Sigma to p mu+ mu-: Standard Model or New Particle?

dc.creatorValencia, G.
dc.date2008-05-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:40:12Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:40:12Z
dc.descriptionThe HyperCP collaboration observed three events for the decay Sigma to p mu+ mu-. They suggested that new physics may be required to understand the implied decay rate and the observed dimuon invariant mass distribution. Motivated by this result, we re-examine this mode. First within the standard model, and then assuming there is a new particle. Within the SM we find that this mode is long-distance dominated and its rate falls within the range suggested by the HyperCP measurement. We then examine the conditions under which the observation is consistent with a light Higgs boson and find an explicit example that satisfies all the constraints: the light pseudoscalar Higgs boson in the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model (NMSSM).
dc.descriptionContribution to Moriond EW 08
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0805.3285
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0805.3285
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/161411
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleSigma to p mu+ mu-: Standard Model or New Particle?
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