In this work, to establish a more abundant <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub></math> baryon spectrum, we discuss the production potentials of the excited <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub></math> baryons through <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>b</mi></msub></math> hadronic weak decays within a constituent quark model. Based on our successful explanations of the existing experimental data for the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>b</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><msup><mi>π</mi><mo>−</mo></msup><mo>,</mo><msup><mi>K</mi><mo>−</mo></msup><mo>,</mo><msup><mi>D</mi><mo>−</mo></msup><mo>,</mo><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mi>s</mi><mo>−</mo></msubsup><mo>,</mo><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mi>s</mi><mrow><mo>*</mo><mo>−</mo></mrow></msubsup><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></math> processes, we further calculate the decay rates of the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>b</mi></msub></math> baryon into the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>1</mn><mi>P</mi></math>-, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>1</mn><mi>D</mi></math>-, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>2</mn><mi>S</mi></math>-, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>3</mn><mi>S</mi></math>-, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>2</mn><mi>P</mi></math>-, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>1</mn><mi>F</mi></math>-, and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>2</mn><mi>D</mi></math>-wave <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub></math> excited states. It is found that these <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub></math> excitations have large production rates in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>b</mi></msub></math> hadronic weak decay process associated with <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msup><mi>π</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></math> meson emitting, i.e., <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>b</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msubsup><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi><mo>*</mo></msubsup><msup><mi>π</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></math>, their branching fractions can reach up to <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="script">O</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></math>. To search for the higher <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>3</mn><mi>S</mi></math>-, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>2</mn><mi>P</mi></math>-, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>1</mn><mi>F</mi></math>-, and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>2</mn><mi>D</mi></math>-wave <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub></math> states, the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>b</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>3</mn><mi>S</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><msup><mi>π</mi><mo>−</mo></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mo>*</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mi>p</mi><msup><mi>π</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></math>, and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>b</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>P</mi><mo>,</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>D</mi><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mi>F</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><msup><mi>π</mi><mo>−</mo></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msup><mi>D</mi><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mo>*</mo><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mi>p</mi><msup><mi>π</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></math> decays are worth observing in future experiments.

China

Kai-Lei Wang

Ya-Mei Cao

Hui-Xiao Duan

Xian-Hui Zhong

Production of excited <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msubsup><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi><mo>+</mo></msubsup></math> baryons through <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>b</mi></msub></math> hadronic weak decays

The time-dependent <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> asymmetry in <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mrow><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></mrow><mi>ρ</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>770</mn><msup><mrow><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math> decays is measured using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>6</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><msup><mi>fb</mi><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></math>, collected with the LHCb detector at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV during the years 2015–2018. The <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math>-violation parameters for this process are determined to be <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mn>2</mn><msubsup><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover><mi>d</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>eff</mi></mrow></msubsup><mo>=</mo><mn>0.710</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>0.084</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>0.051</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><mi>rad</mi></mrow></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mo stretchy="false">|</mo><mi>λ</mi><mo stretchy="false">|</mo><mo>=</mo><mn>1.019</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>0.034</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>0.024</mn></mrow></math>, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This constitutes the first observation of time-dependent <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> violation in <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mrow><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></mrow><mi>ρ</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>770</mn><msup><mrow><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math> decays. Assuming approximate SU(3) flavor symmetry, these results are combined with the previous consistent LHCb measurement to set the most stringent constraint on the penguin contribution, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="normal">Δ</mi><msub><mi>ϕ</mi><mi>s</mi></msub></math>, to the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math>-violating phase <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>ϕ</mi><mi>s</mi></msub></math> in <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msubsup><mi>B</mi><mi>s</mi><mn>0</mn></msubsup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mrow><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></mrow><mi>ϕ</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>1020</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></math> decays, yielding <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="normal">Δ</mi><msub><mi>ϕ</mi><mi>s</mi></msub><mo>=</mo><mn>5.0</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>4.6</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><mi>mrad</mi></math>.

