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On the scalar $\pi K$ form factor beyond the elastic region
by Frederic Noël, Leon von Detten, Christoph Hanhart, Martin Hoferichter, Bastian Kubis
Submission summary
| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Martin Hoferichter · Frederic Noel |
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| Preprint Link: | scipost_202111_00029v1 (pdf) |
| Date accepted: | 2024-12-11 |
| Date submitted: | 2021-11-16 16:37 |
| Submitted by: | Noel, Frederic |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Proceedings |
| Proceedings issue: | 16th International Workshop on Tau Lepton Physics (TAU2021) |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Phenomenological |
Abstract
Pion--kaon ($\pi K$) final states, often appearing in heavy-particle decays at the precision frontier, are important for Standard-Model tests, to describe crossed channels with exotic states, and for spectroscopy of excited kaon resonances. We construct a representation of the $\pi K$ $S$-wave form factor using the elastic $\pi K$ scattering phase shift via dispersion relations in the elastic region and extend this model into the inelastic region using resonance exchange, while maintaining unitarity and the correct analytic structure. As a first application, we successfully described the $\tau \to K_S \pi \nu_\tau$ spectrum to not only achieve a better distinction between $S$- and $P$-wave contributions, but also to provide an improved estimate of the $CP$ asymmetry produced by a tensor operator as well as the forward--backward asymmetry, both of which can be confronted with future data at Belle II. The work presented here is published in Ref. [1].
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Report #1 by Swagato Banerjee (Referee 1) on 2024-12-2 (Invited Report)
Report
Scalar 𝜋𝐾 form factors are discussed beyond the elastic region. A representation of the S-wave form factor is developed using elastic scattering phase shifts. This is then extended into the inelastic region while maintaining unitarity. The formalism is applied to the 𝜏- → 𝐾𝑆 𝜋- 𝜈 decay spectrum, enabling improved distinctions between contributions of different resonances and refining CP asymmetry estimates. Results indicate consistency with physical principles and utility for future analyses of semi-leptonic decays and exotic states.
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