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Joint description of weak radiative and nonleptonic hyperon decays in broken SU(3)

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow (Poland)
We give a joint description of weak radiative (WR) and nonleptonic (NL) hyperon decays (HD) in broken SU(3). The two groups of decays are linked via SU(2){sub W} spin symmetry and vector-meson dominance (VMD). We use experimental information on the parity-conserving NLHD amplitudes to fix the corresponding WRHD amplitudes. With the latter known, the data on the WRHD branching ratios and asymmetries permit us to determine the parity-violating WRHD amplitudes in terms of two parameters corresponding to the two-quark and single-quark transitions. We obtain a good description of the data, and, in particular, a large {sigma}{sup +}{yields}p{gamma} asymmetry. Then, using the SU(2){sub W}+VMD route we determine the non-soft-meson correction term in the parity-violating NLHD amplitudes. The latter is shown to subtract a substantial amount from the current-algebra commutator thus leading towards the resolution of the S ratio P discrepancy in NLHD.
OSTI ID:
20782851
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 73; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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