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Polarization analysis of two baryons with various spin combinations produced in electron-positron annihilation

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2024-08-16 v2

Abstract

We developed a method to analyze the polarization correlations of two baryons B1Bˉ2B_{1}\bar{B}_{2} with various spin combinations in the annihilation process. We established spin density matrices for arbitrary spins in standard and Cartesian forms, and demonstrated their application in the helicity formalism. This paper provides parametrization schemes for the helicity amplitudes and details the analysis of two baryons with spin combinations of (1/2, 1/2), (1/2, 3/2), and (1/2, 5/2). We also illustrated methods for determining the spin and parity of the excited baryon Ξˉ+\bar{\Xi}^{*+} using the e+eγ/ψΞΞˉ+e^{+}e^{-} \rightarrow \gamma^*/\psi \rightarrow \Xi^{-}\bar{\Xi}^{*+} process as an example. Our research offers broad opportunities for exploring the baryon spectrum and transition form factors in electron-positron annihilation.

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@article{arxiv.2404.04787,
  title  = {Polarization analysis of two baryons with various spin combinations produced in electron-positron annihilation},
  author = {Zhe Zhang and Rong-Gang Ping and Tianbo Liu and Jiao Jiao Song and Weihua Yang and Ya-jin Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.04787},
  year   = {2024}
}

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51 pages, 4 figures