Combined Explanation of the $Z\to b\bar{b}$ Forward-Backward Asymmetry, the Cabibbo Angle Anomaly, $\tau \to \mu \nu \nu$ and $b\to s{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ Data

Abstract

In this article we propose a simple model which can provide a combined explanation of the $Z\to b\bar{b}$ forward-backward asymmetry, the Cabibbo Angle Anomaly (CAA), $\tau \to \mu \nu \nu$ and $b\to s{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ data. This model is obtained by extending the Standard Model (SM) by two heavy vector-like quarks (an $SU(2{)}_L$ doublet (singlet) with hypercharge $-5/6$ (-1/3)), two new scalars (a neutral and a singly charged one) and a gauged $L_{\mu }-L_{\tau }$ symmetry. The mixing of the new quarks with the SM ones, after electroweak symmetry breaking, does not only explain $Z\to b\bar{b}$ data but also generates a lepton flavour universal contribution to $b\to s{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ transitions. Together with the lepton flavour universality violating effect, generated by loop-induced $Z^{\prime }$ penguins involving the charged scalar and the heavy quarks, it gives an excellent fit to data ($6.1\sigma$ better than the SM). Furthermore, the charged scalar (neutral vector) gives a necessarily constructive tree-level (loop) effect in $\mu \to e\nu \nu$ ($\tau \to \mu \nu \nu$), which can naturally account for the CAA ($\mathrm{Br}[\tau \to \mu \nu \nu ]/\mathrm{Br}[\tau \to e\nu \nu ]$ and $\mathrm{Br}[\tau \to \mu \nu \nu ]/\mathrm{Br}[\mu \to e\nu \nu ]$).

8 pages, 2 figures, version accepted for publication in PRL

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