Netherlands

R. Aaij

United Kingdom

A.S.W. Abdelmotteleb

Switzerland

C. Abellan Beteta

F. Abudinén

T. Ackernley

United States

A.A. Adefisoye

Spain

B. Adeva

M. Adinolfi

P. Adlarson

France

C. Agapopoulou

C.A. Aidala

Z. Ajaltouni

S. Akar

K. Akiba

Poland

M. Akthar

Italy

P. Albicocco

Germany

J. Albrecht

R. Aleksiejunas

CERN

F. Alessio

P. Alvarez Cartelle

R. Amalric

Brazil

S. Amato

J.L. Amey

Y. Amhis

L. An

L. Anderlini

M. Andersson

P. Andreola

M. Andreotti

S. Andres Estrada

A. Anelli

D. Ao

C. Arata

F. Archilli

Z. Areg

M. Argenton

Costa Rica

S. Arguedas Cuendis

L. Arnone

A. Artamonov

M. Artuso

E. Aslanides

R. Ataíde Da Silva

M. Atzeni

B. Audurier

J.A. Authier

D. Bacher

I. Bachiller Perea

S. Bachmann

M. Bachmayer

J.J. Back

Z.B. Bai

P. Baladron Rodriguez

V. Balagura

A. Balboni

W. Baldini

Z. Baldwin

L. Balzani

H. Bao

J. Baptista de Souza Leite

C. Barbero Pretel

M. Barbetti

I.R. Barbosa

R.J. Barlow

M. Barnyakov

S. Barsuk

W. Barter

J. Bartz

S. Bashir

B. Batsukh

P.B. Battista

A. Bavarchee

A. Bay

A. Beck

M. Becker

F. Bedeschi

I.B. Bediaga

N.A. Behling

S. Belin

A. Bellavista

K. Belous

I. Belov

I. Belyaev

G. Benane

G. Bencivenni

E. Ben-Haim

A. Berezhnoy

R. Bernet

A. Bertolin

F. Betti

J. Bex

O. Bezshyyko

S. Bhattacharya

M.S. Bieker

N.V. Biesuz

A. Biolchini

M. Birch

F.C.R. Bishop

A. Bitadze

A. Bizzeti

T. Blake

Observation of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> Violation in <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mi>ρ</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>770</mn><msup><mrow><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math> Decays

The decay <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msubsup><msubsup><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msubsup><msubsup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math> is studied at LHCb for the first time using proton-proton collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment at a center-of-mass energy of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msqrt><mi>s</mi></msqrt><mo>=</mo><mn>13</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><mi>TeV</mi></math>, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>5.4</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><msup><mi>fb</mi><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></math>. The branching ratio relative to the decay <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msubsup><mrow><msubsup><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msubsup></mrow><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup></mrow></math> is measured to be [<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mi mathvariant="script">B</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msubsup><mrow><msubsup><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msubsup></mrow><msubsup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo stretchy="false">]</mo><mo>/</mo><mo stretchy="false">[</mo><mi mathvariant="script">B</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msubsup><mrow><msubsup><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msubsup></mrow><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo stretchy="false">]</mo><mo>=</mo><mn>0.53</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>0.05</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>0.05</mn></mrow></math> where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. Evidence is found for contributions from two resonant states, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Ξ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2923</mn><msup><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>+</mo></msup></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Ξ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2939</mn><msup><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>+</mo></msup></math>, in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msubsup><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi><mo>+</mo></msubsup><msubsup><mi>K</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi><mn>0</mn></msubsup></math> system. The two states show a significance of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>3.9</mn><mi>σ</mi></math> relative to the nonresonant hypothesis. These two <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msubsup><mi mathvariant="normal">Ξ</mi><mi>c</mi><mo>+</mo></msubsup></math> states are consistent with being the isospin partners of the states observed in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msubsup><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi><mi>c</mi><mo>+</mo></msubsup><msup><mi>K</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></math> system.

