The branching ratio $\omega \to {\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}$ revisited

Abstract

We analyze the most recent data for the pion vector form factor in the timelike region, employing a model-independent approach based on dispersion theory. We confirm earlier observations about the inconsistency of different modern high-precision data sets. Excluding the BaBar data, we find an updated value for the isospin-violating branching ratio $\mathcal{B}(\omega \to {\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-})=(1.46\pm 0.08)\times 10^{-2}$. As a side result, we also extract an improved value for the pion vector or charge radius, $\sqrt{⟨r_V^2⟩}=0.6603(5)(4)\text{fm}$, where the first uncertainty is statistical as derived from the fit, while the second estimates the possible size of nonuniversal radiative corrections. In addition, we demonstrate that modern high-quality data for the decay ${\eta }^{\prime }\to {\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}\gamma$ will allow for an even improved determination of the transition strength $\omega \to {\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}$.

11+2 pages, 7+1 figures; v3: erratum appended that rectifies erroneous treatment of the BaBar data

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