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Xue-Qian Li

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arXiv2015

Identifying exotic hidden-charm pentaquarks

The LHCb Collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN discovered two pentaquark states $P_c(4380)$ and $P_c(4450)$. These two hidden-charm states are interpreted as the loosely bound $Σ_c(2455)D^*$ and $Σ_c^*(2520)D^*$ molecular states in the boson exchange interaction model, which provides an explanation for why the experimental width of $P_c(4450)$ is much narrower than that of $P_c(4380)$. The discovery of the new resonances $P_c(4380)$ and $P_c(4450)$, indeed, opens a new page for hadron physics. The partners of $P_c(4380)$ and $P_c(4450)$ should be pursued in future experiments.

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arXiv2015

An underlying symmetry determines all elements of CKM and PMNS up to a universal constant?

Observing the CKM matrix elements written in different parametrization schemes, one can notice obvious relations among the sine-values of the CP phases in those schemes. Using the relations, we establish a few parametrization-independent equations, by which the matrix elements of the CKM matrix can be completely fixed up to a universal parameter. If it is true, we expect that there should exist a hidden symmetry in the nature which determines the relations. Moreover, it requires a universal parameter, naturally it would be the famous Jarlskog invariant which is also parametrization independent. Thus the four parameters (three mixing angles and one CP phase) of the CKM matrix are not free, but determined by the symmetry and the universal parameter. As we generalize the rules to the PMNS matrix for neutrino mixing, the CP phase of the lepton sector is predicted to be within a range of $0\sim 59^\circ$ centered at $39^\circ$ (in the P$_a$ parametrization) which will be tested in the future experiments.

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arXiv2015

The hidden symmetries in the PMNS matrix and the light sterile neutrino(s)

The approximately symmetric form of the PMNS matrix suggests that there could exist a hidden symmetry which makes the PMNS matrix different from the CKM matrix for quarks. In literature, all the proposed fully symmetric textures exhibit an explicit $μ-τ$ symmetry in addition to other symmetries which may be different for various textures. Observing obvious deviations of the practical PMNS matrix elements from those in the symmetric textures, there must be a mechanism to distort the symmetry. It might be due to existence of light sterile neutrinos. In this work, we study the case of the Tribimaximal texture and propose that its apparent symmetry disappears due to existence of a sterile neutrino. We observe that introducing just one sterile neutrino is still not sufficient to recover the data, thus a slight $μ-τ$ symmetry breaking is also needed. By considering those factors, we obtain the PMNS matrix elements which are consistent with data within the experimental tolerance.

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arXiv2015

Study on the structure of the four-quark states in terms of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation

In this work, we use the Born-Oppenheimer approximation where the potential between atoms can be approximated as a function of distance between the two nuclei to study the four-quark bound states. By the approximation, Heitler and London calculated the spectrum of hydrogen molecule which includes two protons (heavy) and two electrons (light). Generally, the observed exotic mesons $Z_b(10610)$, $Z_b(10650)$, $Z_c(3900)$ and $Z_c(4020)$($Z_c(4025)$) may be molecular states made of two physical mesons and/or in diquark-anti-diquark structures. In analog to the Heitler-London method for calculating the mass of hydrogen molecule, we investigate whether there exist energy minima for these two structures. By contrary to the hydrogen molecule case where only the spin-triplet possesses an energy minimum, there exist minima for both of them. It implies that both molecule and tetraquark states can be stable objects. But since they have the same quantum numbers, the two states may mix to result in the physical states. A consequence would be that partner exotic states co-existing with $Z_b(10610)$, $Z_b(10650)$, $Z_c(3900)$ and $Z_c(4020)$($Z_c(4025)$) are predicted and should be experimentally observed.

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arXiv2014

A possible global group structure for exotic states

Based on the fact that the long expected pentaquark which possesses the exotic quantum numbers of $B=1$ and $S=1$ was not experimentally found, although exotic states of $XYZ$ have been observed recently, we conjecture that the heavy flavors may play an important role in stabilizing the hadronic structures beyond the traditional $q\bar q$ and $qqq$ composites.

