Measurement of J/ψ decays into ΛΛ π+π-

Based on 58 million J/ψ events collected by the BESⅡ detector at the BEPC, J/ψ→ΛΛ π⁺π^- is observed for the first time. The branching fraction is measured to be Br(J/ψ→ΛΛ π⁺π^-)=(4.30±0.13±0.99)×10^-3, excluding the decays to intermediate states, namely J/ψ→Ξ^-Ξ⁺, J/ψ→Σ(1385)^-Σ(1385)⁺, and J/ψ→Σ(1385)⁺Σ(1385)^-. The branching fractions for these intermediate resonance channels are measured to be:Br(J/ψ→Ξ^-Ξ⁺)=（0.90±0.03±0.18）×10^-3, Br(J/ψ→Σ(1385)^-Σ(1385)⁺)=(1.23±0.07±0.30)×10^-3,and Br(J/ψ→Σ(1385)⁺Σ(1385)^-)=(1.50±0.08±0.38)×10^-3, respectively. The angular distribution is of the form dN/d(cosθ)α(1+αcos²θ) with α=(0.35±0.29±0.06) for J/ψ→Ξ^-Ξ⁺, α=(-0.54±0.22±0.10) for J/ψ→Σ(1385)^-Σ(1385)⁺, and α=(-0.35±0.29±0.06) for J/ψ→Σ(1385)⁺Σ(1385)^-.     

Event generators for η/η' rare decays into π+π-l+l- and e+e-μ+μ-

Study of the rare and forbidden decays of η/η' offers a sensitive probe to test fundamental symmetries of quantum chromodynamics and search for new physics beyond the Standard Model. To study the rare decays of η/η' to π⁺π^-e⁺e^-, π⁺π^-μ⁺μ^- and e⁺e^-μ⁺μ^- at the BESⅢ detector, we developed several event generators based on the vector meson dominant model with finite-width corrections and the pseudoscalar mesons mixing theory. The various distributions from event generators are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions, which indicates that the event generators work very well after implemention in the BESⅢ Monte Carlo simulation package. In the BESⅢ physics analysis, the performance of the event generators will be improved in accordance with the distributions of different variables of η/η' from data and the improvement on the theoretical calculations.     

Evidence for further charmonium vector resonances

We discuss the shape of threshold signals in production cross sections of the reaction e⁺e^-→ D^*D^*, at the opening of the D_s^*D_s^* and Λ_c⁺Λ_c^- channels. Furthermore, evidence for the ψ(3D), ψ(5S), ψ(4D), ψ(6S), ψ(5D), ψ(7S), ψ(6D), and ψ(8S) new charmonium vector resonances is presented, on the basis of data recently published by the BABAR Collaboration. Central masses and resonance widths are estimated. Confirmation of these resonances would be a huge step in lifting the precision level of hadron spectroscopy towards that of atomic spectroscopy, with far-reaching consequences for theory.     

Analysis of Λb→pK- and pπ- decays in a flavor changing Z' mode

In this paper, we calculate the branching ratios of Λ_b→pK^- and pπ^- decays in the avor changing Z' model. We nd that the branching ratios for these two decay modes are sensitive to the contributions of the Z' boson. For Λ_b→pK^- decay, if the left-handed couplings are equal to the right-handed couplings, the branching ratio of this decay could match up to the currently experimental data for ξ_s=0.01 and -52°<φ_s^L<132°, or ξ_s=0.004 and 0°<φ_s^L<84°; if only the left-handed couplings are considered, it could match up to the experimental data for ξ_s=0.01 and -10°φ_s^L<138°. And for Λ_b→pK^- decay, if the left-handed and right-handed couplings are equal, the branching ratio of Λ_b→pK^- decay may be consistent with the currently experimental data with ξ_d=0.05 and -135°φ_d^L<43°, if only the left-handed couplings are considered, it may be consistent with ξ_d=0.05 and -114°φ_d^L<8°.     

Study of ψ(4415) in the QPC model

Some authors consider the ψ(4415) to be the 4S or 5S excited tate of a cc pair. Starting from this assumption, we study he decays of the ψ(4415) to DD, D^*D^*, D_SD_S, D_S^*D_S^*, and get the corresponding branching ratios in terms of the Quark-Pair-Creation (QPC) model. Compared with the experimental data, we find that the results of 4S state agree much better than those of the 5S state. Therefore, it is more reasonable to assume the ψ(4415) to be a 4S state.     

Evidence for e+e-→γχc1,2 at center-of-mass energies from 4.009 to 4.360 GeV

Using data samples collected at center-of-mass energies of √s=4.009, 4.230, 4.260, and 4.360 GeV with the BES0 detector operating at the BEPC/ collider, we perform a search for the process e⁺e^-→γχ_c,j (J =0, 1, 2) and find evidence for e⁺e^-→γχ_c1 and e⁺e^-→γχ_c2 with statistical significances of 3.0σ and 3.4σ, respectively. The Born cross sections σ^B(e⁺e^-→γχ_c,j), as well as their upper limits at the 90% con dence level (C.L.) are determined at each center-of-mass energy.     

