D{sup 0}{yields}{gamma}{gamma} and D{sup 0}{yields}{mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} rates on an unlikely impact of the littlest Higgs model with T parity

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.82.094006· OSTI ID:21503785

Paul, Ayan; Bigi, Ikaros I; Recksiegel, Stefan ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame du Lac, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 (United States)

The decays D{sup 0}{yields}{gamma}{gamma}, {mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} are highly suppressed in the standard model (SM) with the lion's share of the rate coming from long distance dynamics; D{sup 0}{yields}{mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} is driven predominantly by D{sup 0}{yields}{gamma}{gamma}{yields}{mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -}. Their present experimental bounds are small, yet much larger than SM predictions. New physics models like the littlest Higgs models with T parity (LHT) can induce even large indirect CP violation in D{sup 0} transitions. One would guess that LHT has a ''fighting chance'' to affect these D{sup 0}{yields}{gamma}{gamma}, {mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} rates in an observable way. We have found LHT contributions can be much larger than short distance SM amplitude by orders of magnitude. Yet those can barely compete with the long distance SM effects. If D{sup 0}{yields}{gamma}{gamma}, {mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} modes are observed at greatly enhanced rates, LHT scenarios will not be candidates for generating such signals. LHT-like frameworks will not yield larger D{sup 0}{yields}{gamma}{gamma}/{mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} rates as they are constrained by B and K rare decays.

• OSTI ID: 21503785
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 82, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.82.094006; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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