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The possibility to discriminate between different operators contributing to lepton flavour violating tau decays is discussed within an effective field theory framework. Correlations among decay rates in different channels as well as…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-09-17 Alejandro Celis , Vincenzo Cirigliano , Emilie Passemar

The recent discovery of double charm baryon states by the LHCb Collaborarion and their high precision mass determination calls for a comprehensive analysis of the nonleptonic decays of double and single heavy baryons. Nonleptonic baryon…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-06-18 Thomas Gutsche , Mikhail A. Ivanov , Jürgen G. Körner , Valery E. Lyubovitskij

We analyze rare charm baryon decays within the standard model and beyond. We identify all null test observables in unpolarized $\Lambda_c \to p \ell^+ \ell^-$, $\ell=e, \mu$ decays, and study the new physics sensitivities. We find that the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-03-31 Marcel Golz , Gudrun Hiller , Tom Magorsch

Charm-hadrons possess versatile hadro-chemistry as characterized by various transverse-momentum-dependent ratios between their different species. In particular, the charm hadro-chemistry may be modified in relativistic heavy-ion collisions…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-08-23 Kai Lu , Min He

I present some recent measurements of B meson decay rates to leptonic and charmless hadronic final states, as well as of CP-violation charge asymmetries and other features. I sketch the theoretical frameworks used to predict these, and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-11-11 William T. Ford

We investigate the formation and evolution of hot systems comprising charmed and light hadrons using non-extensive thermodynamics. We analyze data from pp, p--Pb, and Pb--Pb collisions at center-of-mass energies ranging from $\sqrt{s_{\rm…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-06-26 László Gyulai , Gábor Bíró , Róbert Vértesi , Gergely Gábor Barnaföldi

The Cabibbo allowed non-leptonic $B$-decays in two hadrons are studied, within the factorization hypothesis, in the framework of Isgur and Wise theory for the matrix elements of the $\Delta B=-\Delta C=\pm 1$ weak currents. The $SU(2)_{HF}$…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-11-01 F. Buccella , F. Lombardi , G. Miele , P. Santorelli

Strong decays of charmed baryons are analyzed in the framework of heavy hadron chiral perturbation theory (HHChPT) in which heavy quark symmetry and chiral symmetry are synthesized. HHChPT works excellently for describing the strong decays…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Hai-Yang Cheng , Chun-Khiang Chua

We introduce and discuss basic topics in the theory of kaons and charmed particles. In the first part, theoretical methods in weak decays such as operator product expansion, renormalization group and the construction of effective…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-08-23 Gerhard Buchalla

Thanks to the large cross-section for the production of strange and charm mesons at the Large Hadron Collider, LHCb has recently performed several new explorations of rare transitions that are highly suppressed or forbidden by the Standard…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-04-01 Paras Naik

The production of the excited charmed baryon doublet $\Lambda_c^*$ via fragmentation is studied. An analysis of the subsequent hadronic decays of the doublet within the framework of heavy hadron chiral perturbation theory produces…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-28 John K. Elwood

The importance of charm decays in the context of flavor is motivated. A theory overview on recent developments in leptonic and semileptonic decays, hadronic two-body decays, and rare decays is presented. Standard Model (SM) predictions as…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-07-17 Stefan de Boer

We study odd-parity baryonic resonances with one heavy and three light flavors, dynamically generated by meson-baryon interactions. Special attention is paid to Heavy Quark Spin Symmetry (HQSS), hence pseudoscalar and vector mesons and…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-17 C. Garcia-Recio , L. L. Salcedo , D. Gamermann , J. Nieves , O. Romanets , L. Tolos

In this talk, we present the recent results of charm physics from the BESIII experiment. It covers the studies of the pure leptonic and semi-leptonic decays of charmed hadrons, from which the |Vcs| are precisely determined and the LFU is…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-05-21 P. L. Liu

We review some recent developments in charm meson physics. In particular, we discuss theoretical predictions and experimental measurements of charmed meson decays to leptonic, semileptonic, and hadronic final states and implications of such…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-12-18 Marina Artuso , Brian Meadows , Alexey A Petrov

Measurements of $CP$-violating observables in $B$ meson decays can be used to determine the angles of the Unitarity Triangle and hence probe for manifestations of New Physics beyond the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa Standard Model paradigm. Of…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-08-30 Greig A. Cowan

We investigate the semileptonic decays of baryons containing double charm or double bottom quarks, focusing on their transitions to single heavy baryons through three-point QCD sum rule framework. In our calculations, we take into account…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-10-09 M. Shekari Tousi , K. Azizi

An algorithm is described for tagging the flavour content at production of neutral $B$ mesons in the LHCb experiment. The algorithm exploits the correlation of the flavour of a $B$ meson with the charge of a reconstructed secondary charm…

