A model independent analysis of $ B -> X_s \ell^+ \ell^- $ decays in supersymmetry

TL;DR

This paper reviews how supersymmetric models can significantly alter the decay rates and asymmetries in B meson decays to strange quarks and leptons, highlighting potential signals of new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Contribution

It provides a model-independent analysis of SUSY effects on B -> X_s l+ l- decays using the mass insertion approximation, including non-perturbative corrections and constraints from other processes.

Findings

Branching ratios and asymmetries can be strongly modified by SUSY effects.

Differential Forward-Backward asymmetry behavior changes significantly from the Standard Model.

SUSY contributions can lead to observable deviations in decay observables.

Abstract

Recently the semileptonic decays $B\to X_s e^+ e^-$, $B\to X_s \mu^+ \mu^-$ in generic supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model have been studied in ref.~\cite{noi}. In this talk I review the main points of this analysis. SUSY effects are parameterized using the mass insertion approximation formalism and differences with MSSM results are pointed out. Constraints on SUSY contributions coming from other processes ({\it e.g.} $b\to s \g$) are taken into account. Chargino and gluino contributions to photon and Z-mediated decays are computed and non-perturbative corrections are considered. We find that the integrated branching ratios and the asymmetries can be strongly modified. Moreover, the behavior of the differential Forward-Backward asymmetry remarkably changes with respect to the Standard Model expectation.