Test of lepton flavour universality with $B_s^0\to \varphi {\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ decays

Abstract

Lepton flavour universality in rare $b\to s$ transitions is tested for the first time using $B_s^0$ meson decays. The measurements are performed using $pp$ collision data collected by the LHCb experiment between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 9${\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$. Branching fraction ratios between the $B_s^0\to \varphi e^{+}{e}^{-}$ and $B_s^0\to \varphi {\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ decays are measured in three regions of dilepton mass squared, $q^2$, with $0.1<q^2<1.1$, $1.1<q^2<6.0$, and $15<q^2<19{\mathrm{GeV}}^2/c^4$. The results agree with the Standard Model expectation of lepton flavour universality.

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