Diffractive production of charmed strange mesons by neutrinos and antineutrinos

The diffractive production of charmed strangeD _s ^* and possiblyD _s mesons by neutrinos and antineutrinos on nucleons in hydrogen, deuterium and neon targets is observed. The slope parameter of thet distribution is 3.3±0.8 (GeV)^?2. The production rate per charged current neutrino interaction with an isoscalar target times the D _s ⁺ →φτ⁺ branching fraction is (1.03±0.27)×10^?4.     

Ds1(2536)+ decays and the structure of P-wave charmed strange mesons

We calculate the D s 1 (2536) + decays into D*K channels,including the decay D s 1 (2536) + → D + π-K + through a virtual D*0 in a constituent quark model.Widths and S/D amplitudes ratio are in agreement with the recent Belle and BABAR data,being the results sensitive to 1 P 1 and 3 P 1 mixture.     

A QCD relation between electromagnetic mass differences of charmed mesons and strange baryons

Relations between hadron mass splittings are obtained from the assumption that the ratio of the electromagnetic and strong contributions to hardon spin splittings depends only upon the ratio of the electromagnetic to the strong couplings of the quark-quark or quark-antiquark pairs involved. This ratio is the same in charmed mesons and strange baryons when the values of color and electric charges of the standard colored quark model are used. Predictions for D¹⁺?D¹⁰ and ∑^1?-∑¹⁺ mass splittings obtained are in good agreement with present experimental data and can be tested much better when better data on D and D¹ masses become available.     

Universality test of short range nucleon-nucleon correlations in nuclei with strange and charmed probes

Understanding the EMC effect and its relation to the short-range nucleon-nucleon correlations(SRC)in nuclei is a major challenge for modem nuclear physics.One of the key aspects of the connection between these phenomena is the universality.The universality states that the SRC is responsible for the EMC effect and that the modification of the partonic structure of the SRC is the same in different nuclei.The flavor dependence of the universal-ity is one of the unanswered questions.The investigations conducted to date have demonstrated the existence and universality of the SRC for light u and d quarks.Recently,it was suggested that the universality for heavy flavors can be studied through their deep subthreshold production in yA and eA collisions.In this paper,we discuss an alternative possibility to access the strange and gluon high-A"structure of the SRC and to establish universality for heavy flavors using nuclear semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering(nSIDIS),which probes different quark flavor combinations depending on the final state hadron.The specific reaction can be"tagged"by observation of a strange or charmed particle registered in coincidence with the scattering lepton.The universality of the SRC can be tested in the kinematic region,i.e.,X>1,where the contribution to the cross section from SRC becomes dominant.Exploring the strangeness,charmonium,and open charm will shed light on the role of quarks and gluons in nuclei,thereby developing an understanding of how nuclei emerge within QCD.     

Higher power QCD mechanisms for largep T strange or charmed baryon production in polarized proton-proton collisions

We investigate potential higher power mechanisms for strange or charmed baryon production of large transverse momentum and calculate the corresponding helicity asymmetries, which turn out to be large and significantly different to those obtained from the leading power mechanism.     

Search for charmed hadrons in neutral strange particle events in pp interactions at 19 GeV/c

A search for charmed hadrons has been made in proton-proton interactions at 19 GeV/c using events with one or two observed neutral strange particles. No evidence for charmed particles has been found. Upper limits for their production cross sections are presented.     

Exploring the doubly charmed baryon

The doubly charmed baryon,like the proton and neutron,is formed by three quarks.However,they are different,as such a baryon consists of two heavy quarks(charm-quark)and one light quark,while the proton and neutron respectively contain three light quarks.Therefore the doubly charmed baryon is expected to have different internal structures and properties.For example,its mass is 3-4 times higher than those of the proton and neutron.Studying the doubly charmed baryons can provide important information to understand the three-body bound system,the hadronic interaction and the quark model.     

On the lifetime of charged charmed particles first direct observation of a charmed baryon decay

Two new examples of production by neutrinos and subsequent decay of charged charmed hadrons are reported. Together with two similar events reported previously they show that the lifetime of charged charmed particles is in the neighbourhood of 5 × 10^?13 s, as expected from current theoretical models. One of the new events is identified as a baryon λ_c⁺ of mass 2.295 ± 0.015 GeV/c² which undergoes the decay process λ_c⁺ → pπ⁺K^? with a proper decay time (7.3 ± 0.1) × 10^?13 s.     

Doubly charmed dibaryon states

In this work, we study the doubly charmed dibaryon states with the qqqqcc(q = u, d, s) configuration.The mass spectra of doubly charmed dibaryon states are obtained systematically within the chromomagnetic interaction model. In addition to the mass spectrum analysis, we illustrate their two-body strong decay behaviours. Our results suggest that there may be narrow states or even stable states that cannot decay through the strong interaction. We hope that our results will provide valuable informa...     

Physics of charmed hadrons

Basic experimental results on charmed-particle physics that have been obtained over the past few years are surveyed. Prospects for studying the properties of charmed particles in the near future are discussed.     

Spectroscopy of charmed baryons

We have fitted the masses and elastic widths of the S=0 baryons in the context of the QCD-improved quark shell model. All states in theN=0, 1, 2 and 3 harmonic oscillator bands have been included. Three models for the decay of these states have been studied, and it is concluded that the usual spectator model for the decays must be modified. Many resonances in theN=2 and 3 bands were found to decouple from the πN channel, supporting a previous solution to the missing resonance puzzle. No evidence has been found for the tensor force, while conflicting data exist for the 3-body spin orbit term. We also have found evidence that the contact force varies with band. The (56,1^?) multiplet is lower than expected.     

Hunting the doubly charmed baryon with strangeness

正In the standard model of particle physics, the baryon is formed by three quarks. Unlike the well-known proton and neutron that are composed of three light quarks, the doubly charmed baryon consists of two heavy charm quarks and a light quark.Therefore, it is expected to have different internal structures and properties, and to serve as a unique system for understanding the three-body bound system and testing the mechanism of quantum chromodynamics (QCD).     

On the semileptonic decay of charmed hadrons

The semileptonic and leptonic decay modes of charmed hadrons produced in e⁺e^? collisions above 4 GeV in the cm have been investigated by selecting events with a single electron plus at least two charged tracks. The electron momentum spectrum peaks near 0.5 GeV/c with few events above 0.7 GeV/c. The spectrum excludes large rates for the decays $\text{D}\text{→}\text{e}\text{v}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}$ and $\text{D}\text{→}\text{e}\text{v}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}\text{π}$, but is compatible with $\text{D}\text{→}\text{e}\text{v}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}\text{K}{}^1\text{(892)}$, $\text{D}\text{→}\text{e}\text{v}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}\text{K}$ or a mixture of both. The semileptonic branching ratio is obtained both by comparing the inclusive electron cross section with the total cross section attributable to charm, and by studying the fraction of events containing a second electron. The semileptonic charm branching ratios obtained are 0.11 ± 0.03 and 0.16 ± 0.06 respectively. A single event with three electrons and hadrons is found, consistent with the estimated background. The 90% confidence upper limit for σ(e⁺e^? → 3e + hadrons) is 0.1 nb.