Signatures of Light New Particles in $B\to K^{(\ast )}{E}_{\mathrm{miss}}$

Abstract

The recent Belle II observation of $B\to K{E}_{\mathrm{miss}}$ challenges theoretical interpretations in terms of Standard Model neutrino final states. Instead, we consider new physics scenarios where up to two new light-invisible particles of spin 0 up to 3/2 are present in the final state. We identify viable scenarios by reconstructing the (binned) likelihoods of the relevant $B\to K^{(\ast )}{E}_{\mathrm{miss}}$ and also $B_s\to E_{\mathrm{miss}}$ experimental analyses and present preferred regions of couplings and masses. In particular, we find that the current data prefers two-body decay kinematics involving the emission of a single massive scalar or a vector particle, or alternatively, three-body decays involving pairs of massive scalars or spin 1/2 fermions. When applicable, we compare our findings with existing literature and briefly discuss some model-building implications.

Comments: 16 pages, 10 figures; v2: corrected Eq. (B7) and updated Fig. 7, conclusions unchanged