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Final-state rescattering in $\bar{B}^{0}_{(s)}\to \Lambda^{+}_{c}\bar{\Lambda}^{-}_{c}$ decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-05-19 v1

Abstract

The LHCb Collaboration has recently reported the first observation of the decay Bˉs0Λc+Λˉc\bar B_s^0\to \Lambda_c^+\bar\Lambda_c^-, along with measurements of the branching fractions for both Bˉ0Λc+Λˉc\bar B^0\to \Lambda_c^+\bar\Lambda_c^- and Bˉs0Λc+Λˉc\bar B_s^0\to \Lambda_c^+\bar\Lambda_c^-. In this work, we investigate these two decays within the framework of final state re-scattering. Our results show that the predicted branching fractions are consistent with the experimental measurements, indicating the significant role of long-distance final-state interactions in such baryonic B decays. Furthermore, we present predictions for the direct CP asymmetries and the asymmetry parameters. Numerically, both decays exhibit nearly vanishing CP asymmetries, while Bˉ0Λc+Λˉc\bar B^0\to \Lambda_c^+\bar\Lambda_c^- displays a sizable longitudinal polarization, providing a sensitive observable for testing our theoretical framework in future experimental measurements.

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@article{arxiv.2605.18574,
  title  = {Final-state rescattering in $\bar{B}^{0}_{(s)}\to \Lambda^{+}_{c}\bar{\Lambda}^{-}_{c}$ decays},
  author = {Zhu-Ding Duan and Xiao Huang and Dong-Hao Li and Run-Hui Li and Jian-Peng Wang and Fu-Sheng Yu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.18574},
  year   = {2026}
}

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14 pages. 2 figures