News on PHOTOS Monte Carlo:γ*→π+π-(γ)and K±→π+π-e±ν(γ)

PHOTOS Monte Carlo is widely used for simulating QED effects in decay of intermediate particles and resonances.It can be easily connected to other main process generators.In this paper we consider decaying processes γ*→π+π-(γ)and K±→π+π-e±ν(γ)in the framework of Scalar QED.These two processes are interesting not only for the technical aspect of PHOTOS Monte Carlo,but also for precision measurement ofαQED(Mz),g-2,as well as ππ scattering lengths.     

Helicity Amplitude Analysis of e^＋e^- ψ（2S） → γχcJ→γ∧∧^-→γpπ^-p^-π^＋＊

An analysis of the helicity amplitude is performed on the process e^＋e^- ψ（2S） → γχcJ→γ∧∧^-→γpπ^-p^-π^＋. The joint angular distributions for each decay chain are given, and we focus on discussing the E1 contributions to ψ（2S） radiative decays, and the violation of the helicity selection rule in χcJ decays into hyperon pairs, together with the possibility of observing parity violation in successive hyperon decays.     

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.     

Study of ππ final state interactions in ψ（2S） →π^＋π^-J/ψ

The π^＋π^ transition of heavy quarkonia in decay ψ（2S） →π^＋π^-J/ψ is studied. With the BESII data on the decay ψ（2S） →π^＋π^-J/ψ, we update the values of coupling constants （gi） and chromopolarizability （αψ（2s）J/ψ） in this process.     

Study of the process e^＋e^- →π^＋π^-π^0π^0 at energies √s 〈 1 GeV

In an experiment with the Spherical Neutral Detector at VEPP-2M collider the cross section of the process e^＋e^- →π^＋π^-π^0π^0 was measured. At energies √s 〈 920 MeV this cross section was measured for the first time. The energy dependence of the cross section is well discribed by the vector dominance model with contributions from p, p＇, p＂ mesons. The decay probability ρ→π^＋π^-π^0π^0 was found to be Bρ = （1.60±0.74±0.18） × 10^-5. The upper limit for the decay ω→π^＋π^-π^0π^0 was improved by two orders of magnitude compared to the previous measurements and is Bω 〈 2 × 10^-4 at 90% confidence level.     

Radiative Decays of （0^＋, 1^＋） Strange-Bottom Mesons

In this article, we assume that the （0^＋,1^＋） strange-bottom mesons are the conventional bs mesons, and calculate the electromagnetic coupling constants d, g1, g2, and g3 using the light-cone QGD sum rules. Then we study the radiative decays Bs0→Bs^＊γ, Bs1→Bsγ, Bs1→Bs^＊γ, and Bs1→Bs0γ, and observe that the widths are rather narrow. We can search for the （0^＋, 1^＋） strange-bottom mesons in the invariant Bsπ^0 and Bs^＊π^0 mass distributions in the strong decays or in the invariant Bs^＊γ, and Bsγ mass distributions in the radiative decays.     

Precise measurement of the e^＋e^- →π^＋π^-（γ） cross section with the initial state radiation method at BABAR

We present a precise BABAR measurement on the cross section of the process e^＋e^- →π^＋π^-（γ） from threshold to an energy of 3 GeV with the initial state radiation （ISR） technique, using 232 fb^-1 of data collected with the BABAR detector at e^＋e^- center-of-mass energies near 10.58 GeV. The ISR luminosity is determined from a study of the leptonic process e^＋e^- →μ^＋μ^-γ（γ）. The leading-order hadronic contribution to the muon magnetic anomaly calculated using the ππ cross section measured from threshold to 1.8 GeV is （514.1± 2.2（stat） ± 3.1（syst）） × 10^-10.     

Evidence for resonant structures in e＋e-→π＋π-hc

Abstract： The cross sections of e＋e-→π＋π-hc at center-of-mass energies from 3.90 to 4.42 GeV were measured by the BESIII and the CLEO-c experiments. Resonant structures are evident in the e＋e-→π＋π-hc line shape. The fit to the line shape results in a narrow structure at a mass of （4216±18） MeV/c2 and a width of （39±2） MeV, and a possible wide structure of mass （4293±9） MeV/c2 and width （222=k67） MeV. Here, the errors are combined statistical and systematic errors. This may indicate that the Y（4260） state observed in e＋e-→π＋π-J/ψ has a fine structure in it.     

