Radiative corrections to the $\rm S, T, U$ parameters and their impact on the $W$ boson mass in the 331 model

TL;DR

This paper analyzes how radiative corrections in the 331 model affect electroweak precision parameters and the W boson mass, providing constraints on the model's scalar and gauge sectors and addressing the recent W mass anomaly.

Contribution

It offers the first detailed calculation of S, T, U parameters in the 331 model with beta = -√3, linking these to experimental constraints and the W mass anomaly.

Findings

Scalar masses are constrained to TeV scale or below.

Model can explain the W boson mass anomaly if confirmed.

Strong bounds on new gauge bosons from precision data.

Abstract

We investigate radiative corrections to electroweak precision observables, specifically the Peskin--Takeuchi parameters $\mathrm{S}$, $\mathrm{T}$, and $\mathrm{U}$, in the $SU(3)_C \times SU(3)_L \times U(1)_X$ (331) model with $\beta = -\sqrt{3}$. Using the SARAH and SPheno packages, we compute the mass spectrum and low-energy observables. We show that these parameters place strong constraints on the model, requiring most of the scalar masses to lie in the TeV range or below, and imposing indirect bounds on the newly predicted gauge bosons. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the model can accommodate the $W$ boson mass anomaly reported by the CDF collaboration, should future measurements confirm its persistence.