${\cal O}(\alpha_sv^2)$ corrections to hadronic decay of vector quarkonia

TL;DR

This paper calculates higher-order QCD and relativistic corrections to the decay rates of vector quarkonia like J/ψ and Υ, improving theoretical predictions and comparing them with experimental data.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed computation of ${ m O}(eta_s v^2)$ corrections to vector quarkonia hadronic decay rates within NRQCD, with improved accuracy over previous calculations.

Findings

${ m O}(eta_s v^2)$ corrections are moderate and positive for J/ψ.

These corrections are sensitive to NRQCD matrix elements for Υ.

Predicted decay rates can align with experimental data with suitable matrix element choices.

Abstract

Within the nonrelativistic QCD (NRQCD) factorization framework, we compute the ${\mathcal O}(\alpha_s v^2)$ corrections to the hadronic decay rate of vector quarkonia, exemplified by $J/\psi$ and $\Upsilon$. Setting both the renormalization and NRQCD factorization scales to be $m_Q$, we obtain $\Gamma(J/\psi\to {\rm LH})= 0.0716\frac{\alpha_s^3}{m_c^2} \langle \mathcal{O}_1({}^3S_1)\rangle_{J/\psi} [1-1.19\alpha_s+(-5.32+3.03\alpha_s)\langle v^2\rangle_{J/\psi}]$ and $\Gamma(\Upsilon\to {\rm LH})= 0.0716\frac{\alpha_s^3}{m_b^2}\langle\mathcal{O}_1({}^3S_1)\rangle_{\Upsilon}[1-1.56\alpha_s+(-5.32+4.61\alpha_s)\langle v^2\rangle_{\Upsilon}]$. We confirm the previous calculation of $\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s)$ corrections on a diagram-by-diagram basis, with the accuracy significantly improved. For $J/\psi$ hadronic decay, we find that the ${\mathcal O}(\alpha_sv^2)$ corrections are moderate and positive, nevertheless unable to counterbalance the huge negative corrections. On the other hand, the effect of ${\mathcal O}(\alpha_sv^2)$ corrections for $\Upsilon(nS)$ is sensitive to the $\mathcal{O}(v^2)$ NRQCD matrix elements. With the appropriate choice of the NRQCD matrix elements, our theoretical predictions for the decay rates may be consistent with the experimental data for $\Upsilon(1S,2S)\to {\rm LH}$. As a byproduct, we also present the theoretical predictions for the branching ratio of $J/\psi(\Upsilon)\to 3\gamma$ accurate up to $\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s v^2)$.