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arXiv2014

Study on radiative decays of $D^_{sJ}(2860)$ and $D^_{s1}(2710)$ into $D_s$ by means of LFQM

The observed resonance peak around 2.86 GeV has been carefully reexamined by the LHCb collaboration and it is found that under the peak there reside two states $D^*_{s1}(2860)$ and $D^*_{s3}(2860)$ which are considered as $1^3D_1(c\bar s)$ and $1^3D_3(c\bar s)$ with slightly different masses and total widths. Thus, the earlier assumption that the resonance $D^*_{s1}(2710)$ was a $1D$ state should not be right. We suggest to measure the partial widths of radiative decays of $D^*_{sJ}(2860)$ and $D^*_{s1}(2710)$ to confirm their quantum numbers. We would consider $D^*_{s1}(2710)$ as $2^3S_1$ or a pure $1^3D_1$ state, or their mixture and respectively calculate the corresponding branching ratios as well as those of $D^*_{sJ}(2860)$. The future precise measurement would provide us information to help identifying the structures of those resonances .

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arXiv2014

Searching for New Physics in $D^0\rightarrow μ^+μ^-,\; e^+e^-, \;μ^{\pm}e^{\mp}$ at BES and/or Super Charm-Tau Factory

In contrast with $B^0-\bar B^0$, $B_s-\bar B_s$ mixing where the standard model (SM) contributions overwhelm that of new physics beyond standard model (BSM), a measured relatively large $D^0-\bar D^0$ mixing where the SM contribution is negligible, definitely implies the existence of new physics BSM. It is natural to consider that the rare decays of D meson might be more sensitive to new physics, and the rare decay $D^0\to μ^+μ^-$ could be an ideal area to search for new physics because it is a flavor changing process. In this work we look for a trace of new physics BSM in the leptonic decays of $D^0$, concretely we discuss the contributions of unparticle or an extra gauge boson $Z'$ while imposing the constraints set by fitting the $D^0-\bar D^0$ mixing data. We find that the long-distance SM effects for $D^0\to l\bar l$ still exceed those contributions of the BSM under consideration, but for a double-flavor changing process such as $D^0\to μ^{\pm}e^{\mp}$, the new physics contribution would be significant.

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arXiv2014

Search for supersymmetric baryons near production threshold in terms of the superflavor symmetry

The supersymmetry (SUSY) may be one of the most favorable extensions of the standard model (SM), however, so far at LHC no evidence of the SUSY particles were observed. An obvious question is whether they have already emerged, but escaped from our detection, or do not exist at all. We propose that the future ILC may provide sufficient energy to produce SUSY particles if they are not too heavy in the low background environment. The superflavor symmetry associates baryons with mesons as long as both of them containing a heavy constituent and a light one. In this work, we estimate the production rate of SUSY baryons near their production threshold in terms of the $B\bar B$ production data. Our analysis indicates that if the SUSY baryons with masses below $\sqrt s/2$ ($\sqrt s$ is the ILC energy) exist, they could be observed at future ILC.

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arXiv2014

Determination of the mixing between active neutrinos and sterile neutrino through the quark-lepton complementarity and self-complementarity

It is suggested that there is an underlying symmetry which relates the quark and lepton sectors. Namely, among the mixing matrix elements of CKM for quarks and PMNS for leptons there exist complementarity relations at a high energy scale (such as the see-saw or even the GUT scales). Assuming that the relations would remain during the matrix elements running down to the EW scale. Observable breaking of the rational relation is attributed to existence of sterile neutrinos which mix with the active neutrino to result in the observable PMNS matrix. We show that involvement of a sterile in the (3+1) model, induces that $|U_{e4}|^2= 0.040$, $|U_{\mu4}|^2= 0.009$ and $\sin^2 2α=0.067$. We also find a new self-complementarity $\vartheta_{12}+\vartheta_{23}+\vartheta_{13}+α\approx90^\circ$. The numbers are generally consistent with those obtained by fitting recent measurements, especially in this scenario, the existence of a sterile neutrino does not upset the LEP data i.e. the number of neutrino types is very close to 3.

