Study of ■ decay parameter in J/ψ→Λ■ decay

The helicity amplitudes for J/ψ→Λ■ and the relevant background decays are presented for measuring the ■ decay parameter α (■→π ) in J/ψ→Λ■. The Monte Carlo (MC) simulations based on the helicity amplitudes information are carried out. The likelihood fit method to determine the ■ decay parameter is presented. Based on the MC generated sample, the sensitivity of the measurement for α has been estimated, which shows that the J/ψ→Λ■ channel can be used to measure the ■ decay parameter α (■→π ) well.     

Comment on phase conventions in helicity formalism

Using the sequential decay process m e⁺e^- → J/ψ → ΛΛ, Λ → pπ^-, Λ → pπ⁺ as an example, the procedure for deducing the full angular distribution is illustrated by adopting both the Jacob-Wick and Jackson conventions in the helicity formalism. To make sure that the final physical result is free of phase conventions, we point out that the coefficients that relate the angular momentum states in different coordinate systems of reference frames have to be taken into account properly in the procedure. The fact that those coefficients are constants suggests that the Jackson convention is favorable in dealing with the processes with sequential decays.     

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)^-.     

Helicity Amplitude Analysis of ηc Decays into Hyperon-Antihyperon Pairst

The helicity amplitudes for the processes of e^＋e^- →J/ψ→γηc→γYY（Y： hyperon） are presented, together with the joint angular distributions for ηc decays into ∧∧,∑^0 ∑^0, and [1]-[1]＋. The sensitivities to measure the hyperon decay parameters in these decays are evaluated based on the helicity amplitudes. The prospects to test the Bell inequality in experiment using the decay of ηc→∧∧ are discussed.     

Recent results on light hadron spectroscopy from BESⅡ

We reported the observation of Y(2175) in φ f₀(980) mass spectrum in J/ψ→η π f₀(980) with f₀(980)→π⁺π^－ and the observation of a broad 1^－ resonance of K⁺     

Formalism of Helicity Coupling Amplitudes for J/ψ→π+π-π0

The formalisms of helicity coupling amplitudes for J/ψ→π^＋π^-π^0 are presented. A detailed discussion is also given on the barrier factor, Breit Wigner, and density matrix. A Monte Carlo simulation of J/ψ→ρ（770）π→π^＋π^-π^0 is carried out. The results show that the p（770） resonance is well reproduced compared with experimental data.     

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.     

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.     

Production of Λ-hypernuclei in A(p,K+)ΛB reactions

The production of Λ-hypernuclei in the A(p, K⁺)_ΛB reaction is investigated in the framework of the distorted wave impulse approximation(DWIA). The total cross sections and differential cross sections for various nuclear targets are calculated with an elementary process pN→NKΛ where the additional contributions from the N^*(1535) resonance and the final state interaction between p and Λ are included. The dependence of the production cross sections of Λ-hypernuclei on the phenomenological nuclear density and the nucleon number in the target, as well as the distortion effect of the incident proton and outgoing kaon, are also explored. It is shown that the distortion effect tends to decrease the cross     

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.     

Core Polarization and Tensor Coupling Effects on Magnetic Moments of Hypernuclei

Effects of core polarization and tensor coupling on the magnetic moments in ¹³_ΛC, ¹⁷_Λ, and ⁴¹_ΛCa Λ-hypernuclei are studied by employing the Dirac equation with scalar, vector and tensor potentials. It is found that the effect of core polarization on the magnetic moments is suppressed by Λ tensor coupling. The Λ tensor potential reduces the spin--orbit splitting of p_Λ states considerably. However, almost the same magnetic moments are obtained using the hyperon wavefunction obtained via the Dirac equation either with or without the Λ tensor potential in the electromagnetic current vertex. The deviations of magnetic moments for p_Λ states from the Schmidt values are found to increase with nuclear mass number.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Study of ππ production in two-photon collisions at Belle

We have measured the cross section for π⁺π^－ production in two-photon collisions using a data sample with an integrated luminosity of 85.9fb^－1 collected with the Belle detector. The f₀(980) resonance is observed as a peak in the energy spectrum of the cross section. We also report preliminary results for γγ→π⁰π⁰ with two-photon center-of-mass energies ranging from 0.6 to 4.0GeV, based on a 95fb^－1 data sample. We find at least four resonant structures including a peak from f₀(980). In addition, there is evidence for χ_c0 production. We also make a preliminary discussion of the angular dependence and cross section ratio of γγ→π⁺π^－ and γγ→π⁰π⁰.     

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.     

J/ψ Inclusive Photon Spectrum at BESIII

With a 15M J/ψ inclusive Monte Carlo sample, the absolute branching fraction of J/ψ→γ\η' from the J/ψ inclusive photon spectrum is measured to be Br(J/ψ→γ\η')=(4.68±0.08±0.27)×10^-3, which is in good agreement with the input value. The J/ψ→γf_J(2220) is also searched for using the same sample. Under our assumptions, the statistical significances of J/ψ→γf_J(2220) are larger than 7\σ.     

Covariant Helicity Amplitude Analysis for J／ψ→γPP

Covariant helicity amplitude analysis for the process of J/ψ→γPP is discussed starting from the Smatrix elements of decay process,we deduce the formulae of helicity coupling amplitudes for two-body decay process,These formulae are used to analyze intermediate resonance states in the process of J/ψ decay to γππ,γKK,γηη′     

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