Semi-analytical two-loop QCD corrections to $e^+e^-\to J/ψ+χ_{cJ}$ at B factories

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author Liu, Hao-Yang
Li, Cong
Sang, Wen-Long
author_facet Liu, Hao-Yang
Li, Cong
Sang, Wen-Long
contents In this work, we compute the next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) QCD corrections to the process $e^+e^-\to J/ψ+χ_{cJ}$ at B factories within the NRQCD factorization framework. The helicity amplitudes are obtained via asymptotic expansions around $r=0$ and $r=1$, with $r=16m_c^2/s$. Our asymptotic expressions reproduce the exact numerical results with high accuracy across the entire range $0\le r \le 1$, achieving a relative error below $10^{-5}$, which is sufficient for phenomenological applications. Notably, the large logarithmic terms are obtained analytically. We compute the unpolarized cross sections. The $\mathcal{O}(α_s)$ correction is found to be large, while the $\mathcal{O}(α_s^2)$ correction for $χ_{c0}$ production amounts to $33\%$ of the leading-order (LO) cross section, significantly reducing the scale uncertainties. For $χ_{c1}$, the $\mathcal{O}(α_s)$ and $\mathcal{O}(α_s^2)$ corrections correspond to $35\%$ and $-15\%$, respectively. For $χ_{c2}$, the corresponding corrections are $25\%$ and $-38\%$. The large cancellation between the corrections for $χ_{c2}$ brings the NNLO cross section close to the LO prediction. Our prediction for $χ_{c0}$ is consistent with the {\tt Belle} measurement and agrees with the {\tt BaBar} data within $2σ$. We also predict the angular distribution parameters $α^J_θ$, which are independent of nonperturbative inputs. A sharp discrepancy between the theory and the {\tt Belle} measurement is observed for $α^0_θ$, calling for further experimental and theoretical investigations. Moreover, future measurements of the angular distribution parameters for $χ_{c1}$ and $χ_{c2}$ will provide important tests of the theoretical framework.
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spellingShingle Semi-analytical two-loop QCD corrections to $e^+e^-\to J/ψ+χ_{cJ}$ at B factories
Liu, Hao-Yang
Li, Cong
Sang, Wen-Long
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
In this work, we compute the next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) QCD corrections to the process $e^+e^-\to J/ψ+χ_{cJ}$ at B factories within the NRQCD factorization framework. The helicity amplitudes are obtained via asymptotic expansions around $r=0$ and $r=1$, with $r=16m_c^2/s$. Our asymptotic expressions reproduce the exact numerical results with high accuracy across the entire range $0\le r \le 1$, achieving a relative error below $10^{-5}$, which is sufficient for phenomenological applications. Notably, the large logarithmic terms are obtained analytically. We compute the unpolarized cross sections. The $\mathcal{O}(α_s)$ correction is found to be large, while the $\mathcal{O}(α_s^2)$ correction for $χ_{c0}$ production amounts to $33\%$ of the leading-order (LO) cross section, significantly reducing the scale uncertainties. For $χ_{c1}$, the $\mathcal{O}(α_s)$ and $\mathcal{O}(α_s^2)$ corrections correspond to $35\%$ and $-15\%$, respectively. For $χ_{c2}$, the corresponding corrections are $25\%$ and $-38\%$. The large cancellation between the corrections for $χ_{c2}$ brings the NNLO cross section close to the LO prediction. Our prediction for $χ_{c0}$ is consistent with the {\tt Belle} measurement and agrees with the {\tt BaBar} data within $2σ$. We also predict the angular distribution parameters $α^J_θ$, which are independent of nonperturbative inputs. A sharp discrepancy between the theory and the {\tt Belle} measurement is observed for $α^0_θ$, calling for further experimental and theoretical investigations. Moreover, future measurements of the angular distribution parameters for $χ_{c1}$ and $χ_{c2}$ will provide important tests of the theoretical framework.
title Semi-analytical two-loop QCD corrections to $e^+e^-\to J/ψ+χ_{cJ}$ at B factories
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.02182