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arXiv2014

Constraining parameter space of the Little Higgs model by data of tera-Z factory and ILC

The Standard Model prediction on the forward-backward asymmetry for $b\bar b$ production ($A^b_{FB}$) is well consistent with the data of LEP I at the Z-pole, but deviates from the data at $\sqrt s=89\; 93$ GeV which are slightly away from the pole. This deviation implies that there still is room for new physics. We calculate the $A^b_{FB}$ at vicinity of Z-pole in the Little Higgs Model as well as other measurable parameters such as $R_b$ and $R_c$, by which we may constrain the parameter space of the Little Higgs Model. This can be tested in the newly proposed tera-Z factory. With the fitted parameters we further make predictions on $A^b_{FB}$ and $A^t_{FB}$ for $t\bar t$ production at the ILC energy.

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arXiv2014

Light Top Squark in Precision Top Quark Sample

The uncertainty of $t\bar{t}$ production cross section measurement at LHC is at a-few-percent level which still allows the stop pair production $\tilde{t}\tilde{t}^{*}$ with identical final states $2b+\ell+nj+{E}_{T}$. In this paper, we attempt to use the existing measurement of $W$-polarization in top quark decay to improve the distinction between stop and top quark states. We apply the ATLAS $χ^2$ method of $W$-polarization measurement in semi-leptonic $t\bar{t}$ final state to semi-leptonic stop pair samples and study its prediction. We find that the faked top events from stop mostly contribute to the left-handed polarized $W$ due to the reconstruction. The benchmark point with maximal contribution to top events only changes $F_{L}$ by 1%. After comparing with the current experiments, we conclude that the current measurement of $W$-polarization in $t$ decay cannot exclude the light stop scenario.

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arXiv2014

Study of the material photon and electron background and the liquid argon detector veto efficiency of the CDEX-10 experiment

The China Dark Matter Experiment (CDEX) is located at the China Jinping underground laboratory (CJPL) and aims to directly detect the WIMP flux with high sensitivity in the low mass region. Here we present a study of the predicted photon and electron backgrounds including the background contribution of the structure materials of the germanium detector, the passive shielding materials, and the intrinsic radioactivity of the liquid argon that serves as an anti-Compton active shielding detector. A detailed geometry is modeled and the background contribution has been simulated based on the measured radioactivities of all possible components within the GEANT4 program. Then the photon and electron background level in the energy region of interest (<10^-2 events kg-1 day-1 keV-1 (cpkkd)) is predicted based on Monte Carlo simulations. The simulated result is consistent with the design goal of CDEX-10 experiment, 0.1 cpkkd, which shows that the active and passive shield design of CDEX-10 is effective and feasible.

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arXiv2014

Study of a WIMP dark matter model with the updated results of CDMS II

The new observation of CDMS II favors low mass WIMPs. Taking the CDMS II new results as inputs, we consider a SM singlet: the darkon as the dark matter candidate, which can be either scalar, fermion or vector. It is found that the simplest scenario of DM+SM conflicts with the stringent constraint set by the LHC data. New physics beyond the SM is needed, and in this work, we discuss an extended standard model $SU_L(2)\otimes U_Y(1)\otimes U(1)'$ where $U(1)'$ only couples to the darkon. The new gauge symmetry is broken into $U_{em}(1)$ and two neutral bosons $Z^0$ and $Z'$ which are mixtures of $W^3_μ,\; B_μ\; X_μ$ are resulted in. Following the literature and based on the CDMS data, we make a complete analysis to testify the validity of the model. The cross section of the elastic scattering between darkon and nucleon is calculated, and the DM relic density is evaluated in the extended scenario as well. It is found that considering the constraints from both cosmology and collider experiments, only if $Z'$ is lighter than $Z^0$, one can reconcile all the presently available data.

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arXiv2013

Top Quark Forward-Backward Asymmetry in the Little Higgs Model

We calculate the forward backward asymmetry of the top-pair production at TEVATRON up to next to leading order (NLO) in the little Higgs model (LHM). We find that the contribution of $Z_H$ can be large enough to make up the gap between standard model (SM) prediction and data. With the database of $7.65\pm0.20\pm0.36$ pb, therefore, the parameter space for flavor-changing coupling of $Z_H$ is constrained. Thus this model can result in the required asymmetry while the total cross section of top-pair production remaining consistent with data.