D+ → η(')l+νl semileptonic decays in light-cone sum rules

We calculate the D → η transition form factor in light-cone sum rules by taking improved current correlators to avoid the pollution from the twist-3 wave function. We get consistent results of the D⁺ → η^(')l⁺ν_l decays with the experimental data. By comparing the difference between the results of the branching ratios of D⁺ → η^(')l⁺ν_l from a two-pole parameterization model and from a BZ parameterization model, we find that the two-pole model and the BZ model are comparably believable. One way is supposed for the determination of the η-η' mixing angle from the dependence of the branching ratios of D⁺ → η^(')l⁺ν_l decays on the η-η' mixing angle.     

Monte Carlo Simulation on Measurements of Branching Fractions for Some Exclusive Semileptonic Decays of Neutral D Mesons on BES-III

Using the Monte Carlo samples of about 800 pb^-1 and 500pb^-1 generated at and around 3.773GeV with BOSS (BESIII Offline Software System) 6.0.2 and BOSS 6.1.0, we have studied the branching fractions for D⁰ →K^-l⁺ν_l and D⁰ →πi^-l⁺ν_l (l=e, μ). According to the simulation results, the expected precision of these measurements for 20fb^-1 ψ(3770) data which will be collected on BESIII are well estimated.     

Analysis of Bs→φμ+μ- decay within supersymmetry

Motivated by the rst measurement on B(B_s→φμ⁺μ^-) by the CDF Collaboration, we study the supersymmetric e ects in semi-leptonic B_s→φμ⁺μ^- decay. In our evaluations, we analyze the dependences of the dimuon invariant mass spectrum and the forward-backward asymmetry on relevant supersymmetric couplings in the MSSM with and without R-parity. The analyses show that the new experimental upper limits of B(B_s→φμ⁺μ^-)from the LHCb Collaboration could further improve the bounds on sneutrino exchange couplings and (δ_LL^u)₂₃ as well as (δ_LL,RR^u)₂₃ mass insertion couplings. In addition, within the allowed ranges of relevant couplings under the constraints from B(B_s→φμ⁺μ^-), B(B→K^(*)μ⁺μ^-) and (B_s→φμ⁺μ^-), the dimuon forward-backward asymmetry and the di erential dimuon forward-backward asymmetry of B_s→φμ⁺μ^-are highly sensitive to the squark exchange contribution and the (δ_LL^u)₂₃ mass insertion contribution. The results obtained in this work will be very useful in searching for supersymmetric signals at the LHC.     

Investigations on the charmless decays of Y(4260)

Apart from the charmful decay channels of Y(4260), the charmless decay channels of Y(4260) also provide us a good platform to study the nature and the decay mechanism of Y(4260). In this paper, we propose to probe the structure of Y(4260) through the charmless decays Y(4260)→VP via intermediate D₁D+c.c. meson loops, where V and P stand for light vector and pseudoscalar mesons, respectively. Under the molecule ansatz of Y(4260), the predicted total branching ratio BR_VP for all Y(4260)→VP processes are about (0.34_-0.23^+0.23)% to (0.75_-0.52^+0.72)% with the cutoff parameter α=2-3. Numerical results show that the intermediate m D₁D+c.c. meson loops may be a possible transition mechanism in the Y(4260)→VP decays. These predicted branching ratios are the same order to that of Y(4260)→Z_c⁺(3900)π^-, which may be an evidence of D₁D molecule and can be examined by the forthcoming BESⅢ data in the near future.     

Probing the mass degeneracy of particles with different spins

The spin is an important property of a particle. Although it is unlikely, there is still a possibility that two particles with di erent spins share similar masses. In this paper, we propose a method to probe this kind of mass degeneracy of particles with di erent spins. We use the cascade decay B⁺→X(3872)K⁺, X(3872)→D⁺D^- to illustrate our method. It can be seen that the possible mass degeneracy of X(3872) can lead to interesting behavior in the corresponding cascade decay.     

Pure annihilation type decays B0→Ds- K2+ and Bs→Da2 in perturbative QCD approach

We calculate the branching ratios of pure annihilation type decays B⁰→D_s^- K₂^*+ and B_s→Da₂ using the perturbative QCD approach based on k_T factorization. The branching ratios are predicted to be (60.6_{-16.5-10.4-2.1}^{+17.3+4.3+3.2} )× 10^-6 for B⁰→D_s^- K₂^*+, (1.1_-0.4-0.2-0.1^+0.4+0.1+0.1)×10^-6 for B_s→D⁰a₂⁰ and (2.3_-0.8-0.4-0.1^+0.8+0.2+0.1)×10^-6 for B_s→D^-a₂⁺. They are large enough to be measured in the ongoing experiment. Due to the shortage of contributions from penguin operators, there are no direct CP asymmetries for these decays in the Standard Model. We also derive simple relations among these decay channels to reduce theoretical uncertainties for the experiments to test the accuracy of theory and search of new physics signal.     

