Large effects on $\BsBs$ mixing by vector-like quarks

Abstract

We calculate the contributions of the vector-like quark model to $\BsBs$ mixing, taking into account the constraints from the decay $B\to X_sγ$. In this model the neutral bosons mediate flavor-changing interactions at the tree level. However, $\BsBs$ mixing is dominated by contributions from the box diagrams with the top quark and the extra up-type quark. In sizable ranges of the model parameters, the mixing parameter $x_s$ is much different from the standard model prediction.

11 pages, 4 figures, To be published in Phys. Rev. D