Abstract
A search is presented for hidden-sector bosons, χ, produced in the decay B0→K∗(892)0χ, with K∗(892)0→K+π- and χ→μ+μ-. The search is performed using pp-collision data corresponding to 3.0fb-1 collected with the LHCb detector. No significant signal is observed in the accessible mass range 214≤m(χ)≤4350MeV, and upper limits are placed on the branching fraction product B(B0→K∗(892)0χ)×B(χ→μ+μ-) as a function of the mass and lifetime of the χ boson. These limits are of the order of 10-9 for χ lifetimes less than 100 ps over most of the m(χ) range, and place the most stringent constraints to date on many theories that predict the existence of additional low-mass bosons.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 161802 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Oct 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy