Study of the a_1(1260) resonance in the γp→π~+π~+π~-n reaction

Within an effective Lagrangian approach and resonance model, we study the γp→a_1(1260)~+n andγp→π~+π~+π~-n reactions via the π-exchange mechanism. For the γp→π~+π~+π~-n reaction, we perform a calculation of the differential and total cross-sections by considering the contributions of the a1(1260) intermediate resonance decaying into per and then into π~+π~+π~-. Besides,the non-resonance process is also considered. With a lower mass of a1(1260), the experimental data for the invariant π~+π~+π~-mass distributions can be fairly well reproduced. For theγp→a_1(1260)~+n reaction, with the model parameters, the total cross-section is of the order of 10 μb at the photon beam energy Eγ~2.5 GeV. It is expected that the model calculations in this work could be tested by future experiments.     

Study of Charged Pion Photoproduction on Deuteron with Tagged Photons

The reactions γd→π~- pp and γd→npπ~+π~- have been studied in an energy range from 0.8 to 1.1 GeV at the tagged photon facility of Laboratory of Nuclear Science,T ohoku University.Charged pions and protons in the final state were measured by using the Neutral Kaon Spectrometer (NKS2).The analysis of the γd→π~- pp was mainly used to check the acceptance of the NKS2 and to calibrate the tagged photon energy.The photoproduction of the Δ~(++)Δ~- was identified in the γd→npπ~+π~- reaction.Since the data analyses are still in progress,we issue an interim report and preliminary results.     

The Role of α_1(1260) in π~-p→α_1~-(1260)p and π~-p → π~-ρ~0p Reactions Near Threshold

We report on a theoretical study of the π~-ρ→α1(1260)p and π~-ρ→π~-ρ~0p reactions near threshold within an effective Lagrangian approach.The production process is described by t-channel ρ~0 meson exchange.For the π~-ρ→π~- ρ~0p reaction,the final π~-ρ~0 results from the decay of the α1(1260) resonance,which is assumed as a dynamically generated state from the K* K and ρπ coupled channel interactions.We calculate the total cross section of the π~-ρ→α1(1260)p reaction.It is shown that,with the coupling constant of the α1(1260) to ρπ channel obtained from the chiral unitary theory and a cut off parameter Δρ~1.5 GeV in the form factors,the experimental measurement can be reproduced.Furthermore,the total and differential cross sections of π~p→α1(1260)p→π~ρ~0p reaction are evaluated,and it is expected that our model calculations can be tested by future experiments.These reactions are important for the study of the α1(1260) resonance and would provide further constraints on the properties of the α1(1260) state.     

Photoproduction of multi-meson final states — recent results from the Crystal-Barrel/TAPS experiment at ELSA-

Multi-meson final states such as γp →pπ0π0 and γp →pπ0η have been investigated with the Crystal-Barrel/TAPS experiment at ELSA. Baryon cascades via △π and △η and also via higher mass baryon resonances are clearly observed. Based on this data and on data from other reactions a partial wave analysis has been performed from which partial decay widths of various N＊ and △＊ states into the different pπ0π0 and pπ0η decay channels have been determined, leading partly to unexpected results. In addition, polarisation observables have been investigated. The beam asymmetry X has been determined for both reactions and double polarisation data using a longitudinally polarised target and a circularly or linearly polarised photon beam has been taken. Given the angular coverage of the Crystal-Baxrel/TAPS experiment this data covers almost the full angular range and phase space. This data will provide new and important information for the partial wave analyses and bring us one step closer towards a complete experiment.     

Single photo and electroproduction of pions at EBAC@JLAB

Within the Excited Baryon Analysis Center we have performed a dynamical coupled-channels analysis of the available p（e,e＇π）N data in the region of W ≤ 1.6 GeV and Q2 ≤1.45 （GeV/c）2. The channels included are γ＊N, π＊N, ηN, and ηN which has π△, pN, and σN components. With the hadronic parameters of the model determined in our previous investigations of πN→ πN reaction, we have found that the available data in the considered W ≤ 1.6 GeV region can be fitted well by only adjusting the bare γ＊N → N＊ helicity amplitudes for the lowest N＊ states in P33, P11, S11 and D13 partial waves. The meson cloud effect, as required by the unitarity conditions, on the γ＊N → N＊ form factors are examined.     

K~* production in the KN → Kπp reaction

We investigate the K^∗ production in the KN→Kπp reaction using the effective Lagrangian approach and the isobar model.To describe this reaction,we first take into account the contributions from the π,ρ and ω exchanges,as in previous studies.We find that although the experimental data can be generally described,there are some obvious discrepancies between the model and the experiments.To improve the model,we consider the contributions of the axial-vector meson and hyperon exchange.It is shown that a large contribution of the axial-vector meson exchange can significantly improve the results.This may indicate that the coupling of the axial-vector meson,e.g.a1(1260),is large in the KK^∗ channel.To verify our model,measurements of the angular distributions and spin density matrix elements of K^∗0 in the KLp→K^∗0p reaction would be helpful,and we make predictions for this reaction for a future comparison.     

