Flavor symmetry for strong phases and determination of ${\beta }_s,\Delta \Gamma$ in $B_s\to J/\psi \varphi$

Abstract

Studies of angular and time distributions and CP-violating observables in $B_s\to J/\psi \varphi$ decays yield a space of parameters which can be considerably reduced if relative strong phases among different amplitudes are specified. We show that the relations between $B_s\to J/\psi \varphi$ and $B^0\to J/\psi K^{\ast 0}$ amplitudes given by flavor symmetry [actually U(3) rather than SU(3)] are likely to be quite reliable, and hence the use of strong phases from $B^0\to J/\psi K^{\ast 0}$ in the analysis of $B_s\to J/\psi \varphi$ is justified. We point out the potential advantage of using helicity angles over transversity angles, and comment on a way to measure a sizable CP-violating phase independent of strong phases.

Corrections and additions, final version to be published in Physics Letters B

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