$B_s\to\mu^+\mu^-$ as current and future probe of new physics

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The rare flavour-changing neutral current decay $B_s\to\mu^+\mu^-$ is among the most important indirect probes of new physics at the LHC, as it is strongly suppressed in the Standard Model, very sensitive to new physics effects, and theoretically exceptionally clean.

• We present a thorough state-of-the-art analysis of the constraints on new physics from present and future measurements of this decay, focusing on scalar operators.
• We show model-independently and in concrete new physics models, namely the MSSM and two leptoquark scenarios, that a future precise measurement of the mass-eigenstate rate asymmetry in $B_s\to\mu^+\mu^-$ would allow to disentangle new physics scenarios that would be indistinguishable based on measurements of the branching ratio alone.
• We also highlight the complementarity between $B_s\to\mu^+\mu^-$ and direct searches in both model classes.