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000003879 037__ $$aBELLE2-TALK-CONF-2023-149
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000003879 088__ $$aBELLE2-TALK-DRAFT-2023-121
000003879 100__ $$aLorenz Ennio Gaertner
000003879 245__ $$aA model-independent likelihood function for the Belle II B+ -> K+νν analysis
000003879 260__ $$a8th general workshop of the “Forum on the interpretation of the LHC results for BSM studies$$c2023-09-29
000003879 300__ $$amult. p
000003879 520__ $$aRare decays like  B+ -> K+νν, searched for by the Belle II collaboration, are important in particle physics research as they offer a window into physics beyond the Standard Model. However, the experimental challenges induced by the two final state neutrinos require assumptions on the kinematic distribution of this decay. Consequently, the results feature a model dependency arising from both Standard Model assumptions and from the description of the pertinent hadronic matrix element, making reinterpretation complicated without reanalysing the underlying data. In this work, we address this issue by deriving a model-independent likelihood function, parameterizing the theory space in terms of Wilson coefficients of the weak effective theory, and reweighting the signal template according to the predicted kinematic signal distribution. By extending the pyhf fitting software and interfacing it with the EOS software for flavor physics phenomenology, we can perform a runtime update of the theoretical model, enabling us to derive exclusion limits in the space of Wilson coefficients. Once public, the model-independent likelihood function will be a useful tool for the particle physics community to perform tests on existing theoretical models.
000003879 8560_ $$fdjaffe@bnl.gov
000003879 8564_ $$uhttps://docs.belle2.org/record/3879/files/BELLE2-TALK-CONF-2023-149.pdf