The Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix describes the flavor-changing interactions of quarks. The matrix element |Vts| describes the coupling between the top and strange quark, but the decay of t→sW is not directly seen yet. A direct measurement of |Vts| can be performed by identifying the strange jets from top decays. However, the extremely low ratio of t→sW compared to the dominant t→bW,...
Considering the self-interaction of bosonic scalar Ultra-Light Dark Matter (ULDM) relaxes the constraints on its particle mass, typically estimated to be around ~1e−22 eV. We calculate the dynamical friction (DF) coefficient for a steady-state circular orbit induced by the gravitational wake of ULDM using multipole expansion. In the strong self-coupling regime, the leading-order term for the...
Charged current weak interactions between quarks are governed by the CKM matrix. The matrix element Vts represents the coupling strength between top and strange quarks. The square of this element corresponds to the branching ratio of a top quark decaying into a strange quark and a W boson. This value can be inferred indirectly through measurements from B meson oscillations or obtained via a...