) particles. The new trilinear RPV couplings involving VL…
We study the quark flavor violating Higgs-boson decay $h \rightarrow \bar b s + b \bar s$ in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM). The decay is analyzed first in a model independent, and in a second step in the minimal flavor violationg (MFV) Constrained MSSM. The experimental constraints from $B$-Physics observables (BPO) and electroweak precision observables (EWPO) are also calculated and imposed on the parameter space. It is shown that in some cases the EWPO restrict the flavor violating parameter space stronger than the BPO. In the model independent analysis values of ${\cal O}…
We analyze the flavor violating muon decay $μ\rightarrow eχ$, where $χ$ is a massive gauge boson, with emphasis in the regime where $χ$ is ultralight. We first study this process from an effective field theory standpoint in terms of form factors. We then present two explicit models where $μ\rightarrow eχ$ is generated at tree level and at the one-loop level. We also comment on the prospects of observing the process $μ\rightarrow eχ$ in view of the current limits on $μ\rightarrow 3e$ from the SINDRUM collaboration.
We propose two independent methods to determine the CKM phase $γ$ and the tree and penguin amplitudes using neutral $B$ decays, assuming that the phase $β$ is known. Based on flavor SU(3) symmetry and SU(3) breaking effect, one method uses the decay processes $B^0(t) \rightarrow π^0 K_S$, $B^0 \rightarrow ηK^0 \; (K_S \rightarrow ππ)$ and their charge-conjugate processes, and the other uses the processes $B^0(t) \rightarrow π^0 K_S$, $B^0 \rightarrow π^0 π^0$ and their charge-conjugate processes. From SU(3) breaking consideration, the latter method would be more useful.
We analyze the lepton flavor violating decays $τ\rightarrow Pl$ ($P=π,η,η';\;l=e,μ$) in the scenario of the minimal R-symmetric supersymmetric standard model. The prediction on the branching ratios BR$(τ\rightarrow P e)$ and BR$(τ\rightarrow P μ)$ is affected by the mass insertion parameters $δ^{13}$ and $δ^{23}$, respectively. These parameters are constrained by the experimental bounds on the branching ratios BR($τ\rightarrow e (μ) γ$) and BR($τ\rightarrow 3e(μ)$). The result shows $Z$ penguin dominates the prediction on BR($τ\rightarrow Pl$) in a large region of the parameter space. The bran…
$U(1)_X$SSM is the extension of the minimal supersymmetric standard model(MSSM) and its local gauge group is $SU(3)_C\times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_Y \times U(1)_X$. To obtain this model, three singlet new Higgs superfields and right-handed neutrinos are added to MSSM. In the framework of $U(1)_X$SSM, we study lepton flavor violating decays $τ\rightarrow{Pl}(P=π,~η,~η^\prime;~l=μ,~e)$. According to the latest experimental data of $τ\rightarrow{Pe}$ and $τ\rightarrow{Pμ}$, the influence of different sensitive parameters on the results is analyzed to make a reasonable prediction for future experimen…
Inspired by the recent CMS $h \to μτ$ excess, we calculate the lepton flavor violating Higgs decay $h \to μτ$ in the littlest Higgs model with T-parity (LHT). Under the constraints of $\ell_i \to \ell_j γ$, $Z \to \ell_i \bar{\ell}_j$ and Higgs data, we find that the branching ratio of $h \to μτ$ can maximally reach $\mathcal O(10^{-4})$. We also investigate the correlation between $h \to μτ$, $τ\to μγ$ and $Z \to μτ$, which can be used to test LHT model at future $e^+e^-$ colliders.
Taking into account the constraints on the free parameters of the littlest Higgs model with T-parity (called $LHT$ model) from some rare decay processes, such as $μ\rightarrow eγ$ and $μ\rightarrow 3e$, we consider the contributions of the $LHT$ model to the lepton flavor violating ($LFV$) processes $e^{+}e^{-}\rightarrow l_{i}\bar{l}_{j}$ and $γγ\rightarrow l_{i}\bar{l}_{j}$ ($i\neq j$). We find that the $LHT$ model can indeed produce significant contributions to these $LFV$ processes and its $LFV$ signal might has a chance of being observed in the future $ILC$ experiments.
