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arxiv: 0808.2933 · v2 · submitted 2008-08-21 · ✦ hep-ph

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Rare decay π⁰to e^+ e^- constraints on the light CP-odd Higgs in NMSSM

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We constrain the light CP-odd Higgs $A_{1}^{0}$ in NMSSM via the rare decay $\pi^{0}\to e^{+}e^{-}$. It is shown that the possible $3\sigma$ discrepancy between theoretical predictions and the recent KTeV measurement of ${\cal B}({\pi}^{0}\to e^+ e^-)$ cannot be resolved when the constraints from $\Upsilon\to\gamma A_1^0$, $a_{\mu}$ and $\pi^{0}\to \gamma \gamma$ are combined. Furthermore, the combined constraints also exclude the scenario involving $m_{A_1^0}=214.3$ MeV, which is invoked to explain the anomaly in the $\Sigma^{+}\to p \mu^{+}\mu^{-}$ decay found by the HyperCP Collaboration.

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