331-Z′ mediated FCNC effects on b → dμ+μ− transitions

Abstract

We study the rare semileptonic [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] decay modes mediated by the quark level [Formula: see text] transition in this paper. We analyze observables such as the differential branching ratio, lepton polarization asymmetry and forward–backward asymmetry within the standard model in the large hadronic recoil region. We then analyze these observables within the 331 or [Formula: see text] model in which a new heavy [Formula: see text] boson contributes. The effects of the [Formula: see text]-mediated flavor changing neutral current (FCNC) transitions on these modes are examined by varying the mass [Formula: see text] and the model parameter [Formula: see text]. The new [Formula: see text] couplings are constrained by flavor observables of [Formula: see text] mixing. For the obtained parameter space, we observe [Formula: see text] sensitivities of our observables of interest and deviations from standard model can range from moderate to large depending on the [Formula: see text] value.