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Interpreting LHCb's $\Lambda_b\to \Lambda_c\tau\bar\nu$ measurement and puzzles in semileptonic $\Lambda_b$ decays

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arxiv 2206.11282 v1 pith:M5HJJ4QH submitted 2022-06-22 hep-ph

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Normalizing the recent LHCb measurement of $\Lambda_b \to \Lambda_c \tau \bar\nu$ to the standard model (SM) prediction for the $\Lambda_b \to \Lambda_c \mu \bar\nu$ rate, instead of a LEP measurement, provides a more consistent comparison with the SM prediction for the lepton flavor universality ratio $R(\Lambda_c)$. This modestly increases $R(\Lambda_c)$ compared to the quoted LHCb result, such that it no longer hints at a suppression compared to the SM, which would be hard to accommodate in new physics scenarios that enhance $R(D^{(*)})$. We point out that the fraction of excited states in inclusive semileptonic $\Lambda_b$ decay may be significantly greater than the corresponding fraction in $B$ decays. Possible implications are speculated upon.

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