A search for heavy Majorana neutrinos produced in the B- -> pi(+)mu(-)mu(-) decay mode is performed using 3 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity collected with the LHCb detector in pp collisions at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV at the LHC. Neutrinos with masses in the range 250 to 5000 MeV and lifetimes from zero to 1000 ps are probed. In the absence of a signal, upper limits are set on the branching fraction B(B- -> pi(+)mu(-)mu(-)) as functions of neutrino mass and lifetime. These limits are on the order of 10(-9) for short neutrino lifetimes of 1 ps or less. Limits are also set on the coupling between the muon and a possible fourth-generation neutrino.
Search for Majorana Neutrinos in B⁻ → π⁺μ⁻μ⁻ Decays
PUNZI, GIOVANNI;STRACKA, SIMONE;
2014-01-01
Abstract
A search for heavy Majorana neutrinos produced in the B- -> pi(+)mu(-)mu(-) decay mode is performed using 3 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity collected with the LHCb detector in pp collisions at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV at the LHC. Neutrinos with masses in the range 250 to 5000 MeV and lifetimes from zero to 1000 ps are probed. In the absence of a signal, upper limits are set on the branching fraction B(B- -> pi(+)mu(-)mu(-)) as functions of neutrino mass and lifetime. These limits are on the order of 10(-9) for short neutrino lifetimes of 1 ps or less. Limits are also set on the coupling between the muon and a possible fourth-generation neutrino.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
PhysRevLett.112.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipologia:
Versione finale editoriale
Licenza:
Creative commons
Dimensione
351.63 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
351.63 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.