Test of h1(1830) made of $$K^* bar K^*$$ with the $$eta _c to varphi K^* bar K^*$$ decay

The transverse momentum distributions of final-state particles produced in collisions at energies available at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are studied by using the two-Boltzmann distribution and Tsallis statistics. Experimental distributions described by the two-Boltzmann distribution can be described by the Tsallis statistics. The two-temperature emission described by the two-Boltzmann distribution reflects temperature fluctuation of interacting system. The Tsallis statistics can describe the temperature fluctuation and the degree of non-equilibrium. The results calculated by the two-Boltzmann distribution and the Tsallis statistics are in agreement with the experimental data available at the LHC energies. In some cases, the two-Boltzmann distribution degenerates to (single) Boltzmann distribution.

     

Rare $$\Lambda _c\rightarrow p \ell ^+\ell ^-$$ decay in the relativistic quark model

The relativistic quark model based on the quasipotential approach with the QCD-motivate potential is employed for the calculation of the form factors of the \(\Lambda _c\rightarrow p\) rare weak transitions. Their momentum dependence is explicitly determined without additional assumptions and extrapolations in the whole kinematical range of the momentum transfer squared \(q^2\). The differential \(\Lambda _c\rightarrow p l^+l^-\) decay branching fractions and angular distributions are calculated on the basis of these form factors. Both the perturbative and effective Wilson coefficients, which include contributions of vector meson resonances, are used. The calculated branching fraction of the \(\Lambda _c\rightarrow p \mu ^+\mu ^-\) rare decay is well consistent with the experimental upper limit very recently set by the LHCb Collaboration.     

Suggestion for Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiments using reactions likee^ + e^ - \to \Lambda \bar \Lambda \to \pi ^ - p\pi ^ + \bar p

Since weakly decaying particles are their own polarimeters, reactions like \(\eta _c \to \Lambda \bar \Lambda , \psi \to \Lambda \bar \Lambda ,e^ + e^ - \to \mu ^ + \mu ^ -\) , etc. are interesting for testing the non-locality of quantum mechanical predictions. Although such reactions, in principle, do not exclude all classes of hidden variable theories, they can be used to complement current experiments with external polarimeters. The reaction \(\eta _c \to \Lambda \bar \Lambda \to \pi ^ - p\pi ^{ + - } \bar p\) is conceptually the simplest and most useful as agedanken experiment, although it has not yet been seen experimentally. The reaction \(e^ + e^ - \to \Lambda \bar \Lambda \to \pi ^ - p\pi ^ + \bar p\) near threshold or at the φ resonance can be used for essentially the same test. This is feasible with presently available data and would be the first EPR experiment involving weak interactions.     

Associative open charm photoproduction $$\gamma + N \to Y_c + \bar D_c (\bar D_c^ * ), Y_c = \Lambda _c^ + or \Sigma _c $$

We analyze polarization effects in associative photoproduction of pseudoscalar\((\bar D_c )\) and vector\((\bar D_c^ * )\) charmed mesons in exclusive processes\(\gamma + N \to Y_c + \bar D_c , Y_c = \Lambda _c^ + , \Sigma _c \). We calculate the differential cross section and all polarization observables in framework of au effective Lagrangian approach. In case of collinear kinematics it is possible to give model independent predictions for polarization observables in case of\(\bar D_c \) production, and the analysis for\(\bar D_c^ * \) is largely simplified.     

Waiting for the discovery of $B^0_d\to K^0\bar K^0$

The CP asymmetries of the decay , which originates from flavor-changing neutral-current processes, and its CP-averaged branching ratio BR offer interesting avenues to explore flavor physics. We show that we may characterize this channel, within the standard model, in a theoretically clean manner through a surface in observable space. In order to extract the relevant information from BR , further information is required, which is provided by the system and the SU(3) flavor symmetry, where we include the leading factorizable SU(3)-breaking corrections and discuss how experimental insights into non-factorizable effects can be obtained. We point out that the standard model implies a lower bound for BR , which is very close to its current experimental upper bound, thereby suggesting that this decay should soon be observed. Moreover, we explore the implications for color suppression in the system, and convert the data for these modes in a peculiar standard-model pattern for the CP-violating observables.Received: 3 August 2004, Published online: 15 November 2004     

Measurement of charged kaon semileptonic decay branching fraction K^ - \to e^ - \bar \nu _e \pi ^0 using ISTRA+ detector

