Mixing angle and decay constants of $J^P=1^+$ heavy-light mesons

TL;DR

This paper systematically studies the mass spectra, mixing angles, and decay constants of $J^P=1^+$ heavy-light mesons using the Bethe-Salpeter equation, revealing phenomena like mixing angle inversion influenced by light-quark masses.

Contribution

First comprehensive calculation of the full $1^+$ Salpeter wave function and automatic determination of mixing without manual assumptions.

Findings

Identifies mixing angle and mass inversion phenomena in $1^+$ heavy-light mesons.

Shows the light-quark mass significantly affects mass order, mixing angles, and decay constants.

Provides decay constants as a tool to distinguish $1^+$ doublets.

Abstract

The mass spectra, mixing angle and decay constants of the $J^P=1^+$ heavy-light mesons are systematically studied within the framework of the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE). The full $1^+$ Salpeter wave function is given for the first time. The mixing between the $1^{+-}$ and $1^{++}$ in the $1^+$ heavy-light systems are automatically determined by the dynamics in the equation without any man-made mixing. The results indicate that in a rigorous study there exists the phenomenon of mixing angle inversion or mass inversion within $1^{+}$ heavy-light doublet, which is sensitive to the $s$-quark mass for the charmed mesons and $u$- or $d$-quark masses for the bottomed mesons. This inversion phenomenon can answer the question of why we have confused mixing angles in the literature and partly explain the lower mass of $D_{s1}(2460)$ compared to that of $D_{s1}(2536)$. The decay constants are also presented and can behave as a good quantity to distinguish the $1^+$ doublet in heavy-light mesons. This study indicates that the light-quark mass may play an important role in deciding the mass order, mixing angle, and decay constant relation between the $\ket{j_l=\frac{3}{2}}$ and $\ket{j_l=\frac{1}{2}}$ heavy-light mesons.