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Salam Tawfiq

Publications and source records attributed to Salam Tawfiq.

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arXiv1999

One-pion transitions between heavy baryons in the constituent quark model

Single pion transitions of S wave to S wave, P wave to S wave and P wave to P wave heavy baryons are analyzed in the framework of the Heavy Quark Symmetry limit (HQS). We use a constituent quark model picture for the light diquark system with an underlying SU(2N_{f}) X O(3) symmetry to reduce the number of the HQS coupling factors required to describe these transitions. We also use the quantum theory of angular momentum to rewrite the one-pion transitions constituent quark model results in a more general form using the 6j- and 9j-symbols. We finally estimate the decay rates of some single pion transitions between charm baryon states.

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arXiv1999

Electromagnetic Transitions of Heavy Baryons in the SU(2N_{f}) X O(3) Symmetry

Radiative decays of heavy baryons are analyzed within the Heavy Quark Symmetry (HQS). It is shown that employing the light-diquark symmetries, the number of electromagnetic couplings among S-wave and P-wave states as well as those between P-wave to S-wave transitions can be reduced significantly. Using this constituent quark model picture the phenomenological implications of some of these decay modes are, also, discussed.

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arXiv1998

Single Pion Transitions of Charmed Baryons

The $SU(2N_{f}) X O(3)$ constituent quark model symmetry of the light diquark system are used to analyze single pion transitions of S-wave to S-wave and P-wave to S-wave heavy baryons. We show that the Heavy Quark Symmetry (HQS) coupling factors are given in terms of the three independent couplings $g_{Σ_Q Λ_Q π}, f_{Λ_{Q1} Σ_Q π}$ and $f_{Λ^{*}_{Q1} Σ_Q π}$. Light-Front quark model spin wave functions are, then, employed to calculate these couplings and to predict decay rates of single pion transitions between charm baryon states.

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arXiv1998

Charmed Baryon Strong Coupling Constants in a Light-Front Quark Model

Light-Front quark model spin wave functions are employed to calculate the three independent couplings g_{Σ_c Λ_c π}, f_{Λ_{c1} Σ_c π} and f_{Λ^{*}_{c1} Σ_c π} of S-wave to S-wave and P-wave to S-wave one-pion transitions. It is found that g_{Σ_c Λ_c π}=6.81 MeV^{-1}, f_{Λ_{c1} Σ_c π}=1.16 and f_{Λ^{*}_{c1} Σ_c π}=0.96 . 10^{-4} MeV^{-2}. We also predict decay rates for specific strong transitions of charmed baryons.

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arXiv1995

$SU(2N_{f})\otimes O(3)$ light diquark symmetry and current-induced heavy baryon transition form factors

We study the current-induced bottom baryon to charm baryon transitions in the Heavy Quark Symmetry limit as $m_{q}\rightarrow \infty$. Our discussion involves $s$-wave to $s$-wave as well as $s$-wave to $p$-wave transitions. Using a constituent quark model picture for the light diquark system with an underlying $SU(2N_{f})\otimes O(3)$ symmetry and the heavy quark symmetry we arrive at a number of new predictions for the reduced form factors that describe these transitions.

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