We report a search for an axion-like particle a in B → K(*)a decays using data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy electron-positron collider. The search is based on a 711 fb−1 data sample collected at the Υ(4S) resonance energy, corresponding to a sample of 772 × 106 Υ(4S) events. In this study, we search for the decay of the axion-like particle into a pair of photons, a → γγ. We scan the two-photon invariant mass in the range 0.16 GeV–4.50 GeV for the K modes and 0.16 GeV–4.20 GeV for the K* modes. No significant signal is observed in any of the modes, and 90% confidence level upper limits are established on the coupling to the W boson, gaW, as a function of a mass. The limits range from 3 × 10−6 GeV−1 to 3 × 10−5 GeV−1, improving the current constraints on gaW by a factor of two over the most stringent previous experimental results.
Search for an axion-like particle in B → K(*)a(→ γγ) decays at Belle
Antonioli, C.;Gaz, A.;Lin, S.;Stroili, R.;
2025
Abstract
We report a search for an axion-like particle a in B → K(*)a decays using data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy electron-positron collider. The search is based on a 711 fb−1 data sample collected at the Υ(4S) resonance energy, corresponding to a sample of 772 × 106 Υ(4S) events. In this study, we search for the decay of the axion-like particle into a pair of photons, a → γγ. We scan the two-photon invariant mass in the range 0.16 GeV–4.50 GeV for the K modes and 0.16 GeV–4.20 GeV for the K* modes. No significant signal is observed in any of the modes, and 90% confidence level upper limits are established on the coupling to the W boson, gaW, as a function of a mass. The limits range from 3 × 10−6 GeV−1 to 3 × 10−5 GeV−1, improving the current constraints on gaW by a factor of two over the most stringent previous experimental results.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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