Radiative Baryonic Decay $\mathcal{B}^{*}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)\to\mathcal{B}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)+\gamma$ in Constituent Quark Model: A Tutorial

Abstract

The radiative baryonic decay $\mathcal{B}^{*}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)\to\mathcal{B}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)+\gamma$ is a magnetic dipole $(M1)$ transition. It requires the transition magnetic moment $\mu_{\mathcal{B}\left(3/2\right)\to\mathcal{B}\left(1/2\right)}$. The transition magnetic moments for the helicities $1/2$ and $3/2$ are evaluated in the frame work of constituent quark model in which the intrinsic spin and the magnetic moments of quarks $u,d$ and $s$ play a key role. Within this framework, the radiative decays $\Delta^{+}\to p +\gamma$, $\Sigma^{*0}\to \Lambda+\gamma$, $\Sigma^{*+}\to \Sigma^{+}+\gamma$ and $\Xi^{*0}\to \Xi^{0}+\gamma$ are analyzed in detail. The branching ratio for these decays is found to be in good agreement with the corresponding experimental values.