We investigate the possibility of searching the lepton-flavor-violating (LFV) $τ\rightarrow μγ$ rare decay at the Super Charm-Tau Factory (CTF). By comparing the kinematic distributions of the LFV signal and the standard model (SM) background, we develop an optimized event selection criteria which can significantly reduce the background events. It is concluded that new $2 σ$ upper limit of about $1.9 \times 10^{-9}$ on $Br(τ\rightarrow μγ)$ can be obtained at the CTF, which is beyond the capability of Super-B factory in searching $τ$ lepton rare decay. Within the framework of the scalar leptoq…
Three singlet new Higgs superfields and right-handed neutrinos are added to MSSM to obtain $U(1)_X$SSM model. Its local gauge group is $SU(3)_C\times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_Y \times U(1)_X$. In the framework of $U(1)_X$SSM, we study muon anomalous magnetic moment and lepton flavor violating decays $l_j\rightarrow{l_iγ}(j=2,3;i=1,2)$ within the Mass Insertion Approximation(MIA). Through the MIA method, we can find the parameters that directly affect the analytical result of the lepton flavor violating decays $l_j\rightarrow{l_iγ}$, which make our work more convenient. We want to provide a set of s…
In this paper we analyze the dilepton mass square $q^2$ dependency of single lepton polarization asymmetries and CP violation for $\overline{B}\rightarrow \overline{K}_0^{*}(1430) \ell^+\ell^-, \ell=μ,τ)$ in the 2HDM context. Also, we study the averages of these asymmetries in the domain $4 m_{\ell}^2<q^2< (m_B-m_{{K}_0^{*}})^2$. Our study manifests that the investigation of the above-mentioned asymmetries for $\overline{B}\rightarrow \overline{K}_0^*(1430) \ell^+\ell^-$ processes could provide useful information for probing new Higgs bosons in the future B-physics experiments.
We study the non-leptonic puzzle of $B_{d(s)} \rightarrow K^{(\ast)}\bar{K}^{(\ast)}$ decay in the $R$-parity violating minimal supersymmetric standard model (RPV-MSSM) extended with the inverse seesaw mechanism. In this model, the chiral flip of sneutrinos can contribute to the observables $L_{K\bar{K}}$ and $L_{K^{\ast}\bar{K}^{\ast}}$, that is benefit for explaining the relevant puzzle. We also find that this unique effect can engage in the $B_s$-$\bar{B}_s$ mixing. We utilize the scenario of complex $λ^\prime$ couplings to fulfill the recent stringent constraint of $B_s$-$\bar{B}_s$ mixing…
We predict the branching ratios of the lepton flavor violating Higgs decays H^0\rightarrow e^{\pm} μ^{\pm}, H^0\rightarrow e^{\pm} τ^{\pm} and H^0\rightarrow μ^{\pm} τ^{\pm} with the assumption that lepton flavor violation is due to the unparticle mediation. Here, we consider an effective interaction which breaks the conformal invariance after the electroweak symmetry breaking and causes that unparticle becomes massive. The new interaction results in a modification of the mediating unparticle propagator and brings additional contribution to the branching ratios of the lepton flavor violating d…
We present the comaprative study of semileptonic and leptonic decays of D_{s},D^{\pm} and D^0 meson (D\rightarrowM l_{α}^+l_{β}^-,D\rightarrowl_{α}^+l_{β}^-,D\rightarrowl_{α}^+v_{α};α,β=e,μ) within the framework of R-parity violating (R_{p}) Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM). The comparison shows that combination and product couplings (λ_{βiα}λ_{ijq}^{'\ast} or λ_{βqk}'λ_{αjk}^{'\ast}) contribution to the branching fractions of the said processes rocesses(under consideration) is consistent or comparable to the experimental measurements in most of the cases. However, there exists som…
Possible CP violating effects in $Z\rightarrow$ 3 jet decays are investigated. The analysis assumes the presence of CP violating $Zq\bar qG$ couplings. The contribution of these couplings to the $Z\rightarrow q\bar qG$ decay width is calculated for different cut algorithms, including nonzero quark masses. Various CP--odd observables are discussed and it is shown that their sensitivity can change significantly if one uses normalized or unnormalized momentum vectors for their construction. Optimal observables are proposed which allow to measure the new couplings simultaneously.