The ratio of branching fractions for \(K^ - \to e^ - \bar \nu _e \pi ^0\) andK ^? → π^?π⁰ decays has been measured using the ISTRA+ spectrometer. The result of our measurement is the following: $$\mathcal{R}_{Ke_3 /K_{2\pi } } = 0.2423 \pm 0.0015(stat.) \pm 0.0037(syst.).$$ Using the current PDG value for the K _2π branching fraction, this result leads to the measured K _e3 branching fraction of Br(K _e3) = 0.0501 ± 0.0009 and to the value of |V _us |f ₊(0) = 0.2115 ± 0.0021.     

K^0 - \bar K^0 mixing and the chiral-bag model

TheB-parameter is determined by the chiralbag model calculation of the amplitude. This is correlated with theK⁺⁰ decay amplitude. The theoretical magnitude ofB-parameter depends on the final state interaction effects inK2 decays. Without the final state interaction correction one findsB(µ _B ² )0.37, with the correction includedB(µ _B ² )0.9. Similar connection between theoretical prediction of theK⁺⁰ decay amplitude and calculated value ofB parameter seems to exist in other approaches too.     

Effects of final state interactions in B^ + \to D_S^ + \bar K^0 decay

We investigate the effects of final state interactions (FSI) contributions in the nonleptonic two body $B^ + \to D_S^ + \bar K^0$ decay, however the hadronic decay of $B^ + \to D_S^ + \bar K^0$ is analyzed by using “QCD factorization” (QCDF) method and final state interaction (FSI). First, the $B^ + \to D_S^ + \bar K^0$ decay is calculated via QCDF method and only the annihilation graphs exist in that method. Hence, the FSI must be seriously considered to solve the $B^ + \to D_S^ + \bar K^0$ decay and the D ⁰π⁺(D ⁰*ρ⁺), D ⁺π⁰(D ⁺*ρ⁰) and D ⁺η _c (D ⁺*J/ψ) via the exchange of K ^+(*), K ^0(*) and D _s ^+(*) mesones are chosen for the intermediate states. To estimate the intermediate states amplitudes, the QCDF method is again used. These amplitudes are used in the absorptive part of the diagrams. The experimental branching ratio of $B^ + \to D_S^ + \bar K^0$ decay is less than 8 × 10^?4 and the predicted branching ratio is 0.23 × 10^?9 in the absence of FSI effects and it becomes 6.74 × 10^?4 when FSI contributions are taken into account.     

Electroweak penguin effects beyond leading logarithms in theB-meson decaysB −→K − ϕ and $$B^ - \to \pi ^ - \bar K^{0*} $$

Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields - Using the low energy effective Hamiltonian for |ΔB|=1, ΔC=ΔU=0 transitions, which has been calculated recently by Buras et al....     

Study of K^ - \to \pi ^0 e^ - \overline \nu _e \gamma decay with ISTRA+ setup

Results of study of the $K^ - \to \pi ^0 e^ - \overline \nu \gamma $ decay at the ISTRA+ setup are presented. We observed 4476 events of this decay. The branching ratio is found to be $R = \frac{{Br(K^ - \to \pi ^0 e^ - \overline \nu _e \gamma )}}{{Br(K^ - \to \pi ^0 e^ - \overline \nu _e )}}$ = (1.81±0.03(stat.)±0.07(syst.)) × 10^?2 for E*_γ > 10 MeV and θ*_eγ > 10°. For comparison with the previous experiment the branching ratio with cuts E*_γ > 10 MeV, 0.6 < cos θ*_eγ < 0.9 is calculated: R = $\frac{{Br(K^ - \to \pi ^0 e^ - \overline \nu _e \gamma )}}{{Br(K^ - \to \pi ^0 e^ - \overline \nu _e )}}$ = (0.47±0.02(stat.) ± 0.03(syst.)) × 10^?2. For the cuts E*_γ > 30 MeV and θ*_eγ > 20°, used in most theoretical papers, Br = (3.06 ± 0.09(stat.) ± 0.14(syst.)) × 10^?4. For the asymmetry we get A _ξ = ?0.015 ± 0.021. At present it is the best estimate of this asymmetry.     

$$\varvec{B^0\rightarrow K^{*0}\mu ^+\mu ^-}$$ decay in the aligned two-Higgs-doublet model

