$\rho-\omega$ mixing contribution to the measured $CP$ asymmetry of $B^\pm\to \omega K^\pm$

TL;DR

This paper investigates how $ ho-\omega$ mixing affects the measured $CP$ asymmetry in $B^\pm o \omega K^\pm$ decays, revealing that the mixing contribution is significant and alters the interpretation of experimental data.

Contribution

It introduces the $ ho-\omega$ mixing mechanism into the analysis of $CP$ asymmetry in $B^\pm o \omega K^\pm$ decays and clarifies the difference between experimental and conventional asymmetry definitions.

Findings

The $ ho-\omega$ mixing contribution $\Delta A_{CP}^{ ho\omega}$ is comparable to the measured $A_{CP}^{ ext{exp}}$.

The relation $A_{CP}^{ ext{exp}}=A_{CP}^{ ext{con}}+\Delta A_{CP}^{ ho\omega}$ is established.

The $ ho-\omega$ mixing significantly impacts the interpretation of $CP$ asymmetry measurements.

Abstract

We study the $CP$ asymmetry of $B^\pm\to \omega K^\pm$ with the inclusion of the $\rho-\omega$ mixing mechanism. It is shown that the $CP$ asymmetry of $B^\pm\to\omega K^\pm$ experimentally measured ($A_{CP}^{\text{exp}}$) and conventionally defined ($A_{CP}^{\text{con}}$) are in fact different, which relation can be illustrated as $A_{CP}^{\text{exp}}=A_{CP}^{\text{con}}+\Delta A_{CP}^{\rho\omega}$, with $\Delta A_{CP}^{\rho\omega}$ the $\rho-\omega$ mixing contribution to $A_{CP}^{\text{exp}}$. $A_{CP}^{\text{exp}}$ is in fact the regional $CP$ asymmetry of $B^\pm\to\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0 K^\pm$ when the invariant mass of the three pions lies in the vicinity of the $\omega$ resonance. The numerical value of $\Delta A_{CP}^{\rho\omega}$ is extracted from the experimental data of $B^\pm\to\pi^+\pi^-K^\pm$ and is found to be comparable with $A_{CP}^{\text{exp}}$, hence, nonnegligible. The conventionally defined $CP$ asymmetry, $A_{CP}^{\text{con}}$, is obtained from the values of $A_{CP}^{\text{exp}}$ and $\Delta A_{CP}^{\rho\omega}$, and is compared with the theoretical calculations in the literature.