There is no guarantee that the violation of lepton number, assuming it exists, will primarily manifest itself in neutrinoless double beta decay ($0νββ$). Lepton-number violation and lepton-flavor violation may be related, and much-needed information regarding the physics that violates lepton number can be learned by exploring observables that violate lepton flavors other than electron flavor. One of the most promising observables is $μ^- \rightarrow e^+$ conversion, which can be explored by experiments that are specifically designed to search for $μ^- \rightarrow e^-$ conversion. We survey lep…
We study the direct CP violation in the $τ^\pm\rightarrow K^\pm ρ^0 (ω)ν_τ\rightarrow K^\pm π^+π^-ν_τ$ decay process in the Standard Model. An interesting mechanism involving the charge symmetry violating mixing between $ρ^0$ and $ω$ is applied to enlarge the CP asymmetry. With this mechanism, the maximum differential and localized integrated CP asymmetries can reach $-(5.6^{+2.9}_{-1.7})\times10^{-12}$ and $6.3^{+2.4}_{-3.3}\times 10^{-11}$, respectively, which still leave plenty room for CP-violating New Physics to be discovered through this process.
Probing Parity Manifest Minimal Left-Right Symmetric Model through $CP$ Violation & Anomalous Magnetic Moment of Charged Leptons Constrained by Lepton Flavor Violating $l_i \rightarrow l_jγ$ & $l_i \rightarrow 3l_j$ Channels
We use our lattice QCD computation of the $B_c\rightarrow J/ψ$ form factors to determine the differential decay rate for the semitauonic decay channel and construct the ratio of branching fractions $R(J/ψ) = \mathcal{B}(B_c^- \rightarrow J/ψτ^-\barν_τ)/\mathcal{B}(B_c^- \rightarrow J/ψμ^-\barν_μ)$. We find $R(J/ψ) = 0.2582(38)$ and give an error budget. We also extend the relevant angular observables, which were recently suggested for the study of lepton flavor universality violating effects in $B\rightarrow D^*\ellν$, to $B_c \rightarrow J/ψ\ellν$ and make predictions for their values under d…
In this work, we analyse the CP-averaged branching ratios and direct CP-violating asymmetries of the four-body decays B_{S} \rightarrow ππππdecay from the S-wave resonances, f_{0}(980) and f_{0}(500) and P-wave resonances, ρ(770) by introducing the S-wave and P-wave ππdistribution amplitudes within the framework of the perturbative QCD approach. We also calculate branching ratios of the two-body decays B^{0}_{S}\rightarrowρ^{0}ρ^{0}, B^{0}_{S}\rightarrowρ^{+}ρ^{-} from the corresponding quasi-two-body decays models and compare our results with those obtained in previous perturbative QCD approa…
We compute a T-odd triple vector correlation for the $μ\rightarrow eγ$ decay and the $μ\rightarrow e$ conversion process. We find simple results in terms of the CP violating phases of the effective Hamiltonians. Then we focus on the minimal Left-Right symmetric extension of the Standard Model, which can lead to an appreciable correlation. We show that under rather general assumptions, this correlation can be used to discriminate between Parity or Charge-conjugation as the discrete Left-Right symmetry.
