On Radiative Weak Annihilation Decays
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We discuss a little-studied class of weak decay modes sensitive to only one quark topology at leading order in G_F: M --> m gamma, 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.
10 pages LaTeX, includes macros file and 9 .eps figures. Invited talk at RADCOR 2000 (5th Int. Symp. on Radiative Corrections), Carmel, CA, Sept. 2000
10 pages LaTeX, includes macros file and 9 .eps figures. Invited talk at RADCOR 2000 (5th Int. Symp. on Radiative Corrections), Carmel, CA, Sept. 2000