Rare decays of b hadrons

TL;DR

This paper reviews rare b hadron decays as a means to detect new physics beyond the Standard Model, focusing on experimental results and their interpretations.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of experimental measurements of rare b hadron decays and discusses potential implications for new physics.

Findings

Experimental measurements constrain new physics models

Some anomalies suggest possible deviations from Standard Model

Future experiments could clarify these hints

Abstract

Rare decays of b hadrons provide a powerful way of identifying contributions from physics beyond the Standard Model, in particular from new hypothetical particles too heavy to be produced at colliders. The most relevant experimental measurements are reviewed and possible interpretations are briefly discussed.