Published June 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Discussion of the η → π0 γγ decay within a chiral unitary approach

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica Teorica and IFIC Centro Mixto Universidad de Valencia-CSIC Institutos de Investigacion de Paterna, Apdo. correos 22085, 46071, Valencia (Spain)
  • 2. Departamento de Fisica Teorica II, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid (Spain)

Description

We improve the calculations of the η → π0γγ decay within the context of meson chiral Lagrangians. We use a chiral unitary approach for the meson-meson interaction, thus generating the α0(980) resonance and fixing the longstanding sign ambiguity on its contribution. This also allows us to calculate the loops with one vector meson exchange, thus removing a former source of uncertainty. In addition we ensure the consistency of the approach with other processes, first, by using vector meson dominance couplings normalized to agree with radiative vector meson decays, and, second, by checking the consistency of the calculations with the related γγ → π0η reaction (Authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Physica Slovaca
Journal Volume
56
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 327-333
ISSN
0323-0465
CODEN
APSVCO

Conference

Title
Workshop on Production and Decay of #eta# and #eta#"' Mesons (ETA05)
Dates
15-18 Sep 2005
Place
Crakow (Poland)

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Notes
9 refs., 3 figs.