K+ →π+ν ν ̄ decay amplitude from lattice QCD
K+ →π+ν ν ̄ decay amplitude from lattice QCD
In Ref. [1] we have presented the results of an exploratory lattice QCD computation of the long-distance contribution to the K+→π+νν̄ decay amplitude. In the present paper we describe the details of this calculation, which includes the implementation of a number of novel techniques. The K+→π+νν̄ decay amplitude is dominated by short-distance contributions which can be computed in perturbation theory with the only required nonperturbative input being the relatively well-known form factors of semileptonic kaon decays. The long-distance contributions, which are the target of this work, are expected to be of O(5%) in the branching ratio. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of lattice QCD computations of the K+→π+νν̄ decay amplitude, and in particular of the long-distance component. Though this calculation is performed on a small lattice (163×32) and at unphysical pion, kaon and charm quark masses, mπ=420 MeV, mK=563 MeV and mcMS̄(2 GeV)=863 MeV, the techniques presented in this work can readily be applied to a future realistic calculation.
Bai, Ziyuan
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Christ, Norman H.
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Feng, Xu
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Portelli, Antonin
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Sachrajda, Christopher T.
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RBC and UKQCD collaborations
October 2018
Bai, Ziyuan
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Christ, Norman H.
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Feng, Xu
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Lawson, Andrew
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Portelli, Antonin
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Sachrajda, Christopher T.
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Bai, Ziyuan, Christ, Norman H., Feng, Xu, Lawson, Andrew, Portelli, Antonin and Sachrajda, Christopher T.
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RBC and UKQCD collaborations
(2018)
K+ →π+ν ν ̄ decay amplitude from lattice QCD.
Physical Review D, 98 (7), [074509].
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.98.074509).
Abstract
In Ref. [1] we have presented the results of an exploratory lattice QCD computation of the long-distance contribution to the K+→π+νν̄ decay amplitude. In the present paper we describe the details of this calculation, which includes the implementation of a number of novel techniques. The K+→π+νν̄ decay amplitude is dominated by short-distance contributions which can be computed in perturbation theory with the only required nonperturbative input being the relatively well-known form factors of semileptonic kaon decays. The long-distance contributions, which are the target of this work, are expected to be of O(5%) in the branching ratio. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of lattice QCD computations of the K+→π+νν̄ decay amplitude, and in particular of the long-distance component. Though this calculation is performed on a small lattice (163×32) and at unphysical pion, kaon and charm quark masses, mπ=420 MeV, mK=563 MeV and mcMS̄(2 GeV)=863 MeV, the techniques presented in this work can readily be applied to a future realistic calculation.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 January 2018
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Ziyuan Bai
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Norman H. Christ
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Xu Feng
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Andrew Lawson
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Antonin Portelli
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