Cabibbo-suppressed non-leptonic decays of Lambda_c and final state interaction

Abstract

With the diquark structure of Lambda_c, we investigate the branching ratios of Lambda_c -> n pi^+ and p pi^0. The results show that without considering the final state interaction (FSI), the branching ration of Lambda_c -> p pi^+ is only of order 10^{-6} whereas taking into account the FSI effects, this ratio could reach 10^{-4} and is at the same order as Lambda_c -> n pi^0. Concrete values depend on phenomenological parameters adopted in the calculations. These branching ratios can be measured in the experiments to come.

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