Polarization analysis in $e^+e^-\rightarrow J/\psi\rightarrow$ baryon-antibaryon pairs
Abstract
We present a comprehensive polarization analysis for the process baryon-antibaryon pairs~. All possible helicity amplitudes for and are provided, along with their transformation properties under parity and operations. Taking full account of beam polarization, we analyze the polarization of the produced in 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 . Considering both hadronic and radiative baryon decay models, we derive the joint angular distribution of the final-state particles. Focusing on the process , we provide statistical uncertainty estimates for probing violation in associated production of different baryons. This work establishes a complete framework for studying the parity and violations present in baryon productions and decays within the helicity formalism.
Cite
@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}
}