Astrophysical ~(22)Mg(p,γ)~(23)Al reaction rates from asymptotic normalization coefficient of ~(23)Ne→~(22)Ne+n

The radionuclide ~(22)Na generates the emission of a characteristic 1.275 MeV γ-ray. This is a potential astronomical observable, whose occurrence is suspected in classical novae. The ~(22)Mg(p, γ)~(23)Al reaction is relevant to the nucleosynthesis of ~(22)Na in Ne-rich novae. In this study, employing the adiabatic distorted wave approximation and continuum discretized coupled channel methods, the squared neutron asymptotic normalization coefficients(ANCs)231 for the virtual decay of Ne → ~(22)Ne + n were extracted, and determined as(0.483 ± 0.060) fm~(-1) and(9.7 ± 2.3) fm~(-1) for the ground state and the first excited state from the experimental angular distributions of ~(22)Ne(d, p)~(23)Ne populating the ground state and the first excited state of ~(23)Ne, respectively. Then, the squared proton ANC of ~(23)Al_(g.s.) was obtained as C_(d5/2)~(2)(~(23)Al)(2.65 ± 0.33) × 10~3 fm~(-1) according to the charge symmetry of the strong interaction. The astrophysical S-factors and reaction rates for the direct capture contribution in ~(22)Mg(p, γ)~(23)Al were also presented. Furthermore, the proton width of the first excited state of ~(23)Al was derived to be(57 ± 14) eV from the neutron ANC of its mirror state in ~(23)Ne and used to compute the contribution from the first resonance of ~(23)Al. This result demonstrates that the direct capture dominates the ~(22)Mg(p, γ)~(23)Al reaction at most temperatures of astrophysical relevance for 0.33 T_9 0.64.     

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.     

Phenomenological studies on B~0 → [K~-π~+]_(S/V)[π~+π~-]_(V/S) → K~-π~+π~+π~- decay

Within the quasi-two-body decay model,we study the localized CP violation and branching fraction of the four-body decay B~0→[K~-π~+]_(s/V)[π~+π~-]_(V/)S→K-π~+π~-π~+ when the K~-π~+and π~-π~+ pair invariant masses are0.35 m(K~-π~+)2.04 GeV and 0 mπ~-π~+1.06 GeV,with the pairs being dominated by the K_0~*(700)~0,K~*(892)~0,K~*(1410)~0,K_0~*(1430) and K~*(1680)~0,and fo(500),ρ~0(770),ω(782) and fo(980) resonances,respectively.When dealing with the dynamical functions of these resonances,fo(500),ρ~0(770),fo(980) and K_0~*(1430) are modeled with the Bugg model,Gounaris-Sakurai function,Flatte formalism and LASS lineshape,respectively,while the others are described by the relativistic Breit-Wigner function.Adopting the end point divergence parameters ρA ∈[0,0.5] andΦ_A∈[0,2π],our predicted results are F_(CP)(B~0→K~-π~+π~+π~-)∈[-0.365,0.447] and B(B~0→K-π~+π~+π~-)∈[6.11,185.32] x 10~(-8),based on the hypothetical qq structures for the scalar mesons in the QCD factorization approach.Meanwhile,we calculate the CP violating asymmetries and branching fractions of the two-body decays B~0→SV(VS) and all the individual four-body decays B~0→SV(VS)→K~-π~+π~-π~+,respectively.Our theoretical results for the two-body decays B~0→K~*(892)~0 fo(980),B~0→K_0~*(1430)~0ω(782),B~0→K~*(892)~0 f~0(980),B~0→K_0~*(1430)~0ρ,and B~0→(1430)~0ω are consistent with the available experimental data,with the remaining predictions await testing in future high precision experiments.     

Cabibbo-Suppressed Non-leptonic Decays of ∧c and Final State Interaction

With the diquark structure of ∧c, we investigate the branching ratio of ∧c→nπ^ and pπ^0. The results show that without considering the finM state interaction (FSI), the branching ratio of ∧c→pπ^0 is only of order 10^-6 whereas this ratio could reach 10^-4 and is at the same order as ∧c→nπ^ if taking into account the FSI effects. Concrete values depend on phenomenologicM parameters adopted in the calculations. These branching ratios can be measured in the experiments to come.     

Recoil polarimetry in meson photoproduction at MAMI

The nucleon excitation spectrum remains poorly known, with the masses, widths, EM couplings and even existence of many states not well established. A program of experiments using meson photoproduction off the nucleon is being carried out to improve this situation. A new large acceptance recoil polarimeter has been developed by the Edinburgh group for use in such reactions with the Crystal Ball at MAMI. This work summarizes the procedure used to measure recoil polarization with the new device and presents some preliminary results for the double polarization observable Cx in the reaction γp→pπ, compared to the current partial wave analysis.     

Constraining the UT angle γ by CP violation parameters in B~0→π~+π~-

We calculate the tree and penguin amplitudes in the B~0→π~+π~-decay channel employing the perturbative QCD factorization approach. Using the amplitudes as input with the theoretical uncertainties sufficiently considered, we constrain the UT angle γ to 53°γ 70°, from the measurements of the CP violation parameters C_(π~+π~-) and S_(π~+π~-)in B~0→π~+π~-. The U-spin breaking effect between B~0→π~+π~-and B~0 s →K~+K~-is estimated to be around 30%.     

