New physics footprints in the angular distribution of $B_s\to D_s^*(\to D_s\gamma,\,D_s\pi)\, \tau\, \nu$ decays

TL;DR

This paper investigates potential new physics effects in the angular distributions of $B_s o D_s^*$ decays involving tau neutrinos, aiming to shed light on observed lepton flavor universality violations.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive angular analysis of $B_s o D_s^*$ decays using a general effective Hamiltonian, predicting observables sensitive to new physics beyond the standard model.

Findings

Predictions of $q^2$ and $ heta$ dependent observables in SM and new physics scenarios.

Identification of observables that can address existing flavor anomalies.

Analysis of effects of real and complex new physics couplings on decay distributions.

Abstract

Hints of lepton flavor universality violation observed in various flavor ratios such as $R_D$, $R_{D^*}$, $R_{J/\psi}$, $P_\tau^{D^*}$ and $F_L^{D^*}$ in $B\to D^{(*)}\,\ell \, \nu$ and $B_c\to J/\psi \, \ell\, \nu$ charge current decays have opened new avenues to search for indirect evidences of beyond the standard model physics. Motivated by these anomalies, we perform a detailed angular analysis of $B_s\to D_s^*(\to D_s\gamma,\,D_s\pi)\, \ell\, \nu$ decays that proceed via similar $b \to c\, \ell\, \nu$ quark level transition. We use the most general effective Hamiltonian for $b\to \,c\, l\nu$ process and give predictions of several $q^2$ and $\cos\theta$ dependent observables for the $B_s\to D_s^*(\to D_s\gamma,\,D_s\pi)\, \ell\, \nu$ decays in the standard model and in the presence of various real and complex new physics couplings. The results pertaining to this decay are competent to address the anomalies in the charge current sector.