BABAR measurement of baryon time-like form factors via initial state radiation

BABAR has measured with unprecedented accuracy the e+e-→p(p-)and e+e-Λ(Λ-)cross sections by means of the initial state radiation technique,which has the advantages of good efficiency,good energy resolution and full angular acceptance,even exactly at threshold.A peculiar feature of these cross sections is their non-vanishing values at threshold.In the case of charged baryons,this phenomenon is expected according to the Coulomb interaction between the outgoing baryon and antibaryon.Once this Coulomb enhancement factor is taken into account,the striking result is achieved that the proton form factor at threshold is |GP(4M2p)|=1,that is what is expected for pointlike fermion pairs,in spite of the proton structure.However a Coulomb enhancement factor is not expected for neutral fermions,likely in contradiction with the BABAR data.Qualitatively this behaviour is consistent with Coulomb interactions at the valence quark level.     

Two-photon-exchange contribution to proton form factors in both space-like and time-like regions

The two two-photon exchange corrections to the unpolarized cross section and polarized observable PT, PL in elastic ep scattering are discussed in a simple hadronic model. Comparing with previous results, the △ contribution are re-analysed. And the similar corrections in e^＋e^- → pp are also discussed.     

Two-photon-exchange contribution to proton form factors in both space-like and time-like regions

The two two-photon exchange corrections to the unpolarized cross section and polarized observable PT,PL in elastic ep scattering are discussed in a simple hadronic model.Comparing with previous results,theΔ contribution are re-analysed.And the similar corrections in e+e-→ p(p-)are also discussed.     

Space- and time-like electromagnetic pion form factors in light-cone pQCD

We present a combined analysis of the space- and time-like electromagnetic pion form factors in light-cone perturbative QCD with transverse momentum dependence and Sudakov suppression. Including the genuine non-perturbative “soft” QCD and the power suppressed twist-3 corrections to the standard twist-2 perturbative QCD result, the experimental form factor data available at moderate energies/momentum transfers can be explained reasonably well. To this end, the bulk of the existing discrepancy between the space- and time-like experimental data is ostensibly reconciled.     

Study of the e+e- to hadrons via ISR at BABAR

Experimental data from the PEP-Ⅱ B-factory at 10.6 GeV center-of-mass (c.m.) energy, obtained via initial-state radiation (ISR) with the BABAR detector, are presented. The cross sections for many hadronic processes have been measured from the production threshold to 4-5 GeV of the e+e- c.m. Energy. The obtained data allow to study a number of intermediate states and determine the parameters of known resonances and their branching fractions. The exclusive cross section for some number of hadronic sub-processes are presented.     

Weak electric and magnetic form factors for semileptonic baryon decays in a relativistic quark model

Weak electric and magnetic form factors for semileptonic baryon decays are calculated in a relativistic quark model based on the Dirac equation with the independent-quark confining potential of the formV _q(r)=1/2(1+γ ⁰)(a ² r+V ₀). The values obtained for (g ₂/g ₁) are not very much different from the nonrelativistic results of Donoghue and Holstein. The values of (g ₁/f ₁) extracted from our model calculations of (f ₂/f ₁) in the Cabibbo limit compare well with the experimental values. The values of (f ₂/f ₁) for various semileptonic transitions are also estimated incorporating phenomenologically the effect of nonzerog ₂ in the ratio (g ₁/f ₁). It is found that the SU(3)-symmetry breaking does not generate significant departures in (f ₂/f ₁) values from the corresponding Cabibbo predictions.     

Asymptotic behavior of nucleon electromagnetic form factors in time-like region

We study the asymptotic behavior of the ratio of Pauli and Dirac electromagnetic nucleon form factors, F₂/F₁, in time-like region, for different parametrizations built for the space-like region. We investigate how fast the ratio F₂/F₁ approaches the asymptotic limits according to the Phragmèn-Lindel?f theorem. We show that the QCD-inspired logarithmic behavior of this ratio results in very far asymptotics, experimentally unachievable. This is also confirmed by the normal component of the nucleon polarization, P_y, in e⁺ + e^-↦N + ˉ (in collisions of unpolarized leptons), which is a very interesting observable, with respect to this theorem. Finally we observe that the 1/Q parametrization of F₂/F₁ contradicts this theorem.     

