Search for sub-GeV Scalars in $e^+e^-$ collisions
Abstract
Light scalars that couple to leptons are common figures in beyond the Standard Model endeavors. Considering a scalar that has universal and couplings to leptons only, we compute this leptophilic scalar contribution to the $e^{-}e^{+} \rightarrow \tau^{+}\tau^{-} S $ production cross section with $S \rightarrow \ell^+\ell^-$. We later compare the expected signal with recent data from the Belle collaboration collected near the resonance $\Upsilon(4S)$ with $\mathcal{L}=626 fb^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity to place limits on the couplings-mass plane for the $4$~MeV-$6.5$~GeV mass range to show that Belle stands a great laboratory for light scalars, particularly excluding part of the parameter space in which the muon g-2 anomaly is addressed.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- December 2024
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2412.19893
- Bibcode:
- 2024arXiv241219893C
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology;
- High Energy Physics - Theory
- E-Print:
- 6 pages, 4 figures