Role of hyperfine mixing in b→c semileptonic decays of doubly-heavy baryons

We analyze the effects of hyperfine mixing in b → c semileptonic decays of doubly heavy baryons.We qualitatively confirm the results by W.Roberts and M.Pervin in Int.J.Mod.Phys.A,2009,24: 2401– 2413,finding that mixing has a great impact on those transitions.However,predictions without mixing differ by a factor of 2 and this discrepancy translates to the mixed case where large differences in decay widths are observed between the two calculations.     

在T2HDM模型中中性希格斯粒子对B→X_s1 1-衰变过程的影响(英文)

在T2HDM模型中计算了中性希格斯粒子圈图对稀有衰变过程B→X_s1 1-的贡献.通过计算发现:(a)中性希格斯粒子对衰变过程B→X_s1 1-的修正能够增强其标准模型的预言,但增幅很小;(b)在中性希格斯玻色子的质量大于100GeV和tanβ<40的情况下,中性希格斯粒子对稀有衰变过程B→X_s1 1-的分支比的贡献可忽略.     

Study on the Effects of the Light CP-odd Higgs via the Leptonic Decays of Pseudoscalar Mesons

To explain the anomalously large decay rate of Σ+→ p+μ+μ- , it was proposed that a new mechanism where a light CP-odd pseudoscalar boson of mA10 = 214.3 MeV makes a crucial contribution. Later, some authors have studied the transition π0→e+e- and Υ→γA10 in terms of the same mechanism and their result indicates that with the suggested mass one cannot fit the data. This discrepancy might be caused by experimental error of Σ+→p+μ+μ- because there were only a few events. Whether the mechanism is a reasonable one motivates us to investigate the transitions π0→e+e-; η(η′) →μ+μ- ; ηc→μ+μ- ;ηb→τ+τ- within the same framework. It is noted that for π0→e+e-, the standard model (SM) prediction is smaller than the data, whereas the experimental central value of η→μ+μ- is also above the SM prediction. It means that there should be extra contributions from other mechanisms and the contribution of A10 may be a possible one. Theoretically calculating the branching ratios of the concerned modes, we would check if we can obtain a universal mass for A10 which reconcile the theoretical predictions and data for all the modes. Unfortunately, we find that it is impossible to have such a mass with the same coupling |ge|. Therefore we conclude that the phenomenology does not favor such a light A10 , even though a small window is still open.     

Combined analysis of near-threshold production of ω and φ mesons in nucleon-nucleon collisions within an effective meson-nucleon model

Vector meson ( V = ,) production in near-threshold elementary nucleon-nucleon collisions ppppV, pnpnV and pndV is studied within an effective meson-nucleon theory. It is shown that a set of effective parameters can be established to describe fairly well the available experimental data of angular distributions and the energy dependence of the total cross-sections without explicit implementation of the Okubo-Zweig-Iizuka rule violation. Isospin effects are considered in detail and compared with experimental data whenever available.     

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.     

Beauty-conserving strangeness-changing rare semileptonic decays ofB s meson

The beauty-conserving strangeness-changing decays ofB _s meson are examined. In the charm sector, charm-conserving strangeness changing (Δc = 0, Δs ≠ 0) decays are Cabibbo suppressed and are governed by the CKM elementV _us which is much smaller than the CKM diagonal elementV _cs, so may be of little interest. On the other hand, in theb-sector, beauty-conserving strangeness changing (Δb = 0, Δs ≠ 0) decays are CKM allowed as the CKM matrix elementV _us governing such decays is much larger thanV _bc orV _bu which govern respectively theb →c orb →u transitions. The phase space available, however, is too small for the decays considered here. The numerical estimates for the decay widths of two such modes ofB _s meson are presented.     

P-wave contributions to B_((s))→ψKπ decays in perturbative QCD approach

We study the quasi-two-body decays B_((s)) ψ[K~*(892) K~*(1410) K~*(1680)] ψKπ by employing the perturbative QCD(PQCD) factorization approach, where the charmonia ψ represents J/ψ and ψ(2S). The corresponding decay channels are studied by constructing the kaon-pion distribution amplitude(DA) Φ_(Kπ)~P, which comprises important final state interactions between the kaon and pion in the resonant region. Relativistic Breit-Wigner formulas are adopted to parameterize the time-like form factor F_(Kπ) appearing in the kaon-pion DAs. The SU(3) flavor symmetry breaking effect resulting from the mass difference between the kaon and pion is taken into account,which makes significant contributions to the longitudinal polarizations. The observed branching ratios and the polarization fractions of B_((s)) ψK~*(892) ψKπ are accommodated by tuning hadronic parameters for the kaon-pion DAs. The PQCD predictions for B_((s)) ψ[K~*(1410) K~*(1680)] ψKπ modes from the same set of parameters can be tested by precise data obtained in the future from LHCb and Belle Ⅱ experiments.     

A possible acoustic design approach for multi-purpose auditoria suitable for both speech and music

In several auditoria, it has been observed that the reverberation time is longer than expected and that the cause is a horizontal reverberant field established in the region near the ceiling, a field which is remote from the sound absorbing audience. This has been observed in the Boston Symphony Hall, Massachusetts, and the Stadthalle Göttingen, Germany. Subjective remarks on their acoustics suggest that there are no unfavourable comments linked to the secondary sound field. Two acoustic scale models are considered here. In a generic rectangular concert hall model, the walls and ceiling contained openings in which either plane or scattering panels could be placed. With plane panels, the model reverberation time (RT) was measured as 53% higher than the Sabine prediction (frequency 500/1000 Hz), compared with 8% higher with scattering panels. The second model of a 300 seat lecture theatre with a 6 m or 8 m high ceiling had raked seating. In this case, the amount of absorption in the model was increased until the point was reached where speech had acceptable intelligibility, with the early energy fraction, D ? 0.5. For this acceptable speech condition with the 6 m ceiling, the measured mid-frequency T₁₅ was 1.47 s, whereas the Sabine predicted RT was 1.06 s. The sound decay was basically non-linear with T₃₀ > T₁₅ > EDT. Exploiting a high-level horizontal reverberant field offers the possibility of acoustics that are better adapted as suitable for both speech and unamplified music, without any physical change in the auditorium. Using secondary reverberation in an auditorium for a wide variety of music might also be beneficial.     

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.     

Weak nonleptonic decays of 3/2+ isobars in SU(3)

Weak transitions of decuplet isobars are expanded in terms of eigen-amplitudes of the direct channel in the framework of SU(3). Starting with the most general weak Hamiltonian and assuming intermediate states to be non-exotic, we obtain ΔI=1/2 rule for Ω⁻ decays. Invoking of the CP invariance forbids all thepv weak processesD(10)→D(10) +P(8). Decays of the charmed multiplets are also discussed in these dynamical considerations. We obtain triplet dominance of charm changing weak Hamiltonian for Ω*⁺⁺ ₃ decays.