On the constituent counting rule for hard exclusive processes involving multi-quark states

At high energy,the cross section at finite scattering angle of a hard exclusive process falls off as a power of the Manderstam variable s.If all involved quark-gluon compositions undergo hard momentum transfers,the fall-off scaling is determined by the underlying valence structures of the initial and final hadrons,known as the constituent counting rule.In spite of the complication due to helicity conservation,it has been argued that when applied to exclusive process with exotic multiquark states,the counting rule is a powerful way to determine the valence degrees of freedom inside hadron exotics.In this work,we demonstrate that for hadrons with hidden flavors,the naive application of the constituent counting rule is problematic,since it is not mandatory for all components to participate in hard scattering at the scale s1/2.We illustrate the problems in the viewpoint based on effective field theory.We clarify the misleading results that may be obtained from the constituent counting rule in exclusive processes with exotic candidates such as Z_c~±(cd/cu),Z_b~±(bd/bdu),X(3872),etc.     

Strange quarkonium states at BESⅢ

We present physics opportunities and topics with the s states(strangeonia)that can be studied with the BES detector operating at the BEPC collider.Though the φ and η/ states have long been established experimentally,only a handful of strangeonia are well known,in contrast to the rich ccharmoium system.An overview of the s states and their experimental status is presented in this paper.The BES experiment has collected the world’s largest samples of J/ψ,ψ(2S),ψ(3770),and direct e+e-annihilations at energies below the J/ψand above 3.8 Ge V,and will continue to accumulate high quality,large integrated luminosity in theτ-charm energy region.These data,combined with the excellent performance of the BESⅢ detector,will offer unprecedented opportunities to explore the s system.In this paper we describe the experimental techniques to explore strangeonia with the BESⅢ detector.     

D* D1 and D D'*(2600) interactions and the charged charmonium-like state Z(4430)

The D^*D₁(2420) and DD'^*(2600) interactions are studied in a one-boson-exchange model. Isovector bound state solutions with spin parity J^P=1⁺ are found from the D^*D₁(2420) interaction, which may be related to the observed charged charmonium-like state Z(4430). There is no bound state solution found from the DD'^*(2600) interaction.     

Study of the production of Λb0 and B0 hadrons in pp collisions and first measurement of the Λb0→J/ψpK- branching fraction

The product of the Λ_b⁰(B⁰) di erential production cross-section and the branching fraction of the decay Λ_b⁰→J/ψpK^- (B⁰→J/ψpK^*(892)⁰) is measured as a function of the beauty hadron transverse momentum, pT, and rapidity, y. The kinematic region of the measurements is p_T <20 GeV/c and 2.0< y< 4.5. The measurements use a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3fb^-1 collected by the LHCb detector in pp collisions at centre-of-mass energies √s= 7 TeV in 2011 and √s= 8 TeV in 2012. Based on previous LHCb results of the fragmentation fraction ratio, f_Λb⁰/f_d, the branching fraction of the decay Λ_b⁰→J/ψpK^- is measured to be
B(Λ_b⁰→J/ψpK^-)=(3.17±0.04±0.07±0.34_-0.28^+0.45)×10^-4,
where the rst uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, the third is due to the uncertainty on the branching fraction of the decay B⁰→J/ψpK^*(892)⁰, and the fourth is due to the knowledge of f_Λb⁰/f_d. The sum of the asymmetries in the production and decay between Λ_b⁰ and Λ_b⁰ is also measured as a function of p_T and y. The previously published branching fraction of Λ_b⁰→J/ψpπ^-, relative to that of Λ_b⁰→J/ψpK^-, is updated. The branching fractions of Λ_b⁰→P_c⁺(→J/ψp)K^- are determined.     

b→ssd decay in Randall-Sundrum models

The extremely small branching ratio of the b → ssd decay in the Standard Model makes it a suitable channel to explore new-physics signals.We study this ?S = 2 process in Randall-Sundrum models,including the custodially protected and the bulk-Higgs Randall-Sundrum models.Exploring the experimentally favored parameter spaces of these models suggests a possible enhancement of the decay rate,compared to the Standard Model result,by at most two orders of magnitude.     

Tuning and validation of hadronic event generator for R value measurements in the tau-charm region

To measure the R value in an energy scan experiment with e⁺e^- collisions, precise calculation of initial state radiation is required in the event generators. We present an event generator for this consideration, which incorporates initial state radiation effects up to second order accuracy. The radiative correction factor is calculated using the totally hadronic Born cross section. The measured exclusive processes are generated according to their cross sections, while the unknown processes are generated using the LUND Area Law model, and its parameters are tuned with data collected at √s=3.65 GeV. The optimized values are validated with data in the range √s=2.2324-3.671 GeV. These optimized parameters are universally valid for event generation below the DD threshold.     