Searching for new physics in D0→μ+μ-, e+e-,μ±e干 at BES and/or the super charm-tau factory

In contrast with B⁰-B⁰, B_s-B_s mixing where the standard model (SM) contributions overwhelm that of the new physics beyond standard model (BSM), a measured relatively large D⁰-D⁰ mixing where the SM contribution is negligible, definitely implies the existence of the new physics BSM. It is natural to consider that the rare decays of D meson might be more sensitive to new physics, and the decay mode D⁰→μ⁺μ^- could be an ideal area to search for new physics because it is a flavor changing process. In this work we look for a trace of the new physics BSM in the leptonic decays of D⁰. Concretely we discuss the contributions of unparticle or an extra gauge boson Z' while imposing the constraints set by fitting the D⁰- D⁰ mixing data. We find that the long-distance SM effects for D⁰→l1 still exceed those contributions of the BSM under consideration, but for a double-flavor changing process such as D⁰→μ^±e⁺, the new physics contribution would be significant.     

The study of B→K()l+l- decays in family non-universal Z' models

In a combined investigation of B→K^(*)l⁺l^- decays, constraints on the related couplings in family non-universal Z' models are derived. We find that within the allowed parameter space, the recently observed forward-backward asymmetry in the B→K^(*)l⁺l^- decay can be explained by flipping the signs of the Wilson coefficients C₉^eff and C₁₀. With the obtained constraints, we also calculate the branching ratio of the B_s→μ⁺μ^- decay. The upper bound of our prediction is nearly an order of magnitude smaller than the upper bound given by the CDF Collaboration recently.     

Uncertainty study of DS-(D-)→γlν (l=e,μ) decays determined by wave function

Wave function is important for determining decay constants f_DS^- and f_D^-. Using the 5 types of D meson wave functions in the heavy quark limit, we studied the uncertainties of radiative pure-leptonic decays of D_S^-(D^-) mesons. The branching ratios are (1.025390—1.706812) × 10^-5 and (0.953498—1.576725) × 10^-6 for D_S^- and D^- decays, respectively, which are sensitive to the type of wave function.     

Searches for the technicolor signatures via gg → W±πt± at the Large Hadron Collider

In this paper, we calculate the production of a charged top pion in association with a W boson via gg fusion at CERN's Large Hadron Collider in the context of the topcolor assisted technicolor model. We find that the total cross section of pp → gg → W^±π_t is several dozen femtobarns with reasonable values of the parameters, and the total cross section of pp → W^±π_t can reach a few hundred femtobarns when we consider the sum of the contributions of these two parton subprocesses, gg → W^±π_t and bb → W^±π_t.     

Determination of J/φ Event Number via J/φ→μ+μ- and J/φ→ e+e- at BESIII

The decays of J/φ→μ⁺μ^- and J/φ→ e⁺e^- are studied by Monte-Carlo simulation, based on the Beijing Spectrometer (BES)Ⅲ offline software system. The methods of determination of the J/φ event number via J/φ→μ⁺μ^- and J/φ→ e⁺e^- are presented, respectively. These methods can be used to determine the J/φevent number for the coming BESⅢ J/φ data sample.     

Semileptonic decays Bc→(ηc,J/Ψ)lv in the perturbative QCD approach

In this paper we study the semileptonic decays of B_c^-→(η_c,J/Ψ)l^-v_l. We first evaluate the B_c→(η_c,J/Ψ) transition form factors F₀(q²), F₊(q²), V(q²) and A_0,1,2(q²) by employing the pQCD factorization approach, and then we calculate the branching ratios for all considered semileptonic decays. Based on the numerical results and the phenomenological analysis, we find that: (a) the pQCD predictions for the values of the B_c→η_c and B_c→J/Ψ transition form factors agree well with those obtained by using other methods; (b) the pQCD predictions for the branching ratios of the considered decays are Br(B_c^-→η_c e^-v_e(μ^-v_μ)=(4.41_-1.09^+1.22)×10^-3, Br(B_c^-→η_cτ^-v_τ) =(1.37_-0.34^+0.37)×10^-3, Br(B_c^-→J/Ψ e^-v_e(μ^-v_μ)) =(10.03_-1.18^+1.33)×10^-3, and Br(B_c^-→J/Ψτ^-v_τ) =(2.92_-0.34^+0.40)×10^-3; and (c) we also define and calculate two ratios of the branching ratios R_ηc and R_J/Ψ, which will be tested by LHCb and the forthcoming Super-B experiments.     

Branching fraction of the isospin violating process φ→ωπ^0

We have examined the parametrization of the e⁺e^- → ωπ⁰ cross section in the vicinity of the φ resonance and the extraction of the branching fraction of the isospin violating process φ → ωπ⁰ from experimental data. We found that there are two possible solutions of the branching fraction: one is 4 × 10^-5, and the other is 7 × 10^-3. The latter is two orders of magnitude higher than the former, which is the commonly accepted one.     

Recent results from the KEDR detector

We report results of experiments performed with the KEDR detector at the VEPP-4M e⁺e^－ collider. They include precise measurement of the D⁰ and D^± meson masses, determination of the ψ(3770) resonance parameters, and a search for narrow resonances in e⁺e^－ annihilation at center-of-mass energies between 1.85 and 3.1 GeV.