Simple quantum cosmology: vacuum energy and initial state

A static non-singular 10-dimensional closed Friedmann universe of Planck size, filled with a perfect fluid with equation of state p = – , can arise spontaneously by a quantum fluctuation from nothing in 11-dimensional spacetime. A quantum transition from this state can initiate the inflationary quantum cosmology outlined in [Gen. Relativ. Gravit. 33, 1415 (2001)]. With no fine-tuning, that cosmology predicts about 60 e-folds of inflation and a vacuum energy density depending only on the number of extra space dimensions (seven), G,, c and the ratio between the strength of gravity and the strength of the strong force. The fraction of the total energy in the universe represented by this vacuum energy depends on the Hubble constant H₀. Estimates of H₀ from WMAP, SDSS, the Hubble Key Project, and Sunyaev-Zeldovich and X-ray flux measurements range from 60 to 72 km s^–1 Mpc^–1. Using a mid-range value of H₀ = 65 km s^–1 Mpc^–1, the model in [Gen. Relativ. Gravit. 33, 1415 (2001)] predicts 0.7.     

Measurement of and the dipion contribution to the muon anomaly with the KLOE detector

We have measured the cross section σ(e⁺e⁻→π⁺π⁻γ(γ)) at DAΦNE, the Frascati -factory, using events with initial state radiation photons emitted at small angle and inclusive of final state radiation. We present the analysis of a new data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 240 pb⁻¹. We have achieved a reduced systematic uncertainty with respect to previously published KLOE results. From the cross section we obtain the pion form factor and the contribution to the muon magnetic anomaly from two-pion states in the mass range 0.592<M_ππ<0.975 GeV. For the latter we find Δ^ππa_μ=(387.2±0.5_stat±2.4_exp±2.3_th)×10⁻¹⁰.     

Electromagnetic form factors of Λ_c in the space-like momentum region

We studied the electromagnetic form factors(EMFFs) of Λ_c and the contributions of the quark and diquark currents to the EMFFs of Λ_c in the space-like region in the Bethe–Salpeter equation approach with instantaneous approximation. In this picture, baryon Λ_c can be regarded as a two-body c(ud) system. We found that for different values of parameters the contribution of quark and diquark currents to the EMFFs of Λ_c is very different,while their total contribution to the EMFFs of Λ_c is similar. The EMFFs of Λ_c are similar to those of other baryons(proton, Ξ~-, and Σ~+) with a peak at ω = 1, where ω = v′·v is the velocity transfer between the initial state(with velocity v) and the final state(with velocity v′) of Λ_c.     

Nucleon electromagnetic form factors and polarization observables in space-like and time-like regions

We perform a global analysis of the experimental data of the electromagnetic nucleon form factors, in space-like and time-like regions. We give the expressions of the observables in annihilation processes, such as p + ¯↦ℓ⁺ + ℓ^-, ℓ = e or μ, in terms of form factors. We discuss some of the phenomenological models proposed in the literature for the space-like region, and consider their analytical continuation to the time-like region. After determining the parameters through a fit on the available data, we give predictions for the observables which will be experimentally accessible with large statistics, polarized annihilation reactions     

Controlled quantum state transfer via parity measurement

In this work, a scheme for controlled quantum state transfer is proposed using parity measurement in a cavity-waveguide system. As two special cases, two schemes of controlled quantum state transfer for one qubit and two qubits are investigated in detail. An important advantage is that controlled quantum state transfer can be completed by single-qubit rotations and the measurement of parity. Therefore, the present scheme might be realized in the scope of current experimental technology.     

