Singly Cabibbo-suppressed hadronic weak decays of the $$\Omega ^-$$ hyperon

Abstract We study the two-body hadronic weak decays of the $$\Omega ^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>Ω</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:math> hyperon with strangeness $$S=-3$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , including three singly Cabibbo-suppressed decay modes: $$\Xi ^0 \pi ^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>π</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , $$\Xi ^-\pi ^0$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>π</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and $$\Lambda K^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>Λ</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . The decay amplitudes at the quark level, arising from $$s\rightarrow ud \bar{u}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mover> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>¯</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mover> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> transitions (direct pion emission and color-suppressed processes) and $$su\rightarrow ud$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> transitions (pole terms), are calculated in the framework of the non-relativistic constituent quark model. The theoretical results show that the $$\Xi ^0 \pi ^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>π</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> channel is dominated by the color-allowed direct pion emission process, while the $$\Lambda K^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>Λ</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> channel is well described by one type of pole contribution mediated through intermediate $$\Xi $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> </mml:math> resonances ( $$1^2S_{1/2^+}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and $$1^2P_{1/2^-}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> </jats:in

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The European Physical Journal C
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2026-07-24
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https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-026-16077-1
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Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
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Singly Cabibbo-suppressed hadronic weak decays of the $$\Omega ^-$$ hyperon

Y Cao, Q Zhao, Ju-Jun Xie, Tao Zhong
The European Physical Journal C
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
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Singly Cabibbo-suppressed hadronic weak decays of the $$\Omega ^-$$ hyperon

Y Cao, Q Zhao, Ju-Jun Xie, Tao Zhong
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Abstract We study the two-body hadronic weak decays of the $$\Omega ^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>Ω</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:math> hyperon with strangeness $$S=-3$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , including three singly Cabibbo-suppressed decay modes: $$\Xi ^0 \pi ^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>π</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , $$\Xi ^-\pi ^0$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>π</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and $$\Lambda K^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>Λ</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . The decay amplitudes at the quark level, arising from $$s\rightarrow ud \bar{u}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mover> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>¯</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mover> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> transitions (direct pion emission and color-suppressed processes) and $$su\rightarrow ud$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> transitions (pole terms), are calculated in the framework of the non-relativistic constituent quark model. The theoretical results show that the $$\Xi ^0 \pi ^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>π</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> channel is dominated by the color-allowed direct pion emission process, while the $$\Lambda K^-$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>Λ</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> channel is well described by one type of pole contribution mediated through intermediate $$\Xi $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>Ξ</mml:mi> </mml:math> resonances ( $$1^2S_{1/2^+}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and $$1^2P_{1/2^-}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> </jats:in

The European Physical Journal CVol. 86(7)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Henan Academy of Sciences (CN), Guizhou Minzu University (CN), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China
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