Semileptonic Decays of $D \to ρl^+ ν$ and $D_{(s)} \to K^\ast l^+ ν$ from Light-Cone Sum Rules

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Main Authors: Lin, Wang, Huang, Xiao-En, Cheng, Shan, Yao, De-Liang
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author Lin, Wang
Huang, Xiao-En
Cheng, Shan
Yao, De-Liang
author_facet Lin, Wang
Huang, Xiao-En
Cheng, Shan
Yao, De-Liang
contents We investigate the semileptonic decays of charmed mesons to light vector mesons within the framework of light-cone sum rules. Our calculation is performed at leading order in QCD coupling, incorporating contributions up to twist-five accuracy from both two-particle and three-particle light-cone distribution amplitudes. Transition form factors are predicted twist by twist to assess the convergence property of the operator product expansion. It is verified that the twist-four and twist-five contributions are indeed negligible for all the decays under consideration. Twist-three dominance is observed for some of the form factors, subject to heavy quark effective field theory interpretation. Branching ratios for the decays $D^+ \to ρ^0 \ell^+ν_\ell$ , $D_s^+ \to K^{\ast0} \ell^+ν_\ell$, $D^0 \to K^{\ast-} \ell^+ν_\ell$ and $D^+ \to \bar{K}^{\ast0} \ell^+ν_\ell$ are obtained, and a $10\%$--$20\%$ discrepancy from experimental measurements is found. Our finding indicates that the resonant-width and non-resonant QCD backgrounds effects should be potentially significant, implying the necessity to further implement their contributions in future precision studies of the semileptonic charm decays.
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spellingShingle Semileptonic Decays of $D \to ρl^+ ν$ and $D_{(s)} \to K^\ast l^+ ν$ from Light-Cone Sum Rules
Lin, Wang
Huang, Xiao-En
Cheng, Shan
Yao, De-Liang
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We investigate the semileptonic decays of charmed mesons to light vector mesons within the framework of light-cone sum rules. Our calculation is performed at leading order in QCD coupling, incorporating contributions up to twist-five accuracy from both two-particle and three-particle light-cone distribution amplitudes. Transition form factors are predicted twist by twist to assess the convergence property of the operator product expansion. It is verified that the twist-four and twist-five contributions are indeed negligible for all the decays under consideration. Twist-three dominance is observed for some of the form factors, subject to heavy quark effective field theory interpretation. Branching ratios for the decays $D^+ \to ρ^0 \ell^+ν_\ell$ , $D_s^+ \to K^{\ast0} \ell^+ν_\ell$, $D^0 \to K^{\ast-} \ell^+ν_\ell$ and $D^+ \to \bar{K}^{\ast0} \ell^+ν_\ell$ are obtained, and a $10\%$--$20\%$ discrepancy from experimental measurements is found. Our finding indicates that the resonant-width and non-resonant QCD backgrounds effects should be potentially significant, implying the necessity to further implement their contributions in future precision studies of the semileptonic charm decays.
title Semileptonic Decays of $D \to ρl^+ ν$ and $D_{(s)} \to K^\ast l^+ ν$ from Light-Cone Sum Rules
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01329