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Anomalies in B-meson decays and the muon g-2 from dark loops

Publication . Huang, Da; Morais, António P.; Santos, Rui

We explore a class of models which can provide a common origin for the recently observed evidence for lepton flavor universality violation in b -> sl(+)l(-) decays, the dark matter (DM) problem, and the long-standing muon (g - 2) anomaly. In particular, both anomalies in the B meson decays and the muon (g - 2) can be explained by the additional one-loop diagrams with DM candidates. We first classify several simple models according to the new fields' quantum numbers. We then focus on a specific promising model and perform a detailed study of both DM and flavor physics. A random scan over the relevant parameter space reveals that there is indeed a large parameter space which can explain the three new physics phenomena simultaneously, while satisfying all other flavor and DM constraints. Finally, we discuss some of the possible new physics signatures at the Large Hadron Collider.

2020-10-09Journal article

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Ultralight bosons for strong gravity applications from simple Standard Model extensions

Publication . Freitas, Felipe F.; Herdeiro, Carlos A. R.; Morais, António P.; Onofre, Antonio; Pasechnik, Roman; Radu, Eugen; Sanchis-Gual, Nicolas; Santos, Rui

We construct families, and concrete examples, of simple extensions of the Standard Model that can yield ultralight real or complex vectors or scalars with potential astrophysical relevance. Specifically, the mass range for these putative fundamental bosons (∼ 10−10 − 10−20 eV) would lead dynamically to both new non-black hole compact objects (bosonic stars) and new non-Kerr black holes, with masses of ∼ M to ∼ 1010M, corresponding to the mass range of astrophysical black hole candidates (from stellar mass to supermassive). For each model, we study the properties of the mass spectrum and interactions after spontaneous symmetry breaking, discuss its theoretical viability and caveats, as well as some of its potential and most relevant phenomenological implications linking them to the physics of compact objects.

2021-12Journal article

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