Detailed Study of the Decay Lambda_b --> Lambda_c tau {\bar ν}_τ

Abstract

We examine in detail the semi-leptonic decay ${\Lambda }_b\to {\Lambda }_c\tau {\bar{\nu }}_{\tau }$, which may confirm previous hints, from the analogous $B$ decay, of a new physics beyond the standard model. First of all, starting from rather general assumptions, we predict the partial width of the decay. Then we analyze the effects of five possible new physics interactions, adopting in each case five different form factors. In particular, for each term beyond the standard model, we find some constraints on the strength and phase of the coupling, which we combine with those found by other authors in analyzing the analogous semi-leptonic decays of $B$. Our analysis involves some dimensionless quantities, substantially independent of the form factor, but which, owing to the constraints, turn out to be strongly sensitive to the kind of non-standard interaction. We also introduce a criterion thanks to which one can discriminate among the various new physics terms: the left-handed current and the two-higgs-doublet model appear privileged, with a neat preference for the former interaction. Lastly, we suggest a differential observable that could, in principle, help to distinguish between the two cases.

21 pages, 2 figures. To appear on Int. Jou. Mod. Phys. A

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