$\Sigma_{b}\to\Sigma_c^*$ weak decays in the light-front quark model with two schemes to deal with the polarization of diquark

TL;DR

This paper calculates the decay widths of $Sigma_b o Sigma_c^*$ transitions using the light-front quark model, testing two schemes for diquark polarization, with results awaiting experimental validation.

Contribution

It introduces two schemes for handling diquark polarization in the light-front quark model to study heavy baryon weak decays.

Findings

Decay widths are calculated under two diquark polarization schemes.

Form factors and Isgur-Wise functions are derived for the transitions.

Numerical results are provided for future experimental testing.

Abstract

Thanks to the remarkable achievements of LHC, a large database on baryons has been accumulated, so it is believed that the time for precisely studying baryons especially heavy baryons, has come. By analyzing the data, the quark-diquark structure which has been under intensive discussions, can be tested. In this work the decay widths of weak transitions $\Sigma_b\to \Sigma^*_c+X$ are calculated in terms of the light front quark model (LFQM). To carry out the calculations, the quark-diquark picture is employed where an axial-vector diquark composed of two light quarks serves as a spectator in the concerned processes. The first step of this work is to construct the vertex functions for $\Sigma^{(*)}_c$ and $\Sigma_b$, then the relevant form factors are derived. It is shown that under the heavy quark limit the Isgur-Wise functions for the transition are re-deduced. Indeed, how to properly depict the polarization ($\epsilon_{\mu}$) of the diquark is slightly tricky. In this work, we apply two schemes to explicitly determine the momentum-dependence of the diquark. The corresponding numerical results are presented which will be testified by the future experiments.