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AUTHOR
Igor Danilkin
Dispersive analysis of the γγ⁎ → ππ process
Abstract We present a theoretical study of the γ γ ⁎ → π + π − , π 0 π 0 processes from the threshold through the f 2 ( 1270 ) region in the ππ invariant mass. We adopt the Omnes representation in order to account for rescattering effects in both s- and d-partial waves. For the description of the f 0 ( 980 ) resonance, we implement a coupled-channel unitarity. The constructed amplitudes serve as an essential framework to interpret the current experimental two-photon fusion program at BESIII. They also provide an important input for the dispersive analyses of the hadronic light-by-light scattering contribution to the muon's anomalous magnetic moment.
A dispersive estimate of scalar contributions to hadronic light-by-light scattering
We consider the contribution of scalar resonances to hadronic light-by-light scattering in the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. While the $f_0(500)$ has already been addressed in previous work using dispersion relations, heavier scalar resonances have only been estimated in hadronic models so far. Here, we compare an implementation of the $f_0(980)$ resonance in terms of the coupled-channel $S$-waves for $\gamma^*\gamma^*\to \pi\pi/\bar K K$ to a narrow-width approximation, which indicates $a_\mu^{\text{HLbL}}[f_0(980)]=-0.2(2)\times 10^{-11}$. With a similar estimate for the $a_0(980)$, the combined effect is thus well below $1\times 10^{-11}$ in absolute value. We also estimate the …
Light-by-light scattering sum rule for radiative transitions of bottomonia
We generalize a forward light-by-light scattering sum rule to the case of heavy quarkonium radiative transitions. We apply such sum rule to the bottomonium states, and use available data on radiative transitions in its evaluation. For the transitions that are not known experimentally, we provide theoretical estimates within a potential model, and consider the spread between similar approaches in the literature as an estimate for the model error. For the $\Upsilon(1S)$, $\Upsilon(2S)$, and $\Upsilon(3S)$ states we observe that, due to a cancellation between transitions involving $\chi_{b0}, \chi_{b1}$, and $\chi_{b2}$ states, the sum rule is satisfied within experimental and theoretical erro…
Data-driven dispersive analysis of the ππ and πK scattering
We present a data-driven analysis of the resonant $S$-wave $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\pi}$ and $\ensuremath{\pi}K\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\pi}K$ reactions using the partial-wave dispersion relation. The contributions from the left-hand cuts are accounted for using the Taylor expansion in a suitably constructed conformal variable. The fits are performed to experimental and lattice data as well as Roy analyses. For the $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\pi}$ scattering we present both a single- and a coupled-channel analysis by including additionally the $K\overline{K}$ channel. For the latter the central result is the Omn\`es m…
The role of charged exotic states in e+e− → ψ(2S) π+π−
Abstract In this work, we use the dispersion theory to provide a physical description of recent BESIII data on the reaction e + e − → ψ ( 2 S ) π + π − . Taking into account explicitly the effects of charged exotic intermediate states in the t- and u-channels as well as the two-pion final state interaction, we describe the invariant mass distribution for four different e + e − center-of-mass energies. The effects of the ππ rescattering are accounted for in a single channel Omnes approach which is found to explain the ππ-invariant mass distributions at all e + e − center-of-mass energies. For q = 4.226 GeV and q = 4.258 GeV the already established charged exotic state Z c ( 3900 ) is conside…
Regge phenomenology of theN*andΔ*poles
We use Regge phenomenology to study the structure of the poles of the ${N}^{*}$ and ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Delta}}}^{*}$ spectrum. We employ the available pole extractions from partial wave analysis of meson scattering and photoproduction data. We assess the importance of the imaginary part of the poles (widths) to obtain a consistent determination of the parameters of the Regge trajectory. We compare the several pole extractions and show how Regge phenomenology can be used to gain insight into the internal structure of baryons. We find that the majority of the states in the parent Regge trajectories are compatible with a mostly compact three-quark state picture.
Simultaneous description of the e+e−→J/ψππ(KK¯) processes
In this work, we provide a simultaneous and accurate description of the ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}J/\ensuremath{\psi}$ invariant mass distributions of the recent BESIII data on ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}J/\ensuremath{\psi}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$, together with the ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}J/\ensuremath{\psi}{K}^{+}{K}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ cross sections at ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ center-of-mass energies $q=4.23\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$ and $q=4.26\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. The rescattering effects between p…
Understanding the nature ofΛ(1405)through Regge physics
It appears that there are two resonances with ${J}^{P}=1/{2}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ quantum numbers in the energy region near the $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Lambda}}(1405)$ hyperon. The nature of these states is a topic of current debate. To provide further insight we use Regge phenomenology to access how these two resonances fit the established hyperon spectrum. We find that only one of these resonances is compatible with a three-quark state.
Dispersive analysis of the γ*γ*→ππ process
We present a dispersive analysis of the double-virtual photon-photon scattering to two pions up to 1.5 GeV. Through unitarity, this process is very sensitive to hadronic final-state interaction. For the $s$-wave, we use a coupled-channel $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\pi}$, $K\overline{K}$ analysis which allows for a simultaneous description of both ${f}_{0}(500)$ and ${f}_{0}(980)$ resonances. For higher energies, ${f}_{2}(1270)$ shows up as a dominant structure which we approximate by a single-channel $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\pi}$ rescattering in the $d$-wave. In the dispersive approach, the latter requires taking into account $t$- and $u$-channel vector-meson exchange left-hand cuts …
Light-by-light scattering sum rules in light of new data
We evaluate the light-quark meson contributions to three exact light-by-light scattering sum rules in light of new data by the Belle Collaboration, which recently has extracted the transition form factors of the tensor meson $f_2(1270)$ as well as of the scalar meson $f_0(980)$. We confirm a previous finding that the $\eta, \eta^\prime$ and helicity-2 $f_2(1270)$ contributions saturate one of these sum rules up to photon virtualities around 1 GeV$^2$. At larger virtualities, our sum rule analysis shows an important contribution of the $f_2(1565)$ meson and provides a first empirical extraction of its helicity-2 transition form factor. Two further sum rules allow us to predict the helicity-0…
Theoretical analysis of the γγ→π0η process
We present a theoretical study of the $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\eta}$ process from the threshold up to 1.4 GeV in the $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\eta}$ invariant mass. For the s-wave ${a}_{0}(980)$ resonance state we adopt a dispersive formalism using a coupled-channel Omn\`es representation, while the d-wave ${a}_{2}(1320)$ state is described as a Breit-Wigner resonance. An analytic continuation to the ${a}_{0}(980)$ pole position allows us to extract its two-photon decay width as ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Gamma}}}_{{a}_{0}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}}=0.27(4)\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{keV}$.
Light-by-light forward scattering sum rules for charmonium states
We apply three forward light-by-light scattering sum rules to charmonium states. We show that these sum rules imply a cancellation between charmonium bound state contributions, which are mostly known from the $\gamma \gamma$ decay widths of these states, and continuum contributions above $D \bar D$ threshold, for which we provide a duality estimate. We also show that two of these sum rules allow to predict the yet unmeasured $\gamma^\ast \gamma$ coupling of the $\chi_{c1}(1P)$ state, which can be tested at present high-luminosity $e^+ e^-$ colliders.
The hadronic light-by-light contribution to the muon's anomalous magnetic moment
In view of the current 3 - 4 $\sigma$ deviation between theoretical and experimental values for the muon's anomalous magnetic moment, we review the ongoing efforts in constraining the hadronic light-by-light contribution to $a_\mu$ by using dispersive techniques combined with a dedicated experimental program to obtain the required hadronic input.