915 research outputs found
V(us) Determination from Hyperon Semileptonic Decays
We analyze the numerical determination of the quark mixing factor V(us) from
hyperon semileptonic decays. The discrepancies between the results obtained in
two previous studies are clarified. Our fits indicate sizeable SU(3) breaking
corrections, which unfortunately can only be fully determined from the data at
the first order. The lack of a reliable theoretical calculation of second-order
symmetry breaking effects translates into a large systematic uncertainty, which
has not been taken into account previously. Our final result, V(us) = 0.226 +/-
0.005, is not competitive with the existing determinations from K(l3), K(l2)
and \tau decays.Comment: 16 pages, no figures. References added and other minor change
Determination of |V_us| from hadronic tau decays
The recent update of the strange spectral function and the moments of the
invariant mass distribution by the OPAL collaboration from hadronic tau decay
data are employed to determine |V_us| as well as m_s. Our result,
|V_us|=0.2208\pm0.0034, is competitive to the standard extraction of |V_us|
from K_e3 decays and to the new proposals to determine it. Furthermore, the
error associated to our determination of |V_us| can be reduced in the future
since it is dominated by the experimental uncertainty that will be eventually
much improved by the B-factories hadronic tau data. Another improvement that
can be performed is the simultaneous fit of both |V_us| and m_s to a set of
moments of the hadronic tau decays invariant mass distribution, which will
provide even a more accurate determination of both parameters.Comment: 6 pages. Invited talk given by E.G. at the XXXXth Rencontres de
Moriond on Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories, La Thuile, Italy,
5-12 Mar 200
Contour-improved versus fixed-order perturbation theory in hadronic tau decays
The hadronic decay rate of the tau lepton serves as one of the most precise
determinations of the QCD coupling alpha_s. The dominant theoretical source of
uncertainty at present resides in the seeming disparity of two approaches to
improving the perturbative expansion with the help of the renormalisation
group, namely fixed-order and contour-improved perturbation theory. In this
work it is demonstrated that in fact both approaches yield compatible results.
However, the fixed-order series is found to oscillate around the
contour-improved result with an oscillation frequency of approximately six
perturbative orders, approaching it until about the 30th order, after which the
expansion reveals its asymptotic nature. Additionally, the renormalisation
scale and scheme dependencies of the perturbative series for the tau hadronic
width are investigated in detail.Comment: 20 pages, 5 eps-figures; discussion on scale and scheme dependence
added as compared to published journal version JHEP 09 (2005) 05
Strange Quark Mass from the Invariant Mass Distribution of Cabibbo-Suppressed Tau Decays
Quark mass corrections to the tau hadronic width play a significant role only
for the strange quark, hence providing a method for determining its mass. The
experimental input is the vector plus axial-vector strange spectral function
derived from a complete study of tau decays into strange hadronic final states
performed by ALEPH. New results on strange decay modes from other experiments
are also incorporated. The present analysis determines the strange quark mass
at the Mtau mass scale using moments of the spectral function. Justified
theoretical constraints are applied to the nonperturbative components and
careful attention is paid to the treatment of the perturbative expansions of
the moments which exhibit convergence problems. The result obtained,
m_s(Mtau^2) = (120 +- 11_exp +- 8_Vus +- 19_th) MeV = (120^+21_-26) MeV, is
stable over the scale from Mtau down to about 1.4 GeV. Evolving this result to
customary scales yields m_s(1 GeV^2) = (160^+28_-35) MeV and m_s(4 GeV^2) =
(116^+20_-25) MeV.Comment: LaTex, 8 pages, 4 figures (EPS
Quantum Loops in the Resonance Chiral Theory: The Vector Form Factor
We present a calculation of the Vector Form Factor at the next-to-leading
order in the 1/N_C expansion, within the framework of Resonance Chiral Theory.
The calculation is performed in the chiral limit, and with two dynamical quark
flavours. The ultraviolet behaviour of quantum loops involving virtual
resonance propagators is analyzed, together with the kind of counterterms
needed in the renormalization procedure. Using the lowest-order equations of
motion, we show that only a few combinations of local couplings appear in the
final result. The low-energy limit of our calculation reproduces the standard
Chiral Perturbation Theory formula, allowing us to determine the resonance
contribution to the chiral low-energy couplings, at the next-to-leading order
in 1/N_C, keeping a full control of their renormalization scale dependence.Comment: 27+1 pages, 9 figure
Determination of m_s and |V_us| from hadronic tau decays
The mass of the strange quark is determined from SU(3)-breaking effects in
the tau hadronic width. Compared to previous analyses, the contributions from
scalar and pseudoscalar spectral functions, which suffer from large
perturbative corrections, are replaced by phenomenological parametrisations.
