First lattice QCD calculation of semileptonic decays of charmed-strange baryonsΞc

While the standard model is the most successful theory to describe all the interactions and constituents of elementary particle physics,it has been constantly scrutinized for over four decades.Weak decays of charm quarks can be used to measure the coupling strength between quarks in different families and serve as an ideal probe for CP violation.As the lowest charm-strange baryons with three different flavors,Ξ;baryons(composed of csu or csd)have been extensively studied in experiments.In this study,we use state-of-the-art lattice QCD techniques to generate 2+1 clover fermion ensembles with two lattice spacings,a=(0.108,0.080 fm).Then,we present the first ab-initio lattice QCD calculation of the Ξ;→Ξ form factors.Our theoretical results for the Ξc→Ξl;v;decay widths are consistent with and approximately two times more precise than the latest measurements by the ALICE and Belle collaborations.Based on the latest experimental measurements,we independently obtain the quark-mixing matrix element |V;|,which is in good agreement with results from other theoretical approaches.     

稀有衰变B0(Bs)→γv(-v)分支比的计算

在标准模型中,三体稀有衰变B0(Bs)→γv(-v)只有通过箱图和企鹅图才可以发生.这个过程对于确定B介子的衰变常数及其波函数有着较重要的物理意义,由于这些衰变道的分支比较小,因此也是探测新物理理论的比较好的场所.利用B介子强衰变确定的波函数,得到B0(Bs)→γv(-v)的分支比的数量级是10-9(10-8),这些结果可以在未来的实验上得到检验.     

微扰QCD方法计算稀有衰变B+→D+sK0

在标准模型中,稀有衰变道B⁺→D⁺_sK^*0只有通过纯湮没图才可以发生.这样这个衰变道的分支比很小.利用基于kT?因子化的微扰方法给出分支比的预测,发现它在10^－8的量级上.这个衰变道估计在将来的LHC上得到测量,对检验标准模型以及探寻新物理有着重要的意义.     

Exclusive production of B_c mesons in e~+e~- colliders

Within the framework of the perturbative QCD approach,we calculate the time-like B_(c )B_c(B_c~*)form factors F(Q~2)and A_2(Q~2).We include relativistic corrections and QCD corrections,either of which can give about20%correction to the leading-order contribution,but there are cancellation effects between them.We calculate the cross sections of the e~+e~-→B_c~-B_c~+(B_c~(*+))processes.The cross sections are enhanced at the Z pole to beσ~(P P)(Q=m _Z)～1.3×10~(-5)pb andσ~(P V)(Q=m _Z)～2.5×10~(-5)pb,which are still too small to be detected by proposed e~+e~-colliders such as the Circular Electron Positron Collider.     

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.     

Pure annihilation type D→PP(V) decays in the perturbative QCD approach

The annihilation type diagrams are di cult to calculate in any kind of model or method. Encouraged by the successful calculation of pure annihilation type B decays in the perturbative QCD factorization approach, we calculate the pure annihilation type D→PP(V) decays in the perturbative QCD approach based on the k_T factorization. Although the expansion parameter 1/m_D is not very small, our leading order numerical results agree with the existing experimental data for most channels. We expect more accurate observation from experiments, which can help us learn about the dynamics of D meson weak decays.     

Measuring D0-D0 mixing in D→f0(980) K and more

We investigate the D⁰-D⁰ mixing through the doubly Cabibbo suppressed (DCS) channel D0→f₀(980)K^*0 and its charge conjugate channel, in which the K^*0 meson is reconstructed in both K⁺π^－ and K_Sπ⁰ final state. Although the decay D⁰→f₀(980)K^* has a small branching ratio, the final state mesons are relatively easy to identify. The f₀(980) meson can be replaced by the S-wave π⁺π^－ state, or a longitudinally polarized vector meson ρ⁰. All mixing parameters, including the mass difference and decay width difference, can be extracted by studying the time-dependent decay width of these channels. We show that the method is valid in all regions for mixing parameters and it does not depend on the strong phase difference.     

微扰QCD方法计算稀有衰变B~+→D_s~+■~(*0)(英文)

在标准模型中 ,稀有衰变道B+ →D+s K 0 只有通过纯湮没图才可以发生 .这样这个衰变道的分支比很小 .利用基于kT 因子化的微扰方法给出分支比的预测 ,发现它在 10 -8的量级上 .这个衰变道估计在将来的LHC上得到测量 ,对检验标准模型以及探寻新物理有着重要的意义 .     

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 C eff 9 and C 10 . 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.