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Polarization analysis in $e^+e^-\rightarrow J/\psi\rightarrow$ baryon-antibaryon pairs

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-10-17 v2

Abstract

We present a comprehensive polarization analysis for the process e+eJ/ψe^{+}e^{-} \rightarrow J/\psi \rightarrow baryon-antibaryon pairs~B1Bˉ2B_{1}\bar{B}_{2}. All possible helicity amplitudes for e+eJ/ψe^{+}e^{-} \rightarrow J/\psi and J/ψB1Bˉ2J/\psi \rightarrow B_{1} \bar{B}_{2} are provided, along with their transformation properties under parity and CPCP operations. Taking full account of beam polarization, we analyze the polarization of the J/ψJ/\psi produced in e+ee^{+}e^{-} annihilation and show that all eight independent polarization components can be nonzero. By introducing a polarization transfer matrix, we propose a novel method to compute the polarization transfer in the decay J/ψB1Bˉ2J/\psi \rightarrow B_{1} \bar{B}_{2}. Considering both hadronic and radiative baryon decay models, we derive the joint angular distribution of the final-state particles. Focusing on the process J/ψΛΣˉ0J/\psi \rightarrow \Lambda \bar{\Sigma}^{0}, we provide statistical uncertainty estimates for probing CPCP violation in associated production of different baryons. This work establishes a complete framework for studying the parity and CPCP violations present in baryon productions and decays within the helicity formalism.

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@article{arxiv.2508.01813,
  title  = {Polarization analysis in $e^+e^-\rightarrow J/\psi\rightarrow$ baryon-antibaryon pairs},
  author = {Zhe Zhang and Tianbo Liu and Rong-Gang Ping and Jiao Jiao Song and Weihua Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.01813},
  year   = {2025}
}