Angular distributions in $D_s^*$ decays

TL;DR

This paper discusses the angular distributions in $D_s^*$ decays from $e^+ e^-$ collisions, crucial for understanding $D_s^*$ properties, confirming its spin-parity, and aiding future decay measurements at CLEO-c and BES-III.

Contribution

It provides the necessary angular distribution expressions for $D_s^*$ decays, aiding in decay modeling and spin-parity confirmation.

Findings

Derived expressions for angular distributions in $D_s^*$ decays.

Confirmed the importance of these distributions for decay modeling.

Facilitated future measurements of rare decay processes.

Abstract

The reaction $e^+ e^- \to (D_s^{*+} D_s^- + {\rm c.c.})$ has been used with great success at the CLEO-c detector, and will be a source of valuable future data from the BES-III detector, to obtain information about the properties and decays of the $D_s$ and $D_s^*$. The angular distributions of the $D_s^*$ and the final-state particles in $D_s^* \to D_s \gamma$ are needed to model the decays properly, to confirm the spin-parity assignment $J^P(D_s^*) = 1^-$, and to model the acceptance for the rare process $D_s^* \to D_s e^+ e^-$. This note presents some of the necessary expressions.