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Blouw , S. Blusk , V. Bocci , A. Bondar , N. Bondar , W. Bonivento , S. Borghi , M. Borsato , T. J. V. Bowcock , E. Bowen , C. Bozzi , S. Braun , M. Britsch , T. Britton , J. Brodzicka , N. H. Brook , E. Buchanan , A. Bursche , J. Buytaert , S. Cadeddu , R. Calabrese , M. Calvi , M. Calvo Gomez , P. Campana , D. Campora Perez , L. Capriotti , A. Carbone , G. Carboni , R. Cardinale , A. Cardini , P. Carniti , L. Carson , K. Carvalho Akiba , G. Casse , L. Cassina , L. Castillo Garcia , M. Cattaneo , Ch. Cauet , G. Cavallero , R. Cenci , M. Charles , Ph. Charpentier , M. Chefdeville , S. Chen , S. -F. Cheung , N. Chiapolini , M. Chrzaszcz , X. Cid Vidal , G. Ciezarek , P. E. L. Clarke , M. Clemencic , H. V. Cliff , J. Closier , V. Coco , J. Cogan , E. Cogneras , V. Cogoni , L. Cojocariu , G. Collazuol , P. Collins , A. Comerma-Montells , A. Contu , A. Cook , M. Coombes , S. Coquereau , G. Corti , M. Corvo , B. Couturier , G. A. Cowan , D. C. Craik , A. Crocombe , M. Cruz Torres , S. 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Fontana , F. Fontanelli , R. Forty , O. Francisco , M. Frank , C. Frei , M. Frosini , J. Fu , E. Furfaro , A. Gallas Torreira , D. Galli , S. Gallorini , S. Gambetta , M. Gandelman , P. Gandini , Y. Gao , J. García Pardiñas , J. Garra Tico , L. Garrido , D. Gascon , C. Gaspar , R. Gauld , L. Gavardi , G. Gazzoni , D. Gerick , E. Gersabeck , M. Gersabeck , T. Gershon , Ph. Ghez , A. Gianelle , S. Gianì , V. Gibson , O. G. Girard , L. Giubega , V. V. Gligorov , C. Göbel , D. Golubkov , A. Golutvin , A. Gomes , C. Gotti , M. Grabalosa Gándara , R. Graciani Diaz , L. A. Granado Cardoso , E. Graugés , E. Graverini , G. Graziani , A. Grecu , E. Greening , S. Gregson , P. Griffith , L. Grillo , O. Grünberg , B. Gui , E. Gushchin , Yu. Guz , T. Gys , T. Hadavizadeh , C. Hadjivasiliou , G. Haefeli , C. Haen , S. C. Haines , S. Hall , B. Hamilton , X. Han , S. Hansmann-Menzemer , N. Harnew , S. T. Harnew , J. Harrison , J. He , T. Head , V. Heijne , K. Hennessy , P. Henrard , L. Henry , J. A. 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Poikela , F. Polci , A. Poluektov , I. Polyakov , E. Polycarpo , A. Popov , D. Popov , B. Popovici , C. Potterat , E. Price , J. D. Price , J. Prisciandaro , A. Pritchard , C. Prouve , V. Pugatch , A. Puig Navarro , G. Punzi , W. Qian , R. Quagliani , B. Rachwal , J. H. Rademacker , M. Rama , M. S. Rangel , I. Raniuk , N. Rauschmayr , G. Raven , F. Redi , S. Reichert , M. M. Reid , A. C. dos Reis , S. Ricciardi , S. Richards , M. Rihl , K. Rinnert , V. Rives Molina , P. Robbe , A. B. Rodrigues , E. Rodrigues , J. A. Rodriguez Lopez , P. Rodriguez Perez , S. Roiser , V. Romanovsky , A. Romero Vidal , J. W. Ronayne , M. Rotondo , J. Rouvinet , T. Ruf , H. Ruiz , P. Ruiz Valls , J. J. Saborido Silva , N. Sagidova , P. Sail , B. Saitta , V. Salustino Guimaraes , C. Sanchez Mayordomo , B. Sanmartin Sedes , R. Santacesaria , C. Santamarina Rios , M. Santimaria , E. Santovetti , A. Sarti , C. Satriano , A. Satta , D. M. Saunders , D. Savrina , M. Schiller , H. Schindler , M. Schlupp , M. 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Wyllie , Y. Xie , Z. Xu , Z. Yang , J. Yu , X. Yuan , O. Yushchenko , M. Zangoli , M. Zavertyaev , L. Zhang , Y. Zhang , A. Zhelezov , A. Zhokhov , L. Zhong , S. Zucchelli

We perform a comprehensive analysis of the role of nonperturbative (or intrinsic) charm in the nucleon, generated through Fock state expansions of the nucleon wave function involving five-quark virtual states represented by charmed mesons…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-04-23 T. J. Hobbs , J. T. Londergan , W. Melnitchouk

I review new results on particles containing a charm or bottom quark, focusing on measurements that give insight into the dynamics of the decay process. Leptonic and semileptonic decays are the simplest modes, and they provide detailed…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 Jeffrey D. Richman