M. Abdelfatah

F. Blanc

J.E. Blank

S. Blusk

Study of the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msubsup><msubsup><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msubsup><msubsup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math> decay

We investigate the decays of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi></math> mesons, i.e., <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>B</mi><mi>d</mi></msub></math>, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>B</mi><mi>s</mi></msub></math>, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msup><mi>B</mi><mo>+</mo></msup></math>, and their antiparticles, to two light vector mesons (<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msub><mi>V</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><msub><mi>V</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></math>). We use the SU(2) <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>U</mi></math>-spin symmetry, which relates <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="normal">Δ</mi><mi>S</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="normal">Δ</mi><mi>S</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn></math> decay amplitudes through the interchange <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>d</mi><mo stretchy="false">↔</mo><mi>s</mi></math> and is an approximate symmetry of the Standard Model (SM), to relate the helicity amplitudes of these decays. Treating all the helicity amplitudes for these decays, and, hence, the reduced matrix elements, as free parameters, we find an acceptable solution within the SM, although this is driven by the fact that the number of observables is smaller than what is needed for a meaningful fit. To reduce the number of free parameters, we then use some apparently reasonable and theoretically motivated approximations, like the dominance of factorizable contributions over the nonfactorizable ones and, hence, a distinct hierarchy between the helicity amplitudes. We find that once the assumption of hierarchy is imposed, there is no solution, both in the exact <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>U</mi></math>-spin limit as well as when substantial <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>U</mi></math>-spin breaking is allowed for. The tension is primarily driven by the longitudinal polarization fractions in almost all <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="normal">Δ</mi><mi>S</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn></math> decays, which are significantly smaller than the corresponding theoretical predictions based on the SM and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>U</mi></math>-spin symmetry. This is particularly true for <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>B</mi><mi>s</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msup><mi>K</mi><mrow><mo>*</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mover accent="true"><msup><mi>K</mi><mrow><mo>*</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="true">¯</mo></mover></math>, for which the individual disagreement with <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>U</mi></math>-spin-based expectation is more than <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>7</mn><mi>σ</mi></math>. Within the SM framework, the only effective resolution would be to entirely disregard the hierarchy between the longitudinal and transverse helicity amplitudes in the heavy-quark limit, as dictated by naive factorization, implying that there must be large nonfactorizable contributions to all these decay amplitudes. We also explore whether some new physics in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>b</mi><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mi>s</mi></math> sector that does not respect the hierarchy among the helicity amplitudes can reduce the tension for all the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="normal">Δ</mi><mi>S</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn></math> modes. While the answer is partially in the affirmative, we find that, for simplistic new physics scenarios, the tension still exists and the fit remains poor enough, if the hierarchy exists among the SM amplitudes. Some possible scenarios for a complete solution of the puzzle are also suggested.

India

Debajyoti Choudhury

Suman Kumbhakar

Anirban Kundu

Soumitra Nandi

Polarization fractions in <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msub><mi>V</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><msub><mi>V</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></math>: <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>U</mi></math>-spin constraints and new physics signatures

In the present work, we studied the $$T_{\bar{c}\bar{s}1}^f(2750)$$ state production through the meson loop mechanism in the $$B^+$$ meson decays, where $$T_{\bar{c}\bar{s}1}^f(2750)$$ is considered as a $$\bar{D}K^*$$ molecular state with $$J^P=1^+$$ . By employing the effective Lagrangian approach, we estimated the branching ratio of the $$B^+ \rightarrow D^+ T_{\bar{c}\bar{s}1}^{f}(2750)$$ and $$B^+ \rightarrow D^{*+} T_{\bar{c}\bar{s}1}^f(2750)$$ processes and found them to be on the order of $$10^{-5}\sim 10^{-4}$$ . The fit fraction of $$T_{\bar{c}\bar{s}1}^f(2750)$$ in different processes was also estimated. We propose to search for $$T_{\bar{c}\bar{s}1}^f(2750)$$ in the $$B^+ \rightarrow D^{*+}\bar{D}^{*-}K^+$$ process, which should be accessible to the Belle II and LHCb Collaborations.