A scheme of quantum state discrimination over specified states via weak-value measurement

The commonly adopted projective measurements are invalid in the specified task of quantum state discrimination when the discriminated states are superposition of planar-position basis states whose complex-number probability amplitudes have the same magnitude but different phases. Therefore we propose a corresponding scheme via weak-value measurement and examine the feasibility of this scheme. Furthermore, the role of the weak-value measurement in quantum state discrimination is analyzed and compared with one in quantum state tomography in this Letter.     

A quark model study of semileptonic baryon decays in the electronic decay modes

A relativistic quark model based on Dirac equation with the independent-quark confining potential of the form (1 +γ ⁰)[a ln(r/b)] is used to compute the weak electric and magnetic form factors for semileptonic baryonic decays in the electronic decay modes. The values obtained for (g ₂/g ₁) agree with the non relativistic results and those for (f ₂/f ₁) agree with the MIT bag model values of Donoghue and Holstein. The SU(3) symmetry breaking does not generate appreciable departures in (f ₂/f ₁) values from corresponding Cabibbo values.     

Electromagnetic form factors of nucleons in a relativistic square-root potential model of independent quarks

The nucleon electromagnetic form factorsG _E ^P (q²),G _M ^P (q²) and the axial-vector form factor G_A(q²) are studied in a relativistic model of independent quarks confined by an equally mixed scalar-vector square root potentialV _q(r)=1/2(1+γ ⁰)(ar ^1/2+ν ₀) taking into account the appropriate centre-of-mass corrections. The respective root-mean-square radii associated withG _E ^P (q²) and G _A (q²) come out as [〈r ²〉 _E ^P ]^1/2=0.86 fm and 〈r _A ² 〉^1/2=0.88 fm. Restoration of chiral symmetry in this model is discussed to derive the pion-nucleon form factorG _πNN(q²) and consequently the pion-nucleon coupling constant is obtained asg _πNN(q²)=12.81 as compared tog _πNN(q²)_exp⋍13.     

Generating a four-photon polarization-entangled cluster state with homodyne measurement via cross-Kerr nonlinearity

We propose a protocol to generate a four-photon polarization-entangled cluster state with cross-Kerr nonlinearity by using the interference of polarized photons. The protocol is based on optical elements, cross-Kerr nonlinearity, and homodyne measurement, therefore it is feasible with current experimental technology. The success probability of our protocol is optimal, this property makes our protocol more efficient than others in the applications of quantum communication.     

Efficient preparation of a four-photon cluster state with homodyne measurement via cross-Kerr nonlinearity

A scheme is proposed for generating a multiphoton entangled cluster state among four modes. The scheme only uses Kerr medium, beam splitter and homodyne measurements on coherent light fields, which can be efficiently made in quantum optical laboratories. The photon in the signal mode is prepared in a superposition state of the vacuum state and one-photon state while the probe beam is initially set in a coherent state superposition. The strong probe mode interacts successively with multiple signal-mode photo...     

Meson electro-magnetic form factors in an extended Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model including heavy quark flavors

Based on an extended NJL model including heavy quark flavors, we calculate the form factors of pseudoscalar and vector mesons. After taking into account the vector-meson-dominance effect, which introduces a form factor correction to the quark vector coupling vertices, the form factors and electric radii of π+and K+pseudo-scalar mesons in the light flavor sector fit the experimental data well. The magnetic moments of the light vector mesonsρ+and K*+are comparable with other theoretical calculations. The form factors in the light-heavy flavor sector are presented to compare with future experiments or other theoretical calculations.     

Joint remote state preparation of a W-type state via W-type states

An all W-type state task is put forward: joint remote state preparation of a W-type state via W-type states. We propose two probabilistic yet faithful schemes for the task. The first scheme uses two arbitrary W-type states as the shared quantum resource and the second scheme exploits three such states. We show that, while the first scheme requires some additional quantum resource and technical operations from the receiver, the second scheme allows any completely unequipped party to play the role of receiver. In both schemes the classical communication cost is one bit per preparer.