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On the physics case of a super flavour factory

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2008, Journal of High Energy Physics

https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/02/110
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We summarize the physics case of a high-luminosity e + e − flavour factory collecting an integrated luminosity of 50-75 ab −1. Many New Physics sensitive measurements involving B and D mesons and τ leptons, unique to a Super Flavour Factory, can be performed with excellent sensitivity to new particles with masses up to ∼ 100 (or even ∼ 1000) TeV. Flavour-and CP-violating couplings of new particles that may be discovered at the LHC can be measured in most scenarios, even in unfavourable cases assuming minimal flavour violation. Together with the LHC, a Super Flavour Factory, following either the SuperKEKB or the SuperB proposal, could be soon starting the project of reconstructing the New Physics Lagrangian.

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