On Radiative Weak Annihilation Decays
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چکیده
We discuss a little-studied class of weak decay modes sensitive to only one quark topology at leading order in GF : M → mγ, where M,m are mesons with completely distinct flavor quantum numbers. Specifically, they proceed via the annihilation of the valence quarks through a W and the emission of a single hard photon, and thus provide a clear separation between CKM and strong interaction physics. We survey relevant calculations performed to date, discuss experimental discovery potential, and indicate interesting future directions.
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