Study the decays of $\chi_{cJ}(J=0,1,2)$ to light meson pairs with SU(3) flavor symmetry/breaking analysis

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the decay patterns of $ ext{chi}_{cJ}$ charmonium states into light meson pairs using SU(3) flavor symmetry and breaking, providing predictions for branching ratios and decay modes.

Contribution

It introduces a systematic SU(3) flavor symmetry/breaking approach to predict $ ext{chi}_{cJ}$ decay branching ratios, including modes without experimental data.

Findings

Predicted branching ratios for $ ext{chi}_{cJ} o PP$ and $ ext{chi}_{cJ} o VV$ modes.

Suppressed or forbidden $ ext{chi}_{cJ} o PV$ and $ ext{chi}_{cJ} o PT$ decays.

Quantitative predictions constrained by existing experimental data.

Abstract

Based on available experimental results on $\chi _{cJ}(J=0,1,2)$ decays, we investigate the $\chi_{cJ}\to PP$, $VV$, $PV$, and $PT$ decays by using SU(3) flavor symmetry/breaking approach, where $P$, $V$, and $T$ denote light pseudoscalar, vector, and tensor mesons, respectively. With the decay amplitude relations determined by SU(3) flavor symmetry/breaking, we present the branching ratios for all $\chi_{cJ}\to PP$ and $\chi_{cJ}\to VV$ modes, including ones without experimental data. While theoretical considerations strongly suppress or even forbid most $\chi_{cJ}\to PV$ and $PT$ decays, we also provide quantitative predictions constrained by existing experimental data. Our results are expected to be accessible in future experiments at BESIII and the planned Super Tau-Charm Facility.