Comprehensive study of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msubsup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>−</
We present a comprehensive analysis of the decay <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <a:msubsup> <a:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</a:mi> <a:mi>c</a:mi> <a:mo>−</a:mo> </a:msubsup> <a:mo stretchy="false">→</a:mo> <a:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</a:mi> <a:mo stretchy="false">(</a:mo> <a:mo stretchy="false">→</a:mo> <a:mi>p</a:mi> <a:mi>π</a:mi> <a:mo stretchy="false">)</a:mo> <a:msup> <a:mi>μ</a:mi> <a:mo>−</a:mo> </a:msup> <a:msub> <a:mover accent="true"> <a:mi>ν</a:mi> <a:mo stretchy="false">¯</a:mo> </a:mover> <a:mi>μ</a:mi> </a:msub> </a:math> within a model-independent effective field theory framework. Previous studies have been restricted to the three-body decay <k:math xmlns:k="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <k:msubsup> <k:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</k:mi> <k:mi>c</k:mi> <k:mo>+</k:mo> </k:msubsup> <k:mo stretchy="false">→</k:mo> <k:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</k:mi> <k:msup> <k:mi>μ</k:mi> <k:mo>+</k:mo> </k:msup> <k:msub> <k:mi>ν</k:mi> <k:mi>μ</k:mi> </k:msub> </k:math> and considered only left-handed neutrinos within the low-energy effective theory (LEFT). In this work, we extend the analysis to the complete four-body angular distribution for the first time, incorporating the indirect constraints implied by the Standard Model effective field theory (SMEFT) on the LEFT Wilson coefficients. We also include the effects of right-handed neutrino (RHN) operators, enabling a unified treatment of both left- and right-handed neutrino interactions in the <p:math xmlns:p="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <p:mi>c</p:mi> <p:mo stretchy="false">→</p:mo> <p:mi>s</p:mi> <p:mi>μ</p:mi> <p:msub> <p:mi>ν</p:mi> <p:mi>μ</p:mi> </p:msub> </p:math> transition. Using the global bounds derived from LEFT observables and their SMEFT correlations, we study the impact of allowed new-physics scenarios on a variety of observables, including differential decay rates, forward-backward asymmetries, polarization asymmetries of the final-state hadron and lepton, and the angular coefficients ( <s:math xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <s:msub> <s:mi mathvariant="script">M</s:mi> <s:mn>0</s:mn> </s:msub> </s:math> to <v:math xmlns:v="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <v:msub> <v:mi mathvariant="script">M</v:mi> <v:mn>9</v:mn> </v:msub> </v:math> ) in the 4-body angular distribution. Our analysis reveals significant deviations from the Standard Model in the observables <y:math xmlns:y="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <y:msubsup> <y:mi mathvariant="script">P</y:mi> <y:mi>L</y:mi> <y:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</y:mi> </y:msubsup> </y:math> and <cb:math xmlns:cb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <cb:msub> <cb:mi mathvariant="script">M</cb:mi> <cb:mn>1</cb:mn> </cb:msub> </cb:math> for <fb:math xmlns:fb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <fb:msubsup> <fb:mi>C</fb:mi> <fb:mrow> <fb:mi>R</fb:mi> <fb:mi>L</fb:mi> </fb:mrow> <fb:mi>V</fb:mi> </fb:msubsup> </fb:math> and <hb:math xmlns:hb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <hb:msubsup> <hb:mi>C</hb:mi> <hb:mrow> <hb:mi>R</hb:mi> <hb:mi>R</hb:mi> </hb:mrow> <hb:mi>V</hb:mi> </hb:msubsup> </hb:math> , and striking <jb:math xmlns:jb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <jb:mi>T</jb:mi> </jb:math> -odd effects in <lb:math xmlns:lb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <lb:msub> <lb:mi mathvariant="script">M</lb:mi> <lb:mn>7</lb:mn> </lb:msub> </lb:math> for complex <ob:math xmlns:ob="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <ob:msubsup> <ob:mi>C</ob:mi> <ob:mrow> <ob:mi>R</ob:mi> <ob:mi>L</ob:mi> </ob:mrow> <ob:mi>V</ob:mi> </ob:msubsup> </ob:math> . These features provide sensitive probes of vector-type new physics, such as leptoquark or right-handed current models. The predicted patterns can be tested in forthcoming measurements at BESIII, LHCb, and Belle II, where polarization-sensitive observables in <qb:math xmlns:qb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <qb:msub> <qb:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</qb:mi> <qb:mi>c</qb:mi> </qb:msub> </qb:math> decays are becoming experimentally accessible.
Authors
- Dinesh Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6769-827X)
- Anonymous
- Siddhartha Karmakar
Institutions
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (IN)
- Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (IN)
- University of Rajasthan (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/pg62-rhwv
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00