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The recent experimental developments require a more precise theoretical study of weak decays of heavy baryon $Lambda_b^0$. In this work, we provide an updated and systematic analysis of both the semi-leptonic and nonleptonic decays of $Lambda^0_b$ into baryons $Lambda^+_c$, $Lambda$, $p$, and $n$. The diquark approximation is adopted so that the methods developed in the $B$ meson system can be extended into the baryon system. The baryon-to-baryon transition form factors are calculated in the framework of a covariant light-front quark model. The form factors $f_3, ~g_3$ can be extracted and are found to be non-negligible. The semi-leptonic processes of $Lambda^0_bto Lambda^+_c(p)l^-bar u_l$ are calculated and the results are consistent with the experiment. We study the non-leptonic processes within the QCD factorization approach. The decay amplitudes are calculated at the next-to-leading order in strong coupling constant $alpha_s$. We calculate the non-leptonic decays of $Lambda^0_b$ into a baryon and a s-wave meson (pseudoscalar or vector) including 44 processes in total. The branching ratios and direct CP asymmetries are predicted. The numerical results are compared to the experimental data and those in the other theoretical approaches. Our results show validity of the diquark approximation and application of QCD factorization approach into the heavy baryon system.
We study the non-leptonic two-body weak decays of $Lambda_b^0 to p M$ with $ M=(pi^-,K^-)$ and $(rho^-,K^{*-})$ in the light-front quark model under the generalized factorization ansatz. By considering the Fermi statistic between quarks and determining spin-flavor structures in baryons, we calculate the branching ratios (${cal B}$s) and CP-violating rate asymmetries ($mathcal{A}_{CP}$s) in the decays. Explicitly, we find that ${cal B}( Lambda_b^0 to p pi^- ,pK^-)=(4.18pm0.15pm0.30, 5.76pm0.88pm0.23)times10^{-6}$ and ${mathcal{A}_{CP}}( Lambda_b^0 to p pi^- ,,pK^-)=(-3.60pm0.14pm0.14, 6.36pm0.21pm0.18)%$ in comparison with the data of ${cal B}( Lambda_b^0 to p pi^- ,pK^-)=(4.5pm0.8, 5.4pm1.0)times10^{-6}$ and ${mathcal{A}_{CP}}( Lambda_b^0 to p pi^- ,pK^-)=(-2.5pm 2.9, -2.5pm2.2)%$ given by the Particle Data Group, respectively. We also predict that ${cal B}( Lambda_b^0 to p rho^-,pK^{*-} )=(12.13pm3.27pm0.91, 2.58pm0.87pm0.13)times 10^{-6}$ and ${mathcal{A}_{CP}}( Lambda_b^0 to p rho^-,pK^{*-} )=(-3.32pm0.00pm0.14,19.25pm0.00pm0.80)%$, which could be observed by the experiments at LHCb.
In our previous study, we calculated the transition from factors of $J/psito D^{(*)}_{(s)}$ using the QCD sum rules. Based on the factorization approximation, the obtained form factors can be applied to evaluate the weak non-leptonic decay rates of $J/psito D^{(*)}_{(s)}+M$, where $M$ stands for a light pseudoscalar or vector meson. We predict that the branching ratio for inclusive non-leptonic two-body weak decays of $J/psi$ which are realized via the spectator mechanism, can be as large as $1.3 times 10^{-8}$, in particular, the branching ratio of $J/psito D^{*pm}_s+rho^mp$ can reach $5.3 times 10^{-9}$. Such values will be marginally accessed by the ability of BESIII which will begin running very soon.
We develop a method to compute inclusive semi-leptonic decay rate of hadrons fully non-perturbatively using lattice QCD simulations. The sum over all possible final states is achieved by a calculation of the forward-scattering matrix elements on the lattice, and the phase-space integral is evaluated using their dependence on the time separation between two inserted currents. We perform a pilot lattice computation for the B_s -> X_c l nu decay with an unphysical bottom quark mass and compare the results with the corresponding OPE calculation. The method to treat the inclusive processes on the lattice can be applied to other processes, such as the lepton-nucleon inelastic scattering.
It is well recognized that looking for new physics at lower energy colliders is a tendency which is complementary to high energy machines such as LHC. Based on large database of BESIII, we may have a unique opportunity to do a good job. In this paper we calculate the branching ratios of semi-leptonic processes $D^+_s to K^+ e^-e^+$, $D^+_s to K^+ e^-mu^+$ and leptonic processes $D^0 to e^-e^+$, $D^0 to e^-mu^+$ in the frames of $U(1)$ model, 2HDM and unparticle separately. It is found that both the $U(1)$ and 2HDM may influence the semi-leptonic decay rates, but only the $U(1)$ offers substantial contributions to the pure leptonic decays and the resultant branching ratio of $D^0 to e^-mu^+$ can be as large as $10^{-7}sim10^{-8}$ which might be observed at the future super $tau$-charm factory.
We propose a method for a QCD based calculation of one-particle inclusive decays of the form B to bar D X or B to bar D^* X. It is based on the heavy mass limit and a short distance expansion of the amplitudes, which yield a power series in the parameter 1/M^2_X for the spectra and in Lambda_QCD m_b/(m_b - m_c)^2 for the rates. We study the leading term of this expansion for the case of the semi--leptonic decays B to bar D X l^+ u.