This leads to a sizeable reduction of the uncertainties in the strange mass
from tau decays. Nevertheless, the resulting m_s value is still rather
sensitive to the moment of the invariant mass distribution which is used for
the determination, as well as the size of the quark-mixing matrix element
|V_us|. Imposing the unitarity fit for the CKM matrix, we obtain m_s(2
GeV)=117+-17 MeV, whereas for the present Particle Data Group average for
|V_us|, we find m_s(2 GeV)=103+-17 MeV. On the other hand, using an average of
m_s from other sources as an input, we are able to calculate the quark-mixing
matrix element |V_us|, and we demonstrate that if the present measurement of
the hadronic decay of the tau into strange particles is improved by a factor of
two, the determination of |V_us| is more precise than the current world
average.Comment: 25 pages, 1 eps figur
K pi vector form factor, dispersive constraints and tau -> nu_tau K pi decays
Recent experimental data for the differential decay distribution of the decay
by the Belle collaboration are described by a
theoretical model which is composed of the contributing vector and scalar form
factors and . Both form factors are constructed
such that they fulfil constraints posed by analyticity and unitarity. A good
description of the experimental measurement is achieved by incorporating two
vector resonances and working with a three-times subtracted dispersion relation
in order to suppress higher-energy contributions. The resonance parameters of
the charged meson, defined as the pole of in the
complex -plane, can be extracted, with the result MeV and MeV. Finally, employing the
three-subtracted dispersion relation allows to determine the slope and
curvature parameters and
of the vector form factor
directly from the data.Comment: 16 pages, 1 figure, version to appear in Eur. Phys. J.
Meson resonances, large N_c and chiral symmetry
We investigate the implications of large N_c and chiral symmetry for the mass
spectra of meson resonances. Unlike for most other mesons, the mass matrix of
the light scalars deviates strongly from its large-N_c limit. We discuss the
possible assignments for the lightest scalar nonet that survives in the
large-N_c limit.Comment: 14 page
Electromagnetic Decays of Heavy Baryons
The electromagnetic decays of the ground state baryon multiplets with one
heavy quark are calculated using Heavy Hadron Chiral Perturbation Theory. The
M1 and E2 amplitudes for S^{*}--> S gamma, S^{*} --> T gamma and S --> T gamma
are separately computed. All M1 transitions are calculated up to
O(1/Lambda_chi^2). The E2 amplitudes contribute at the same order for S^{*}-->
S gamma, while for S^{*} --> T gamma they first appear at O(1/(m_Q
\Lambda_\chi^2)) and for S --> T gamma are completely negligible. The
renormalization of the chiral loops is discussed and relations among different
decay amplitudes are derived. We find that chiral loops involving
electromagnetic interactions of the light pseudoscalar mesons provide a sizable
enhancement of these decay widths. Furthermore, we obtain an absolute
prediction for the widths of Xi^{0'(*)}_c--> Xi^{0}_c gamma and Xi^{-'(*)}_b-->
Xi^{-}_b gamma. Our results are compared to other estimates existing in the
literature.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Order p^6 chiral couplings from the scalar K Pi form factor
Employing results from a recent determination of the scalar KPi form factor
F_0^KPi within a coupled channel dispersion relation analysis \cite{JOP01}, in
this work we calculate the slope and curvature of F_0^KPi(t) at zero momentum
transfer. Knowledge of the slope and curvature of the scalar KPi form factor,
together with a recently calculated expression for F_0^KPi(t) in chiral
perturbation theory at order p^6, enable to estimate the O(p^6) chiral
constants C_12^r=(0.3 +- 5.4)10^-7 and (C_12^r+C_34^r)=(3.2 +- 1.5)10^-6. Our
findings also allow to estimate the contribution coming from the C_i to the
vector form factor F_+^KPi(0) which is crucial for a precise determination of
|V_us| from K_l3 decays. Our result F_+^KPi(0)|_C_i^r=-0.018 +- 0.009, though
inflicted with large uncertainties, is in perfect agreement with a previous
estimate by Leutwyler and Roos already made twenty years ago.Comment: 19 pages, discussion of scale dependence of the chiral couplings
added; version to appear in JHE
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