Zhuo Yu

Qi Wu

Zi-Li Yue

Dian-Yong Chen

$$T_{\bar{c}\bar{s}1}^f(2750)$$ production in the $$B^+$$ decays processes

The persistent anomalies observed in <italic>B</italic> mesons related to <math altimg='si1.svg'><mrow><mi>b</mi><mo>&#8594;</mo><mi>s</mi><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>&#8722;</mo></msup></mrow></math> transitions point to the potential for new physics beyond the Standard Model. To explore this further, we conduct an analysis of the exclusive semileptonic decays <math altimg='si6.svg'><mrow><msub><mi>B</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo>&#8594;</mo><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mi>s</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mo>*</mo><mo>)</mo></mrow></msubsup><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>&#8722;</mo></msup></mrow></math> within an effective field theory formalism. We perform a global fit to new (axial)vector couplings using the current experimental data for <math altimg='si1.svg'><mrow><mi>b</mi><mo>&#8594;</mo><mi>s</mi><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>&#8722;</mo></msup></mrow></math> transitions. We compute the branching ratios and physical observables such as forward-backward asymmetries, lepton polarization asymmetries, form factor independent observables for <math altimg='si6.svg'><mrow><msub><mi>B</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo>&#8594;</mo><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mi>s</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mo>*</mo><mo>)</mo></mrow></msubsup><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>&#8722;</mo></msup></mrow></math>, both within the Standard Model and in new physics scenarios. Additionally, we examine the existence of lepton flavor universality violation in the <math altimg='si78.svg'><mrow><msub><mi>B</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo>&#8594;</mo><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mi>s</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mo>*</mo><mo>)</mo></mrow></msubsup><msup><mi>&#8467;</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>&#8467;</mi><mo>&#8722;</mo></msup></mrow></math> process.

Manas Kumar Mohapatra

Ajay Kumar Yadav

Suchismita Sahoo

Signature of (axial)vector operators in <math altimg='si6.svg'><mrow><msub><mi>B</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mo>&#8594;</mo><msubsup><mi>D</mi><mi>s</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mo>*</mo><mo>)</mo></mrow></msubsup><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>&#956;</mi><mo>&#8722;</mo></msup></mrow></math> decays

This paper presents a study of the charmless three-body decays $$ {B}_{(s)}^0\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{h}^{+}h{\prime}^{-} $$ (where $\textit{h}$ $\textit{′}$ = $\textit{π, K}$), using a sample of $\textit{pp}$ collision data collected by the LHCb experiment during Runs 1 and 2 of the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb . The decay $$ {B}_s^0\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{K}^{+}{K}^{-} $$ is observed for the first time, and the following ratios of branching fractions are measured:

A. Abdelmotteleb

A. Adefisoye

Sweden

H. Afsharnia

C. Aidala

Z. Aliouche

J. Amey

A. Andreianov

D. Andreou

J. Back

I. Barbosa

R. Barlow

M. Bartolini

J. Basels

G. Bassi

P. Battista

I. Bediaga

N. Behling

V. Bellee

S. Bernet Andres

E. Bertholet

C. Betancourt

Ia. Bezshyiko

J. Bhom

M. Bieker

N. Biesuz

P. Billoir

F. Bishop

Improved branching-fraction measurements of $$ {B}_{(s)}^0\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{h}^{+}h{\prime}^{-} $$ decays and first observation of $$ {B}_s^0\to {K}_{\mathrm{S}}^0{K}^{+}{K}^{-} $$

We study a $\textit{U}$ (1) extension of the Standard Model (SM) in which Dirac neutrino masses are generated radiatively at the one-loop level through the exchange of new beyond the SM fields. This framework establishes a direct connection between neutrino mass generation and the dark sector, with the stability of the dark matter ensured by a residual discrete $$ {\mathcal{Z}}_6 $$ symmetry arising from the spontaneous breaking of $\textit{U}$ (1) . We investigate the resulting charged lepton flavor violating processes and dark matter phenomenology, saturating relic observations and direct-detection constraints, and analyze the collider signatures of the dark sector at the Large Hadron Collider, its proposed high luminosity extension and at a future muon collider. We have identified excellent prospects for observing the considered dark matter candidates in these colliders, even with lower integrated luminosities than the proposed one.

