Search for the rare decays $B_s^0\to e^{+}{e}^{-}$ and $B^0\to e^{+}{e}^{-}$

Abstract

A search for the decays $B_s^0\to e^{+}{e}^{-}$ and $B^0\to e^{+}{e}^{-}$ is performed using data collected with the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energies of $7$, $8$ and $13\text{TeV}$, corresponding to integrated luminosities of $1$, $2$ and $2{\text{fb}}^{-1}$, respectively. No signal is observed. Assuming no contribution from $B^0\to e^{+}{e}^{-}$ decays, an upper limit of $\mathcal{B}(B_s^0\to e^{+}{e}^{-})<9.4(11.2)\times 10^{-9}$ is obtained at $90(95)\%$ confidence level. If no $B_s^0\to e^{+}{e}^{-}$ contribution is assumed, a limit of $\mathcal{B}(B^0\to e^{+}{e}^{-})<2.5(3.0)\times 10^{-9}$ is determined at $90(95)\%$ confidence level. These upper limits are more than one order of magnitude lower than the previous values.

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