Antiproton identification below threshold with the AMS-02 RICH detector

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer(AMS-02),which is installed on the International Space Station(ISS),has been collecting data successfully since May 2011.The main goals of AMS-02 are the search for cosmic anti-matter,dark matter and the precise measurement of the relative abundance of elements and isotopes in galactic cosmic rays.In order to identify particle properties,AMS-02 includes several specialized sub-detectors.Among these,the AMS-02 Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector(RICH) is designed to provide a very precise measurement of the velocity and electric charge of particles.We describe a method to reject the dominant electron background in antiproton identification with the use of the AMS-02 RICH detector as a veto for rigidities below 3 GV.A ray tracing integration method is used to maximize the statistics of  with the lowest possible e background,providing 4 times rejection power gain for e background with respect to only 3% of  signal efficiency loss.By using the collected cosmic-ray data,e contamination can be well suppressed within 3% with β≈ 1,while keeping 76% efficiency for  below the threshold.     

Is J~(PC)=3~(-+) molecule possible?

The confirmation of charged charmonium-like states indicates that heavy quark molecules should exist.Here we discuss the possibility of a molecule state with J P C= 3-+. In a one-boson-exchange model investigation for the S wave C = + D* ˉD*2states, one finds that the strongest attraction is in the case J = 3 and I = 0 for bothπ and σ exchanges. Numerical analysis indicates that this hadronic bound state might exist if a phenomenological cutoff parameter around 2.3 Ge V(1.5 Ge V) is reasonable with a dipole(monopole) type form factor in the one-pionexchange model. The cutoff for binding solutions may be reduced to a smaller value once the σ exchange contribution is included. If a state around the D* ˉD*2threshold(≈4472 Me V) in the channel J/ψω(P wave) is observed, the heavy quark spin symmetry implies that it is not a cˉc meson and the J P C are likely to be 3-+.     

Pure annihilation type B→K0*±(1430)K(*)干 decays in the family non-universal Z0 model

By assuming that the scalar meson KK₀^*(1430) belongs to the rst excited states or the lowest lying ground states of qq', we study the pure annihilation-type decays B→K₀^*±(1430)K^(*)+ in the QCD factorization approach. Within the Standard Model, the branching fractions are of the order of 10^-8-10^-7, which is possible to measure in the ongoing LHCb experiment or forthcoming Belle-II experiment. We also study these decays in the family non-universal Z' model. The results show that if m_Z' 600 GeV (ξ =0.02), both the branching fractions and CP asymmetries of q⁰ →K₀^*+(1430)K^- could be changed remarkably, which provides us with a place for probing the e ect of new physics. These results could be used to constrain the parameters of the Z' model.     

ρ meson decays of heavy hybrid mesons

We calculate the ρ meson couplings between the heavy hybrid doublets H~h/S~h/M~h/T~h and the ordinary qQˉ doublets in the framework of the light-cone QCD sum rule. The sum rules obtained rely mildly on the Borel parameters in their working regions. The resulting coupling constants are rather small in most cases.     

Measurement of the absolute branching fraction of D+→K0e+ve via K0→π0π0

By analyzing 2.93 fb^-1 data collected at the center-of-mass energy √s=3.773 GeV with the BESIII detector, we measure the absolute branching fraction of the semileptonic decay D⁺→K⁰e⁺v_e to be B(D⁺→K⁰e⁺v_e)=(8.59±0.14±0.21)% using K⁰→K_S⁰→π⁰π⁰, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. Our result is consistent with previous measurements within uncertainties..     

The Production of Bc(Bc) Meson Through Z0 Boson Decay

Based on the most important "hard" production mechanism,the production rate of B_c(or B_c) meson being accompanied with one c(or c) and one b(or b) heavy quark jets through Z⁰ decay is computed in this paper.It is pointed out that at LEP up to next run,quite a lot of events with one B_c or B_c meson may be obtained,so that it becomes accessible to study the properties of B_c and B_c mesons throngh Z⁰ decay experimentally.     

Study of tracking efficiency and its systematic uncertainty from J/ψ→ppπ~+π~- at BESIII

Based on J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector,with corresponding Monte Carlo samples,the tracking efficiency and its systematic uncertainty are studied using a control sample of J/ψ→ppπ~+π~-.Validation methods and different factors influencing the tracking efficiency are presented in detail.The tracking efficiency and its systematic uncertainty for protons and pions with the transverse momentum and polar angle dependence are also discussed.     