In the aligned two-Higgs-doublet model, we perform a complete one-loop computation of the short-distance Wilson coefficients \(C_{7,9,10}^{(\prime )}\), which are the most relevant ones for \(b\rightarrow s\ell ^+\ell ^-\) transitions. It is found that, when the model parameter \(\left| \varsigma _{u}\right| \) is much smaller than \(\left| \varsigma _{d}\right| \), the charged scalar contributes mainly to chirality-flipped \(C_{9,10}^\prime \), with the corresponding effects being proportional to \(\left| \varsigma _{d}\right| ^2\). Numerically, the charged-scalar effects fit into two categories: (A) \(C_{7,9,10}^\mathrm {H^\pm }\) are sizable, but \(C_{9,10}^{\prime \mathrm {H^\pm }}\simeq 0\), corresponding to the (large \(\left| \varsigma _{u}\right| \), small \(\left| \varsigma _{d}\right| \)) region; (B) \(C_7^\mathrm {H^\pm }\) and \(C_{9,10}^{\prime \mathrm {H^\pm }}\) are sizable, but \(C_{9,10}^\mathrm {H^\pm }\simeq 0\), corresponding to the (small \(\left| \varsigma _{u}\right| \), large \(\left| \varsigma _{d}\right| \)) region. Taking into account phenomenological constraints from the inclusive radiative decay \(B\rightarrow X_{s}{\gamma }\), as well as the latest model-independent global analysis of \(b\rightarrow s\ell ^+\ell ^-\) data, we obtain the much restricted parameter space of the model. We then study the impact of the allowed model parameters on the angular observables \(P_2\) and \(P_5'\) of \(B^0\rightarrow K^{*0}\mu ^+\mu ^-\) decay, and we find that \(P_5'\) could be increased significantly to be consistent with the experimental data in case B.     

$$\pi \pi \rightarrow K {\bar{K}}$$ scattering up to 1.47 GeV with hyperbolic dispersion relations

In this work we provide a dispersive analysis of \(\pi \pi \rightarrow K{\bar{K}}\) scattering. For this purpose we present a set of partial-wave hyperbolic dispersion relations using a family of hyperbolas that maximizes the applicability range of the hyperbolic dispersive representation, which we have extended up to 1.47 GeV. We then use these equations first to test simple fits to different and often conflicting data sets, also showing that some of these data and some popular parameterizations of these waves fail to satisfy the dispersive analysis. Our main result is obtained after imposing these new relations as constraints on the data fits. We thus provide simple and precise parameterizations for the S, P and D waves that describe the experimental data from \(K{{\bar{K}}}\) threshold up to 2 GeV, while being consistent with crossing symmetric partial-wave dispersion relations up to their maximum applicability range of 1.47 GeV. For the S-wave we have found that two solutions describing two conflicting data sets are possible. The dispersion relations also provide a representation for S, P and D waves in the pseudo-physical region.     

Similarities and differences between the inclusive reactionsK^ - p \to \bar K^0 X_1 and\bar vp \to \mu ^ + X_2

We study in detail some aspects of “jet universality” in soft and hard processes interpreted by quark-parton diagrams. Using the framework of the Dual Topological Unitarization model for the soft process \(K^ - p \to \bar K^0 X_1 \) we compare hadron longitudinal momentum distributions and multiplicities in the “one-chain” part of this reaction to those in \(\bar vp \to \mu ^ + X_2 \) . We observe not only close similarities (e.g. the same π⁺/π^? ratio over the whole Feynman-x region) but also some significant differences in the jet systemsX ₁,X ₂, such as a lower cross-section in the central region and a smaller average multiplicity of the jets inX ₁.     

The process\pi ^0 \to \lambda _\gamma \bar \lambda _\gamma as an alternative to\pi ^0 \to v\bar v

The process \(\pi ^0 \to \lambda _\gamma \bar \lambda _\gamma \) is investigated as an alternative to \(\pi ^0 \to v\bar v\) . It is shown that the experimental bound on the branching fraction for missing energy (in the form of \(\lambda _\gamma \bar \lambda _\gamma \) and/or \(v\bar v\) ) may be understood in terms of \(\pi ^0 \to \lambda _\gamma \bar \lambda _\gamma \) for the kinematically allowed photino mass, if the squark mass is >8 GeV.