Test of lepton universality in $b\to s{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ decays

Abstract

The first simultaneous test of muon-electron universality using $B^{+}\to K^{+}{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ and $B^0\to K^{\ast 0}{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ decays is performed, in two ranges of the dilepton invariant-mass squared, $q^2$. The analysis uses beauty mesons produced in proton-proton collisions collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 ${\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$. Each of the four lepton universality measurements reported is either the first in the given $q^2$ interval or supersedes previous LHCb measurements. The results are compatible with the predictions of the Standard Model.

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