Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2009-07-12
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
14 pages, 6 figures, invited talk at the EW session of Moriond 2009
Scientific paper
Attention is drawn to the several 2-3 $\sigma$ "anomalies" in B, $B_s$ mixings and decays involving CP-observables. Perhaps the most interesting theoretical scenario that could cause such effects is based on warped extra-dimensional models and indeed some of the effects were predicted there. However, a rather simple explanation is that based on a fourth family of quarks with masses in the range of(400 - 600) GeV. The built-in hierarchy of the 4$\times$4 mixing matrix is such that the $t'$ readily provides a needed {\it perturbation} ($\approx 15%$) to $\sin 2 \beta$ as measured in $B \to \psi K_s$ and simultaneously is the dominant source of CP asymmetry in $B_s \to \psi \phi$. The latter mode is theoretically very clean (unlike the others) and therefore it would be extremely desirable that Fermilab gives a very high priority to clarify this anomaly at the earliest. 4th family explanation allows, with relative ease, to accomodate the stringent flavor changing constraints which usually can be quite challenging for new physics scenarios.Implications for the LHC are briefly discussed; $t'$ and $b'$ lead to high $p_t$ multilepton events, in particular $b'$ decays produce rather distinctive same sign leptons with asymmetric energies.
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