Considering the constraints from the experimental data on $μ\rightarrow eγ$, $μ\rightarrow3e$, $μ-e$ conversion etc., we analyze the Lepton Flavor Violating decays $ϕ(J/Ψ,Υ(1S)) \rightarrow e^+μ^-(μ^+τ^-)$ in the scenarios of the minimal supersymmetric extensions of Standard Model with seesaw Mechanism. Numerically, there is parameter space that the LFV processes of $J/Ψ(Υ)\rightarrowμ^+τ^-$ can reach the upper experimental bounds, meanwhile the theoretical predictions on $μ\rightarrow eγ$, $μ\rightarrow3e$, $μ-e$ conversion satisfy the present experimental bounds. For searching of new physics…
The decay of $Λ_c^+$ into $π^+π^0Λ(1405)$ with the $Λ(1405)$ decay into $π^0Σ^0$ through a triangle diagram is studied. This process is initiated by $ Λ_c^+ \to π^+ \bar{K}^*N $, then the $\bar{K}^*$ decays into $\bar{K} π$ and $\bar{K} N$ produce the $Λ(1405)$ through a triangle loop containing $\bar{K}^*N\bar{K}$ which develops a singularity around $1890$ MeV. This process is prohibited by the isospin symmetry, but the decay into this channel is enhanced by the contribution of the triangle diagram, which is sensitive to the mass of the internal particles. We find a narrow peak in the $π^0Σ^0…
It has been pointed out recently that current experiments still allow for a two Higgs doublet model where the $h b \bar{b}$ coupling ($k_D m_b/v$) is negative; a sign opposite to that of the Standard Model. Due to the importance of delayed decoupling in the $h H^+ H^-$ coupling, $h \rightarrow γγ$ improved measurements will have a strong impact on this issue. For the same reason, measurements or even bounds on $h \rightarrow Z γ$ are potentially interesting. In this article, we revisit this problem, highlighting the crucial importance of $h \rightarrow VV$, which can be understood with simple …
One of the possible ways to explain the observed flavour structure of fundamental particles is to include flavor symmetries in the theories. In this work, we investigate the rare charged lepton flavour violating (cLFV) decay process ($μ\rightarrow eγ$) in two of the low scale ($\sim$TeV) seesaw models: (i) the Inverse seesaw (ISS) and (ii) Linear seesaw (LSS) models within the framework of $A_{4}$ flavour symmetry. Apart from the $ A_{4} $ flavour symmetry, some other symmetries like $U(1)_{X}$, $Z_4$ and $Z_5$ are included to construct the Lagrangian. We use results from our previous work \ci…
We study phenomenological constraints on a simple $3-3-1$ model with flavor violating Yukawa couplings. Both triplets Higgs couple to leptons and quarks, which generates flavor violating signals in both lepton and quark sectors. We have shown that this model can allow for large Higgs lepton flavor-violating rate decay $h \rightarrow μτ$ and also can be reached to perfect agreements with other experimental constraints such as $τ\rightarrow μγ$ and $(g-2)_μ$. The contributions of flavor-changing neutral current (FCNC) couplings, Higgs-quark-quark couplings, to the mesons mixing are investigated.…
The Little Randall-Sundrum (Little RS) model receives significantly stronger constraints from the flavour observables in comparison to Randall-Sundrum (RS) model. In this paper, we analyse the effect of the electro-weak sector in Little RS on flavour changing decays of charged leptons. We compare the predictions of the model with the current limits on the flavour violating Branching Ratios of $μ\rightarrow e e e $, $τ\rightarrow e e e $, $τ\rightarrow μμμ$, $τ\rightarrow μe e $, $τ\rightarrow e μμ$ , $μ\rightarrow e γ$, and $μTi \rightarrow e Ti $. And we show that the dominant constraint aris…
A recent search for the lepton flavor violating (LFV) decays of the Higgs boson, performed by CMS collaboration, reports an interesting deviation from the standard model (SM). The search conducted in the channel $H\rightarrow μτ_e$ and $H\rightarrow μτ_{\textrm{had}}$ shows an excess of $2.4σ$ signal events with 19.7 fb$^{-1}$ data at a center-of-mass energy $\sqrt s=8$ TeV. On the other hand, a search performed by CMS collaboration for the SM Higgs boson produced in association with a top quark pair ($t\bar t H$) also showed an excess in the same-sign di-muon final state. In this work we try …