Supriya Senapati

Chayan Majumdar

Utkarsh Patel

Sudhanwa Patra

Radiative Dirac neutrino masses and dark matter in a $\textit{U}$ (1) $\textit{B}$−$\textit{L}$ extended model

An analysis of the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>*</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>π</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><msup><mrow><mi>μ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>μ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup></mrow></math> decay is presented using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>8.4</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><msup><mi>fb</mi><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></math>. The full set of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math>-averaged and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math>-asymmetric angular observables is determined in bins of the invariant mass squared of the dimuon system, as well as the branching fraction relative to the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mrow><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msup><mrow><mi>μ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>μ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>π</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup></mrow></math> decay. For the first time, the full set of observables pertaining to the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msup><mi>K</mi><mo>+</mo></msup><msup><mi>π</mi><mo>−</mo></msup></math> S-wave contribution to the final state are presented and consideration is given to effects arising from the mass of the muons. The extracted <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math>-asymmetry observables show no significant deviations from zero. The measurements of the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math>-averaged observables and the branching fractions continue to exhibit the pattern of tensions with the standard model predictions that have been seen in previous analyses that use part of the dataset considered in this Letter.

Comprehensive Analysis of the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>*</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>μ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>μ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup></mrow></math> Decay

Production fraction ratios of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msup><mi>B</mi><mo>+</mo></msup></math>, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msup><mi>B</mi><mn>0</mn></msup></math>, and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msubsup><mi>B</mi><mi>s</mi><mn>0</mn></msubsup></math> mesons are measured in proton-proton collisions at <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msqrt><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow></msqrt><mo>=</mo><mn>13</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><mi>TeV</mi></mrow></math> using a special dataset recorded in 2018 with high-rate triggers designed to collect an unbiased sample of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>1</mn><msup><mn>0</mn><mn>10</mn></msup></math> <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>b</mi></math> hadrons with the CMS experiment at the LHC. These data allow the study of the open-charm decays of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi></math> mesons (<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>B</mi><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi>s</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow></msub><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mi>π</mi><msub><mi>D</mi><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi>s</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow></msub></math>) where the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>D</mi></math> meson decays into fully hadronic final states. By utilizing known branching fractions and precise theoretical calculations, production fraction ratios as functions of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi></math> meson transverse momentum <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><msub><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi></mrow></msub><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow></math> and rapidity (<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>y</mi></math>) are measured using open-charm decays in the kinematic range of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mn>8</mn><mo>&lt;</mo><msub><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi></mrow></msub><mo>&lt;</mo><mn>60</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><mrow><mi>GeV</mi></mrow></mrow></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mo stretchy="false">|</mo><mi>y</mi><mo stretchy="false">|</mo></mrow><mo>&lt;</mo><mn>2.25</mn></math>. In addition, the same dataset is used to measure the relative production fraction ratios with the charmonium decay channels [<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>B</mi><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi>s</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow></msub><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mi>X</mi><mrow><mi>J</mi><mo stretchy="false">/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></mrow></math> with <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>X</mi></math> indicating a <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msup><mi>K</mi><mo>+</mo></msup></math>, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>*</mo></mrow></msup><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>892</mn></mrow><msup><mrow><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math>, or <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>ϕ</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>1020</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></math> meson] where the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo stretchy="false">/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></math> meson decays into a pair of muons. The open-charm results are used to normalize the relative production fraction ratios obtained from the charmonium samples. Measurements of the ratios of branching fractions of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi></math> meson decays to charmonium and open-charm final states are also reported, which will improve the world-average values of these ratios. Finally, we test isospin invariance in <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi></math> meson production in proton-proton collisions and observe that it holds within the experimental precision.

Armenia

A. Hayrapetyan

V. Makarenko

A. Tumasyan

Austria

W. Adam

J.W. Andrejkovic

L. Benato

T. Bergauer

M. Dragicevic

C. Giordano

P.S. Hussain

M. Jeitler

N. Krammer

A. Li

D. Liko

I. Mikulec

Measurement of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>B</mi></math> meson production fraction ratios in proton-proton collisions at <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msqrt><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow></msqrt><mo>=</mo><mn>13</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><mi>TeV</mi></mrow></math> using open-charm and charmonium decays