Wave-Packet Effects: A Solution for Isospin Anomalies in Vector-Meson Decay

Abstract

There is a long-standing anomaly in the ratio of the decay width for $\psi (3770)\to D^0\overline{D^0}$ to that for $\psi (3770)\to D^{+}{D}^{-}$ at the level of $9.5\sigma$. A similar anomaly exists for the ratio of $\varphi (1020)\to K_{\text{L}}^0{K}_{\text{S}}^0$ to $\varphi (1020)\to K^{+}{K}^{-}$ at $2.1\sigma$. In this study, we reassess the anomaly through the lens of Gaussian wave-packet formalism. Our comprehensive calculations include the localization of the overlap of the wave packets near the mass thresholds as well as the composite nature of the initial-state vector mesons. The results align within $\sim 1\sigma$ confidence level with the Particle Data Group's central values for a physically reasonable value of the form-factor parameter, indicating a resolution to these anomalies. We also check the deviation of a wave-packet resonance from the Briet-Wigner shape and find that wide ranges of the wave-packet size are consistent with the experimental data.

arXiv comment50 pages, 16 figures; footnote 23 added, minor typos corrected, accepted for publication in EPJC

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