Combined fit to BABAR and Belle Data on e^＋e^- →φπ^＋π^- and φf0（980）

A combined fit is performed to the BABAR and Belle measurements of the e^＋e^- →φπ^＋π^- and φf0（980） cross sections for center-of-mass energy between threshold and 3.0 GeV. The resonance parameters of the φ（1680） and Y（2175） are determined. The mass is （1681-12^＋10） MeV/c^2 and the width is （221-24^＋34） MeV/c^2 for the φ（1680）, and the mass is （2117-49^＋59） MeV/c^2 and the width is （164-80^＋69） MeV/c^2 for the Y（2175）. This information will shed light on the understanding of the nature of the excited φ and Y states observed in e＋e- annihilation.     

Theoretical Prediction with Monte Carlo Simulation for pp → nK^＋∑^＋ through △^＋＋＊ Resonance Production

The pp → nK^＋E^＋ reaction is a very good isospin 3/2 filter for studying △^＋＋＊ decaying to K^＋E^＋. The proton beam experiment with a scheduled 4π hadron detector at Lanzhou Cooler Storage Ring （CSR） will make the study of this reaction possible. Here, based on very limited available knowledge on the relevant ingredients for this reaction, we give theoretical prediction with Monte Carlo simulation for various observables for this reaction. This could serve as a reference for building the scheduled hadron detector and for identifying new physics in the following-on experiments at CSR.     

A test of CPT symmetry in K^0 vs K^0→π^＋π^-π^0 decays

I show that the CP-violating asymmetry in K^0 vs K^0→π^＋π^-π^0 decays differs from that in KL→π^＋π^-, KL →π^0π^0 or the semileptonic KL transitions, if there exists CPT violation in K^0-K^0 mixing. A delicate measurement of this difference at a super flavor factory （e.g., the φ factory） will provide us with a robust test of CPT symmetry in the neutral kaon system.     

Baryon ＋ Baryon→（ΩΩ）J^π=0＋ ＋ X Cross Section Calculation

The cross sections of Ω Ξ→（ΩΩ）J^π=0 K(K^*) and Ω Ω→（ΩΩ）J^π=0 η‘(φ) are studied by using an effective Hamiltonian method.For the two pseudo-scalar meson production processes,the cross sections are still in the order of several μbs,but for the two vector meson production processes,the cross sections are about 10 times larger than those in pseudo-scalar meson production case when the coupling constants of vector meson fields are fixed according to gNNρ and fNNρ in NN scattering and the SU(3) relation.     

New Physics Effects on Rare Decays Bu^＋ → π^＋e^＋e^-, ρ^＋e^＋e^- in a Top Quark Two-Higgs-Doublet Model

Using the form factors from light-cone sum rules, we study the branching ratios and forward-backward asymmetries （FBAs） of the exclusive decays Bu^＋→π^＋e^＋e^- and Bu^＋ →ρ^＋e^＋e^- （e= e,μ） in the standard model （SM） and the top quark two-Higgs-doublet model （T2HDM）. From the numerical results, we find that the new physics contributions cannot provide very large enhancement to the branching ratios and the theoretical predictions are in good agreement with the SM ones. The T2HDM effects on FBAs of these decays are small. Precision measurements of the dilepton invariant mass distributions, especially in the lower dilepton mass region, and the FBAs in the decays Bu^＋ → π^＋ （ρ^＋ ）e^＋ e^- will greatly help in discriminating among the SM and the new physics models.     

Angular Distributions for φ＇ Sequential Decays into 2（π^＋π^-）pp^-γ via XCJ

Amplitudes for φ（2S） sequential decays into 2（π^＋π^-）pp^-γ via XCJ are constructed in effective coupling scheme. A Mote-Carlo simulation is carried out to study angular distributions of the decayed particles in laboratory system. The results can be taken as a reference for measuring the decay of XCJ into at BESⅡ/BEPC in the near future.     

