# Probing Lepton Universality with (Semi)-Leptonic B decays

## TL;DR

This paper investigates potential signs of New Physics in $b
ightarrow u \, ext{leptonic and semileptonic}$ B decays, analyzing deviations from the Standard Model and predicting unmeasured decay rates.

## Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive analysis of $b
ightarrow u \, ext{transitions}$, incorporating scalar and pseudoscalar New Physics effects and providing updated $|V_{ub}|$ extraction and decay predictions.

## Key findings

- Constraints on New Physics from recent $B$ decay measurements.
- Adjusted $|V_{ub}|$ values considering New Physics contributions.
- Predictions for unmeasured leptonic and semileptonic $B$ decay branching fractions.

## Abstract

The most recent measurements of the observables $R_{D^{(*)}}$ are in tension with the Standard Model offering hints of New Physics in $b\rightarrow c \ell \bar{\nu}_{\ell}$ transitions. Motivated by these results, in this work we present an analysis on their $b\rightarrow u \ell \bar{\nu}_{\ell}$ counterparts (for $\ell=e, ~\mu, ~\tau$). Our study has three main objectives. Firstly, using ratios of branching fractions, we assess the effects of beyond the Standard Model scalar and pseudoscalar particles in leptonic and semileptonic $B$ decays ($B^-\rightarrow \ell^- \bar{\nu}_{\ell}$, $\bar{B}\rightarrow \pi \ell \bar{\nu}_{\ell}$ and $\bar{B}\rightarrow \rho \ell \bar{\nu}_{\ell}$). Here a key role is played by the leptonic $B$ processes, which are highly sensitive to new pseudoscalar interactions. In particular, we take advantage of the most recent measurement of the branching fraction of the channel $B^-\rightarrow \mu^-\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ by the Belle collaboration. Secondly, we extract the CKM matrix element $|V_{ub}|$ while accounting simultaneously for New Physics contributions. Finally, we provide predictions for the branching fractions of yet unmeasured leptonic and semileptonic $B$ decays.