Central pseudoscalar production in pp scattering and the gluon contribution to the proton spin

Central pseudoscalar production in $pp$ scattering is suppressed at small values of $Q_\perp$, where $Q$ is defined as the difference between the momenta transferred from the two protons. Such a behaviour is expected if the production occurs through the fusion of two vectors. Photon exchange could provide the dominant contribution at low transferred momenta, but we argue that an extension of the experiment could probe the gluon contribution to the proton spin.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figures and 3 tables, uses epsf.sty. Added references and tables. Minor changes include

Dispersive representation of the K pi vector form factor and fits to tau -> K pi nu(tau) and Ke3 data

Recently, we introduced several dispersive representations for the vector $K\pi$ form factor and fitted them to the Belle spectrum of $\tau \to K \pi \nu_\tau$. Here, we briefly present the model and discuss the results for the slope and curvature of $F_+(s)$ arising from the best fit. Furthermore, we compare the pole position of the charged $K^*(892)$ computed from our model with other results in the literature. Finally, we discuss the prospects of a simultaneous fit to $\tau \to K \pi \nu_\tau$ and $K_{e3}$ spectra.Comment: Talk given at "International Workshop on Effective Field Theories: from the pion to the upsilon", February 2009, Valencia, Spain. 7 pages, 2 figures. PoS style. Minor correction in figure

Mixing of eta-eta' Mesons in J/psi Decays into a Vector and a Pseudoscalar Meson

The octet-singlet mixing angle $\theta_P$ in the pseudoscalar meson nonet is deduced from the rich set of accurate data on $J/\psi$ decays into a vector and a pseudoscalar meson. Corrections due to non-ideal $\omega$-$\phi$ mixing have been included for the first time and turn out to be crucial to find $\theta_P = -16.9 \pm 1.7$ degrees, which is appreciably less negative than previous results coming from similar analyses.Comment: 9 pages, LaTeX, full postscript file available via anonymous ftp at ftp://ftp.ifae.es/preprint/ft/uabft412.p

Kpi form factors and final state interactions in D+ --> K- pi+ pi+ decays

We present a model for the decay D+ --> K- pi+ pi+. The weak interaction part of this reaction is described using the effective weak Hamiltonian in the factorisation approach. Hadronic final state interactions are taken into account through the Kpi scalar and vector form factors fulfilling analyticity, unitarity and chiral symmetry constraints. The model has only two free parameters that are fixed from experimental branching ratios. We show that the modulus and phase of the S wave thus obtained agree nicely with experiment up to 1.55 GeV. We perform Monte Carlo simulations to compare the predicted Dalitz plot with experimental analyses. Allowing for a global phase difference between the S and P waves of -65 degrees, the Dalitz plot of the D+ --> K- pi+ pi+ decay, the Kpi invariant mass spectra and the total branching ratio due to S-wave interactions are well reproduced.Comment: 24 pages, 4 figures, REVTeX style. A discussion on the isospin 2 component has been included. Two references added. Published in Phys. Rev.