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We extend our study of the $Kpi$ system to moving frames and present an exploratory extraction of the masses and widths for the $K^*$ resonances by simulating $Kpi$ scattering in p-wave with $I=1/2$ on the lattice. Using $Kpi$ systems with non-vanishing total momenta allows the extraction of phase shifts at several values of $Kpi$ relative momenta. A Breit-Wigner fit of the phase renders a $K^*(892)$ resonance mass and $K^*to K pi $ coupling compatible with the experimental numbers. We also determine the $K^*(1410)$ mass assuming the experimental $K^*(1410)$ width. We contrast the resonant $I=1/2$ channel with the repulsive non-resonant $I=3/2$ channel, where the phase is found to be negative and small, in agreement with experiment.
Lattice simulation of charmonium resonances with non-zero momentum provides additional information on the two-meson scattering matrices. However, the reduced rotational symmetry in a moving frame renders a number of states with different $J^P$ in the same lattice irreducible representation. The identification of $J^P$ for these states is particularly important, since quarkonium spectra contain a number of states with different $J^P$ in a relatively narrow energy region. Preliminary results concerning spin-identification are presented in relation to our study of charmonium resonances in flight on the Nf=2+1 CLS ensembles.
In this project, we will compute the form factors relevant for $B to K^*(to K pi)ell^+ell^-$ decays. To map the finite-volume matrix elements computed on the lattice to the infinite-volume $B to K pi$ matrix elements, the $K pi$ scattering amplitude needs to be determined using Luschers method. Here we present preliminary results from our calculations with $2+1$ flavors of dynamical clover fermions. We extract the $P$-wave scattering phase shifts and determine the $K^*$ resonance mass and the $K^* K pi$ coupling for two different ensembles with pion masses of $317(2)$ and $178(2)$ MeV.
We extract the form factors relevant for semileptonic decays of D and B mesons from a relativistic computation on a fine lattice in the quenched approximation. The lattice spacing is a=0.04 fm (corresponding to a^{-1}=4.97 GeV), which allows us to run very close to the physical B meson mass, and to reduce the systematic errors associated with the extrapolation in terms of a heavy quark expansion. For decays of D and D_s mesons, our results for the physical form factors at q^2=0 are as follows: f_+^{D to pi}(0)= 0.74(6)(4), f_+^{D to K}(0)= 0.78(5)(4) and f_+^{D_s to K}(0)=0.68(4)(3). Similarly, for B and B_s we find: f_+^{B to pi}(0)=0.27(7)(5), f_+^{B to K}(0)=0.32(6)(6) and f_+^{B_s to K}(0)=0.23(5)(4). We compare our results with other quenched and unquenched lattice calculations, as well as with light-cone sum rule predictions, finding good agreement.
The results of a search for hydrogen-like atoms consisting of $pi^{mp}K^{pm}$ mesons are presented. Evidence for $pi K$ atom production by 24 GeV/c protons from CERN PS interacting with a nickel target has been seen in terms of characteristic $pi K$ pairs from their breakup in the same target ($178 pm 49$) and from Coulomb final state interaction ($653 pm 42$). Using these results the analysis yields a first value for the $pi K$ atom lifetime of $tau=(2.5_{-1.8}^{+3.0})$ fs and a first model-independent measurement of the S-wave isospin-odd $pi K$ scattering length $left|a_0^-right|=frac{1}{3}left|a_{1/2}-a_{3/2}right|= left(0.11_{-0.04}^{+0.09} right)M_{pi}^{-1}$ ($a_I$ for isospin $I$).
After having announced the statistically significant observation (5.6~$sigma$) of the new exotic $pi K$ atom, the DIRAC experiment at the CERN proton synchrotron presents the measurement of the corresponding atom lifetime, based on the full $pi K$ data sample: $tau = (5.5^{+5.0}_{-2.8}) cdot 10^{-15}s$. By means of a precise relation ($<1%$) between atom lifetime and scattering length, the following value for the S-wave isospin-odd $pi K$ scattering length $a_0^{-}~=~frac{1}{3}(a_{1/2}-a_{3/2})$ has been derived: $left|a_0^-right| = (0.072^{+0.031}_{-0.020}) M_{pi}^{-1}$.