The Three-Pion Decays of the a_1(1260)

We investigate the decay of a_1~+(1260) →π~+π~+π~-with the assumption that the a_1(1260) is dynamically generated from the coupled channel ρπ and KK~*interactions. In addition to the tree level diagrams that proceed via a_1~+(1260) →ρ~0π~+→π~+π~+π~-, we take into account also the final state interactions of ππ→ππ and KK →ππ. We calculate the invariant π~+π~-mass distribution and also the total decay width of a_1~+(1260) →π~+π~+π~-as a function of the mass of a_1(1260). The calculated total decay width of a_1(1260) is significantly different from other model calculations and tied to the dynamical nature of the a_1(1260) resonance. The future experimental observations could test of model calculations and would provide vary valuable information on the relevance of the ρπ component in the a_1(1260) wave function.     

Event generators for η/η' decays at BESⅢ

The light unflavoured meson η/η' decays are valuable for testing non-perturbative quantum chromodynamics and exploring new physics beyond the Standard Model. This paper describes a series of event generators, including η/η'→γl~+l~-, η/η'→γπ~+π~-, η'→ωe~+e~-, η→π~+π~-π~0, η/η'→π~0π~0π~0, η'→ηππ andη'→π~+π~-π~+π~-/π~+π~-π~0π~0, which have been developed for investigating η/ηdecay dynamics. For most of these generators, their usability has been validated in BESIII analyses for determining the detection efficiency, and background studies. The consistency between data and Monte Carlo shows that these generators work well in the BESⅢ simulation, and will also be useful for ongoing BESⅢ analyses and other experiments for studying η/η' physics.     

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.     

Role of the Λ(1600) in the K^-p→Λπ^0π^0 reaction

Role of theΛ(1600)is studied in the K^-p→Λπ^0π^0 reaction by using the effective Lagrangian approach near the threshold.We perform a calculation for the total and differential cross sections by considering the contributions from theΛ(1600)andΛ(1670)intermediate resonances decaying intoπ^0∑^*0(1385)with∑^*0(1385)decaying intoπ^0Λ.Additionally,the non-resonance process from u-channel nucleon pole is also taken into account.With our model parameters,the current experimental data on the total cross sections of the K^-p→Λπ^0π^0 reaction can be well reproduced.It is shown that we really need the contribution from the A(1600)with spin-parity J^P=1/2^+,and that these measurements can be used to determine some of the properties of theΛ(1600)resonance.Furthermore,we also plot theπ0Λinvariant mass distributions which could be tested by the future experimental measurements.     

Quasi Three-Body Decay of D Meson

The aim of this work is to provide a phenomenological analysis of the contribution of D~0 meson to K*(892)~0π~+π~-(K*(892)~0-→π~+K~-), K~-π~+ω(ω-→π~+π~-π~0) and K~-π~+?(?(1020)-→ K~+K~-) quasi-three-body decays. The analysis of mentioned multi-body decays is such as to factorize into the three-body decay and several channels observed. Hadronic three-body decays receive both resonant and non-resonant contribution. Based on the factorization method, there are tree and emission annihilation diagrams for these decay modes. In the case of D~0 to vector pseudoscalar states appeared in factored terms, the matrix elements of the vector and axial vector currents between the D~0 and PV mesons can be computed by using D~(*+)pole. Considering the non-resonant and resonant amplitude in our computation,the theoretical values of the branching ratio are(9.78 ± 0.46) × 10~(-3),(2.74 ± 0.17) × 10~(-2), and(3.53 ± 0.23) × 10~(-5), while the experimental results of them are(9.9 ±2.3) × 10~(-3),(2.7 ± 0.5) × 10~(-2), and(4 ± 1.7) × 10~(-5) respectively. Comparing computational analysis values with experimental values show that our results are in approximately agreement with them.     

Charmed baryon decay asymmetry in e~+e~- annihilation

We propose to measure the decay asymmetry parameters in the hadronic weak decays of singly charmed baryons, such as Λ_c~+ →Λπ~+, Σ~0π~+, pK_0, Ξ0c →Ξ-π+and ?0c →?-π+. The joint angular formulae for these processes are presented, and are used to extract the asymmetry parameters in e+e-annihilation data. Base on the currentΛ+c data set collected at BESIII, we estimate the experimental sensitivities to measure the parameters αΛπ+forΛ+c →Λπ+, αΣ+π0for Λ+c →Σ+π0and αΣ0π+for Λ+c →Σ0π+.     

A method for measuring D~* electromagnetic form factors in e~+e~- annihilation

We describe a method for measuring the electromagnetic form factors of the D~* meson at time-like momentum transfer in e~+e~-annihilation.This is to study the joint angular distribution of the e~+e~-→γ~*→D~*+D~*-,D~*~+→D~0π~+,and D~*-→D~0π-processes.The magnitudes and relative phases of the charge,magnetic and quadrupole form factors can be determined.The method can also be applied to other vector particles.