Impact of $b \to s \ell \ell$ anomalies on rare charm decays in non-universal $Z'$ models

TL;DR

This paper investigates how non-universal Z' models, constrained by B physics and neutrino data, affect rare charm decays, finding that new physics effects are strongly limited and unlikely to produce observable deviations from the Standard Model.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of rare charm decay observables within non-universal Z' models, incorporating multiple experimental constraints to assess potential new physics signals.

Findings

Enhanced decay rates are ruled out by current constraints.

Rare charm decays remain consistent with Standard Model predictions.

No significant new physics effects are expected in these channels.

Abstract

In this work, we study the impact of $b \to s \ell \ell$, $B_s - \bar{B_s}$ mixing and neutrino trident measurements on observables in decays induced by $c \to u $ transition in the context of a non-universal $Z'$ model which generates $C^{\rm NP}_{9} <0$ and $C^{\rm NP}_9 = - \,C^{\rm NP}_{10} $ new physics scenarios at the tree level. We inspect the effects on $D^0 \to \pi^0 \nu \bar{\nu}$, $D^+ \to \pi^+ \nu \bar{\nu}$ and $B_c \to B^+ \nu \bar{\nu} $ decays which are induced by the quark level transition $c \to u \nu \bar{\nu}$. The fact that the branching ratios of these decays are negligible in the standard model (SM) and the long distance effects are relatively smaller in comparison to their charged dileptons counterparts, they are considered to provide genuine null-tests of SM. Therefore the observation of these modes at the level of current as well as planned experimental sensitivities would imply unambiguous signature of new physics. Using the constraints on $Z'$ couplings coming from a combined fit to $b \to s \ell \ell$, $\Delta M_s$ and neutrino trident data, we find that any meaningful enhancement over the SM value is ruled out in the considered framework. The same is true for $D - \bar{D}$ mixing observable $\Delta M_D$ along with $D^0 \to \mu^+ \mu^-$ and $D^+ \to \pi^+ \mu^+ \mu^-$ decay modes which are induced through $c \to u \mu^+ \mu^-$ transition.