Study of $B\to K^{(*)} \ell^+\ell^-$ Decays in the Family Non-universal $Z'$ Models

Abstract

In a combined investigation of the $B\to K^{(*)}\ell^+\ell^-$ decays, constraints on the related couplings in family non-universal $Z^{\prime}$ models are derived. We find that within the allowed parameter space, the recently observed forward-backward asymmetry in the $B\to K^*\ell^+\ell^-$ decay can be explained, by flipping the signs of the Wilson coefficients $C_9^{\rm eff}$ and $C_{10}$. With the obtained constraints, we also calculate the branching ratio of the $B_s\toμ^+μ^-$ decay. The upper bound of our prediction is near the upper bound given by CDF Collaboration recently.

19 pages, 4 figures, some errors corrected; Journal version