Exploring New Physics in C_7-C_7'

TL;DR

This paper examines how different theoretical models affect the determination of the Wilson coefficient C_7 in B meson decays, using current experimental data to constrain new physics scenarios.

Contribution

It analyzes the model dependence in extracting C_7 and related coefficients, incorporating recent LHCb measurements to improve constraints on new physics.

Findings

Constraints on C_7, C_9, C_10 from current data

Model dependence significantly affects C_7 determination

Potential of A_T^2 asymmetry to distinguish scenarios

Abstract

We discuss the model dependence in the determination of the Wilson coefficient C_7 that governs the radiative electromagnetic decays of B mesons in the Standard Model, by considering various extensions of the effective Hamiltonian used to describe such decays. We include already measured observables like the branching ratios of B->X_s mu+ mu- and B->X_s gamma, the isospin and CP asymmetries in B->K* gamma, as well as A_FB and F_L in B->K* l+ l-, adding the LHCb measurements presented at this conference. We explore the constraints on C_7,C_9,C_10 as well as their chirality-flipped counterparts. We also discuss the transverse asymmetry A_T^2 which, once measured, may help to disentangle some of the scenarios considered.