Determination of Astrophysical 13N（p,γ）^14O S-factors from the Asymptotic Normalization Coefficient of ^14C→^13C ＋ n

The angular distribution of the ^13C（d,p）^14C reaction is reanalysed using the Johnson-Soper approach. The squared asymptotic normalization coefficient （ANC） of virtual decay ^14 C →^13 C^14＋ n is then derived to be 21.4±5.0 fm^-1. The squared ANC and spectroscopic factor （SF） of ^14O→^13N ＋p are extracted to be 30.4± 7.1 fm^-1 and 1.94 ± 0.45, respectively. The astrophysical S-factors and reaction rates of ^13N（p, γ）140 are determined from the ANC of ^14O → ^13N ＋ P using the R-matrix approach.     

B→K0^＊（1430）K Decays in Perturbative QCD Approach

In this article, we calculate the branching ratios of B→K0^＊ （1430）K decays by employing the pertur-bative QCD （pQCD） approach at leading order. We perform the evaluations in the two scenarios for the scalar meson spectrum. We find that （i） The leading order pQCD predictions for the branching ratio Br（B^＋→K^＋K0^＊（1430）^0）are in good agreement with the experimental upper limit in both scenarios, while the pQCD predictions for other considered B→K0^＊（1430）K decay modes are also presented and will be tested by the LHC experiments; （ii） The annihilation contributions play an important role in these considered decays, for B^0→K0^＊（1430）^±K^± decays,for example,which are found to be （1-4）×10^-6.     

Helicity Amplitude Analysis of Z_c(3900)~± in e~+e~- →π~+π~-J/ψ

It is crucial to determine the spin and parity(J~P) of Z_c(3900)~± for understanding its structure.We perform a helicity amplitude analysis on Z_c(3900)~± in the process e~+e~-→π~+π~-J/φ with the hypotheses J~P= 0~-,1~+,1~-,2~+ and 2~-.To estimate the significance of J~P = 1~+ over other hypotheses,we perform a Monte Carlo simulation study,and we also discuss the prospect of measuring the spin parity in the future experiment with a large data sample.     

B → ρ（ω, φ）η（＇） Decays and NLO Contributions in pQCD Approach

By employing the perturbative QCD （pQCD） factorization approach, we calculate some important next- to-leading-order （NLO） contributions to the two-body charmless hadronic decays B^＋ →ρ^＋η（＇） and B^0 → ρ^0（ω, φ）η（＇）, induced by the vertex QCD corrections, the quark-loops as well as the chromo-magnetic penguins. From the numerical results and phenomenological analysis we find that （a） for B^± → ρ^±η（＇） （B^0 → ρ^0（ω, φ）η（＇）decays, the partial NLO contributions to branching ratios are small （large） in magnitude; and （b） the pQCD predictions for ACP^dir（B^± → ρ^±η（＇）） are consistent with the data, while the predicted .ACP（B^0 → ρ^0（ω）η（＇）） are generally large in magnitude and could be tested by the forthcoming LHCb experiments.     

Rare Decay Process K→πvv^- in Three-Site Higgsless Model]

Rare decay processes K→πvv^- and KL→π^0vv^- are considered in the framework of three-site Higgsless model. The contributions of this new physics model to these two decay processes come from the new heavy gauge bosons and the correction terms for the couplings of the ordinary gauge bosons with fermions. Our numerical results show that the branching ratios of these two decay processes can be enhanced by 40% and 50% relative to those predicted by the standard model.     

Study of scalar meson a0（980） from B → a0（980）π decays

In this paper, we calculate the branching ratios and the direct CP-violating asymmetries for decays B^0 → a0^0（980）π^0, a0^＋ （980）π^-, a0^-（980）π^＋ and B^- → a0^0 （980）π^-, a0^- （980）π^0 by employing the perturbative QCD （pQCD） factorization approach at the leading order. We found that （a） the pQCD predictions for the branching ratios are around （0.4-2.8） × 10^-6, consistent with currently available experimental upper limits; （b） the CP asymmetries of B^0→ a0^0（980）π^0 and B^- → a0^- （980）π^0 decays can be large, about （70-80）% for α= 100°.