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Radiative corrections for Dalitz decays of $\pi^0$, $\eta^{(\prime)}$ and $\Sigma^0$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2019-11-19 v1

Abstract

We briefly summarize current experimental and theoretical results on the π0\pi^0 Dalitz decay, including the new value for the ratio R=Γ(π0e+eγ(γ))/Γ(π0γγ)=11.978(6)×103R={\Gamma(\pi^0\to e^+e^-\gamma(\gamma))}/{\Gamma(\pi^0\to\gamma\gamma)}=11.978(6)\times10^{-3}, which is by two orders of magnitude more precise than the current PDG average. Furthermore, we discuss radiative corrections for the Dalitz decays η()+γ\eta^{(\prime)}\to\ell^+\ell^-\gamma beyond the soft-photon approximation. The corrections inevitably depend on the η()γγ()\eta^{(\prime)}\to\gamma^*\gamma^{(*)} transition form factors. Finally, we present (inclusive) radiative corrections for the Σ0Λe+e\Sigma^0\to\Lambda e^+e^- decay, evaluated as well beyond the soft-photon approximation, i.e., over the whole range of the Dalitz plot and with no restrictions on the energy of the radiative photon. Here, we also calculate explicitly the 1γ\gammaIR contribution and the correction to the Σ0Λγ\Sigma^0\Lambda\gamma vertex and confirm that these can be neglected.

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@article{arxiv.1911.06820,
  title  = {Radiative corrections for Dalitz decays of $\pi^0$, $\eta^{(\prime)}$ and $\Sigma^0$},
  author = {Tomáš Husek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.06820},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 figures; contribution to the proceedings of the following conferences: 22nd High-Energy Physics International Conference in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD 19) and XVIII International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy and Structure (HADRON2019). arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1811.12350