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.     

Study of semileptonic decays Bs→Ds1(2536)lν and Bs→Ds2(2573) lν in the CQM model

Based on the assumption that D_s1(2536) and D_s2(2573) belong to T doublet (1⁺,2⁺), we calculate the semileptonic decays of B_s to D_s1(2536) and D_s2(2573) in terms of the Constituent Quark Meson (CQM) model. For B_s→D_s1(2536)+lν and B_s→D_s2(2573)+lν, the order of magnitude of the obtained branching ratios is 10^－3. Our numerical results of the semileptonic decays of B_s to D_s1(2536) and D_s2(2573) are large, which implies that two semileptonic decays should be seen     

Off-Shell Effect of Quarks in Bs→γe+e-

We evaluate the rare decays B_s→γe⁺e^- in the standard model, considering the off-shell effect of quarks in B_s meson as well as some contributions neglected in previous works. It is found that the quarks off-shell are large. With the predicted branching ratios at order of 10^-8, it is expected that the radiative dileptonic decays will be detected in the LHC-b experiments.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Direct CP violation in B(s)→J/ψP(V)

In the framework of factorization, we study direct CP violation in the decays of B_(s)→J/ψP(V) (P(V) refer to the pseudoscalar (vector) meson). The CP violation depends strongly on Cabibbo-Kobayashi- Maskawa (CKM) matrix elements and the effective parameter, N_c. The recent experimental data for the branching ratios of B_(s)→J/ψP(V) are accurate enough and we can give a strong constraint on the range of N_c. We nd that the CP violating asymmetry is consistent with the available experiment values for the b→d transition, and a little smaller than the b→s transition. We also predict the CP violation of other decay channels for B_(s)→J/ψP(V). We expect our results can give valuable guidance for experiments.     

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°.     

Comprehensive analysis of e+e-→γηc(2S)

We discuss the production of η_c(2S) through the process e⁺e^-→γη_c(2S), where the leading contribution originates from 1-loop electroweak corrections. Adopting some reasonable light-cone distribution amplitudes, we analyze the cross section of this process. As the electron-positron center of mass energy √s=3770 MeV, the typical production cross section of this process is about 1 fb.     

Study of pure annihilation decays Bd,s→D0D0

Within the heavy quark limit and the hierarchy approximation λ_QCD<< m_D<B, we analyze the B→D⁰D⁰ and B_s→D⁰D⁰ decays, which occur purely via annihilation type diagrams. As a rough estimate, we calculate their branching ratios and CP asymmetries in the perturbative QCD (PQCD) approach. The branching ratio of B→D⁰D⁰ is about 3.8×10^－5 that is just below the latest experimental upper limit. The branching ratio of B_s→D⁰D⁰ is about 6.8×10^－4, which could be measured in LHC-b. From the calculation, it is found that this branching ratio is not sensitive to the weak phase angle γ. In these two decay modes, there exist CP asymmetries because of the interference between weak and strong interaction. However, these asymmetries are too small to be measured easily.     

O(α_sv~2) correction to J/ψ plus η_c production in e~+e~- annihilation at √s=10.6 GeV

Based on the nonrelativistic QCD factorization approach, O(α_sv2) corrections to J/ψ plus η_c production in m e⁺e^- annihilation at √s=10.6 ≥v are calculated in this work. The numerical results show that the correction at α_sv2 order is only about a few percent of the total theoretical result. This indicates that the perturbative expansions become convergent and that a higher order correction will be smaller. The uncertainties from the long-distance matrix elements, renormalization scale and the measurement in the experiment are also discussed. Our result is in agreement with the previous result by Jia.     

A note on Ξc(3055)+ and Ξc(3123)+

The Babar Collaboration announced two new excited charmed baryons Ξ_c(3055)⁺ and Ξ_c(3123)⁺. We study their strong decays assuming they are D-wave states. Some assignments are excluded by comparing our numerical results with the experimental values of the total widths of Ξ_c(3055)⁺ and Ξ_c(3123)⁺. We also suggest some possible decay modes, which will be helpful to     

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.     

Fourth generation effects in Bs→π^-K^＋ decay

We study the effects of the fourth quark generation model in B_s → π^-K⁺ decay. Combining with the up-to-date experimental measurement for B(B_s → π^-K⁺) and A_cp^dir(B_s → π^-K⁺) by the CDF Collaboration, we derive the new bound of weak phase ø_bd, which are 0°< ø_bd <44°, 321°< ø_bd < 360° and 0°< ø_bd < 26°, 342°< ø_bd < 360° for m_t'=400 and 600 GeV respectively. In these regions, B(B_s → π^-K⁺) and A_cp^dir(B_s → π^-K⁺) consist with the current experimental data within errors.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Mini-review of rare charmonium decays at BESⅢ

Recently, the LHCb experiment announced 3.5σ evidence for direct CP violation in D⁰ decay by looking at the difference between A_CP(D⁰→K⁺K^-) and A_CP(D⁰→π⁺π^-). This is the rst evidence of CP violation in a charm system, which may indicate new physics beyond the Standard Model. Motivated by this measurement, we review rare processes in charmonium decay, especially, the weak decay, C or P violated decay, and lepton avor violated decays. In case the new physics appears in charm sector, these rare decays of charmonium states will provide an opportunity to search for signi cant contributions from physics beyond the Standard Model. With huge J/ψ and ψ(2S) samples in BES0 experiment, the rare decays may be feasible.     

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.     

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)^-.