Probing HZγ and Hγγ anomalous couplings in the process e~+e~-→ Hγ

We propose to measure the HZγ and Hγγ anomalous couplings in the process e+e-→Hγ with the sequential decay of H→bˉb. The discovery potential of observing the anomalous couplings are explored in detail.Our study shows that future electron–positron colliders have great potential to test the HZγ and Hγγ couplings.Conservative bounds on the two anomalous couplings are also derived when no new physics signal is detected on top of the SM backgrounds.     

Possible hadronic molecular states composed of S-wave heavy-light mesons

We perform a systematical study of possible molecular states composed of the S wave heavy light mesons,where the S–D mixing and η-η' mixing are explicitly included.Our calculation indicates that the observed X(3872) could be a loosely shallow molecular state composed of D*+ h.c,while neither Z_c(3900)/Z_c(4020) nor Z_b(10610)/Z_b(10650) is supported to be a molecule.Some observed possible molecular states are predicted,which could be searched for by further experimental measurements.     

Branching ratio and CP asymmetry of Bs→K0*(1430)η(') decays in the PQCD approach

In the two-quark model supposition for K₀^*(1430), which can be viewed as either the first excited state (Scenario Ⅰ) or the lowest lying state (Scenario Ⅱ), the branching ratios and the direct CP-violating asymmetries for decays B_s⁰→K₀^*0(1430)η^(') are studied by employing the perturbative QCD factorization approach. We find the following results: (a) The CP averaged branching ratios of B_s⁰→K₀^*0(1430)η and B_s⁰→K₀^*0(1430)η' are small and both in the order of 10^-7. If one views K₀^*(1430) as the lowest lying state, B (B_s⁰→K₀^*0(1430)η)≈3.9×10^-7 and B (B_s⁰→K₀^*0(1430)η')≈7.8×10^-7. (b) While the direct CP-violating asymmetries of these two decays are not small: if we still take the parameters of K₀^*(1430) in scenario Ⅱ, A_CP^dir (B_s⁰→K₀^*0(1430)η)≈56.2% and A_CP^dir (B_s⁰→K₀^*0(1430)η')≈2.4%. (c) The annihilation contributions will play an important role in accounting for future data, because both the branching ratios and the direct CP asymmetries of these two decays are sensitive to the annihilation type contributions.     

Study of X(5568) in a unitary coupled-channel approximation of BK and B_sπ

The potential of the B meson and the pseudoscalar meson is constructed up to the next-to-leading order Lagrangian, and then the BK and B_sπ interaction is studied in the unitary coupled-channel approximation. A resonant state with a mass about 5568 MeV and J~P= 0~+is generated dynamically, which can be associated with the X(5568) state announced by the D0 Collaboration recently. The mass and the decay width of this resonant state depend on the regularization scale in the dimensional regularization scheme, or the maximum momentum in the momentum cutoff regularization scheme. The scattering amplitude of the vector B meson and the pseudoscalar meson is calculated, and an axial-vector state with a mass near 5620 MeV and J~P= 1~+is produced. Their partners in the charm sector are also discussed.     

1－－QQqq STATES,THEIR MIXING WITH QQ STATES,AND HADRONIC TRANSITIONS

In the framework of the MIT bag model and under Born-Oppenheimer approximation, the 1^－－QQqq states and their mixing with QQ states are discussed, where Q=c, b; q=u, d, and both QQ and qq are colour singlets. The mixing is introduced through a coupling, constant. An approximate scaling law for hadronic transitions (QQ)′→(QQ)ππ could be obtained and the ratio of Γ(ψ′→4ππ) to Γ(Υ′→Υππ) could be compatible with the data if the coupling constant is flavour-independent. The mixing is dominated by QQqq states in which qq is a P-wave 0⁺⁺ state and therefore the observed isotropic angular distribution of the pion in ψ′→ψππ and γ′→γππ can be well explained.     

Al表面的"类液"结构及其自扩散通道

应用分子动力学方法,采用嵌入势模型在熔点下和熔点上对Al(001),(110)和(111)表面的原子结构和自扩散现象进行研究.发现这些表面的第一层原子在低于熔点时,Al(110)面在700±10 K,Al(001)面在 860±10 K,Al(111)面在 930±10 K呈现明显自扩散且最终转变为"类液"结构,而其余各层仍保留有序状态.对这种"类液"结构进行均方位移、结构有序参数、径向分布函数和z向粒子密度分析,发现其结构和扩散行为与熔化的Al表面不同,并能在一定温度区间稳定存在.在"类液 关键词： 表面结构 分子动力学 自扩散