121 research outputs found
Width and from QCD Light-Cone Sum Rules
We employ the form factors obtained from QCD light-cone sum rules
and calculate the width () in units of
, integrated over the region of accessible momentum transfers,
. Using the most recent BABAR-collaboration
measurements we extract . The sum rule results for the form factors, taken
as an input for a -series parameterization, yield the -shape in the
whole semileptonic region of . We also present the
charged lepton energy spectrum in this decay. Furthermore, the current
situation with is discussed from the QCD point of view. We
suggest to use the ratio of the and widths as an additional test of Standard Model. The
sensitivity of this observable to new physics is illustrated by including a
charged Higgs-boson contribution in the semileptonic decay amplitude.Comment: 22 pages, 8 figures; comments added in section 4, version to be
published in Phys. Rev.
Anomalies in cosmic rays: New particles versus charm?
For a long time two anomalies are observed in cosmic rays at energies E approx. = 100 TeV: (1) the generation of long-flying cascades in the hadron calorimeter (the so-called Tien-Shan effect) and; (2) the enhancement of direct muon yield as compared with the accelerator energy region. The aim is to discuss the possibility that both anomalies have common origins arising from production and decays of the same particles. the main conclusions are the following: (1) direct muons cannot be generated by any new particles with mass exceeding 10+20 GeV; and (2) if both effects are originated from the charmed hadrons, then the needed charm hadroproduction cross section is unexpectedly large as compared with the quark-gluon model predictions
Conceptual aspects of QCD factorization in hadronic B decays
I review the meaning of ``QCD factorization'' in hadronic two-body B decays
and then discuss recent results of theoretical (rather than phenomenological)
nature: the proof of factorization at two loops; the identification of
``chirally enhanced'' power corrections; and the role of annihilation
contributions.Comment: 10 pages, LaTeX. Based on talks presented at the UK Phenomenology
Workshop on Heavy Flavour and CP Violation, 17 - 22 September 2000, Durham,
proceedings to appear in J. Phys. G; the 5th International Symposium on
Radiative Corrections (RADCOR2000), Carmel, California, September 11 - 15,
2000; the 4th Workshop on Continuous Advances in QCD, Minneapolis, 12-14 May
2000; the Vth International Workshop on Heavy Quark Physics, Dubna, 6-8 April
200
Flavour SU(3) Symmetry in Charmless B Decays
QCD sum rules are used to estimate the flavour SU(3)-symmetry violation in
two-body B decays to pions and kaons. In the factorizable amplitudes the
SU(3)-violation manifests itself in the ratio of the decay constants f_K/f_pi
and in the differences between the B->K, B_s->K and B->pi form factors. These
effects are calculated from the QCD two-point and light-cone sum rules,
respectively, in terms of the strange quark mass and the ratio of the strange
and nonstrange quark-condensate densities. Importantly, QCD sum rules predict
that SU(3) breaking in the heavy-to-light form factors can be substantial and
does not vanish in the heavy-quark mass limit. Furthermore, we investigate the
strange-quark mass dependence of nonfactorizable effects in the B->K pi decay
amplitudes. Taking into account these effects we estimate the accuracy of
several SU(3)-symmetry relations between charmless B-decay amplitudes.Comment: Two references added, version to be published in Phys.Rev.D, 21
pages, 12 postscript figure
How much charm can PANDA produce?
We consider the production of charmed baryons and mesons in the
proton-antiproton binary reactions at the energies of the future ANDA
experiment. To describe these processes in terms of hadronic interaction
models, one needs strong couplings of the initial nucleons with the
intermediate and final charmed hadrons. Similar couplings enter the models of
binary reactions with strange hadrons. For both charmed and strange hadrons we
employ the strong couplings and their ratios calculated from QCD light-cone sum
rules. In this method finite masses of and quarks are taken into
account. Employing the Kaidalov's quark-gluon string model with Regge poles and
adjusting the normalization of the amplitudes in this model to the calculated
strong couplings, we estimate the production cross section of charmed hadrons.
For it can reach several tens of at
, whereas the cross sections of and pair
production are predicted to be smaller.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures, matches published versio
Form Factors and Strong Couplings of Heavy Baryons from QCD Light-Cone Sum Rules
We derive QCD light-cone sum rules for the hadronic matrix elements of the
heavy baryon transitions to nucleon. In the correlation functions the
and -baryons are interpolated by three-quark
currents and the nucleon distribution amplitudes are used. To eliminate the
contributions of negative parity heavy baryons, we combine the sum rules
obtained from different kinematical structures. The results are then less
sensitive to the choice of the interpolating current. We predict the
form factor and calculate the widths of the and decays. Furthermore, we consider double
dispersion relations for the same correlation functions and derive the
light-cone sum rules for the and strong
couplings. Their predicted values can be used in the models of charm production
in collisions.Comment: 45 pages, 3 figure
Systematics of heavy quarkonia from Regge trajectories on and planes
In this paper we show that heavy quarckonium states, similar to light mesons,
form Regge trajectories in and planes and the slope of
these trajectories is independent on the quantum numbers of the mesons. This
fact can be useful for the prediction of the masses of heavy quarkonia and the
determination of the quantum numbers of the newly discovered states.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables; some refrences are added, comparison
with QCD sum rules result is presente
QCD factorization for B -> PP
In this work, we give a detailed discussion for QCD factorization involved
the complete chirally enhanced power corrections for B decays to two light
pseudoscalar mesons, and present some detailed calculations of radiative
corrections at the order of alpha_s. We point out that the infrared finiteness
of the vertex corrections in the chirally enhanced power corrections requires
twist-3 light-cone distribution amplitudes (LCDAs) of the light pseudoscalar
symmetric. However, even in the symmetric condition, there is also logarithmic
divergence from the endpoints of the twist-3 LCDAs in the hard spectator
scattering. We point out that the decay amplitudes of B --> PP predicted by QCD
factorization are really free of the renormalization scale dependence, at least
at the order of alpha_s. At last, we briefly compare the QCD factorization with
the generalized factorization and PQCD method.Comment: 31 pages, 3 eps figure
Analysis of the decay with light-cone QCD sum rules
In this article, we calculate the contribution from the nonfactorizable soft
hadronic matrix element to the decay with the
light-cone QCD sum rules. The numerical results show that its contribution is
rather large and should not be neglected. The total amplitudes lead to a
branching fraction which is in agreement with the experimental data marginally.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figure, revised versio
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