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arXiv2013

Neutron electric dipole moment in CP violating BLMSSM

Considering the CP violating phases, we analyze the neutron electric dipole moment (EDM) in a CP violating supersymmetric extension of the standard model where baryon and lepton numbers are local gauge symmetries(BLMSSM). The contributions from the one loop diagrams and the Weinberg operators are taken into account. Adopting some assumptions on the relevant parameter space, we give the numerical results analysis. The numerical results for neutron EDM can reach $1.05\times 10^{-25}(e.cm)$, which is about the experimental upper limit.

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arXiv2013

The decay rate of $ψ(2S)$ to $Λ_c+\bar{Σ^+}$ in SM and beyond

With rapid growth of the database of the BES III and the proposed super flavor factory, measurement on the rare $ψ(2S)$ decays may be feasible, especially the weak decays into baryon final states. In this work we study the decay rate of $ψ(2S)$ to $Λ_c+\overline{Σ^+}$ in the SM and physics beyond the SM (here we use the unparticle model as an example). The QPC model is employed to describe the creation of a pair of $q\bar q$ from vacuum. We find that the rate of $ψ(2S)\rightarrow Λ_c+\overline{Σ^+}$ is at order of $10^{-10}$ in the SM, whereas the contribution of the unparticle is too small to be substantial. Therefore if a large branching ratio is observed, it must be due to new physics beyond SM, but by no means the unparticle.

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arXiv2013

Transitions of $B_c\rightarrow ψ(1S,2S)$ and the modified harmonic oscillator wave function in LFQM

The LHC$_b$ collaboration has systematically measured the rates of $B_c\to J/ψK$, $B_c\to J/ψD_s$, $B_c\to J/ψD_s^*$ and $B_c\to ψ(2S) π$. The new data enable us to study relevant theoretical models and further determine the model parameters. In this work, We calculate the form factors for the transitions $B_c\to J/ψ$ and $B_c\to ψ(2S)$ numerically, then determine the partial widths of the semi-leptonic and non-leptonic decays. The theoretical predictions on the ratios of $Γ(B_c\to J/ψK)/Γ(B_c\to J/ψπ)$, $Γ(B_c\to J/ψD_s)/Γ(B_c\to J/ψπ)$ and $Γ(B_c\to J/ψD_s^*)/Γ(B_c\to J/ψπ)$ are consistent with data within only 1$σ$. Especially, for calculating $Γ(B_c\to ψ(2S)X)$ the modified harmonic oscillator wave function (HOWF) which we developed in early works is employed and the results indicate that the modified harmonic oscillator wave function works better than the traditional HOWF.

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arXiv2013

Is $Z_c(3900)$ a molecular state

Assuming the newly observed $Z_c(3900)$ to be a molecular state of $D\bar D^*(D^{*} \bar D)$, we calculate the partial widths of $Z_c(3900)\to J/ψ+π;\; ψ'+π;\; η_c+ρ$ and $D\bar D^*$ within the light front model (LFM). $Z_c(3900)\to J/ψ+π$ is the channel by which $Z_c(3900)$ was observed, our calculation indicates that it is indeed one of the dominant modes whose width can be in the range of a few MeV depending on the model parameters. Similar to $Z_b$ and $Z_b'$, Voloshin suggested that there should be a resonance $Z_c'$ at 4030 MeV which can be a molecular state of $D^*\bar D^*$. Then we go on calculating its decay rates to all the aforementioned final states and as well the $D^*\bar D^*$. It is found that if $Z_c(3900)$ is a molecular state of ${1\over\sqrt 2}(D\bar D^*+D^*\bar D)$, the partial width of $Z_c(3900)\to D\bar D^*$ is rather small, but the rate of $Z_c(3900)\toψ(2s)π$ is even larger than $Z_c(3900)\to J/ψπ$. The implications are discussed and it is indicated that with the luminosity of BES and BELLE, the experiments may finally determine if $Z_c(3900)$ is a molecular state or a tetraquark.

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