$D$-Wave Charmonia $\eta_{c2}$($1{^1D_2}$), $\psi_2$($1{^3D_2}$), and $\psi_3$($1{^3D_3}$) in $B_c$ Decays

Abstract

We study the semi-leptonic and non-leptonic decays of $B_c$ meson to $D$-wave charmonia, namely, $\eta_{c2}(1^1\!D_2)$, $\psi_2(1^3\!D_2)$, and $\psi_3(1^3\!D_3)$. In our calculations, the instantaneous Bethe-Salpeter method is applied to achieve the hadronic matrix elements. This method includes relativistic corrections which are important especially for the higher orbital excited states. For the semi-leptonic decay channels with electron as the final lepton, we get the branching ratios $\mathcal{B}[B_c \rightarrow \eta_{c2}e\bar{\nu}_e] = 5.9^{-0.8}_{+1.0}\times 10^{-4}$, $\mathcal{B}[B_c \rightarrow \psi_2e\bar{\nu}_e]=1.5^{-0.2}_{+0.3}\times 10^{-4}$, and $\mathcal{B}[B_c \rightarrow \psi_3e\bar{\nu}_e]=3.5^{-0.6}_{+0.8}\times 10^{-4}$. The transition form factors, forward-backward asymmetries, and lepton spectra in these processes are also presented. For the non-leptonic decay channels, those with $\rho$ as the lighter meson have the largest branching ratios, $\mathcal{B}[B_c \rightarrow \eta_{c2}\rho] = 8.1^{-1.0}_{+1.0}\times 10^{-4}$, $\mathcal{B}[B_c \rightarrow \psi_2\rho]=9.6^{-1.0}_{+1.0}\times 10^{-5}$, and $\mathcal{B}[B_c \rightarrow \psi_3\rho]=4.1^{-0.7}_{+0.8}\times 10^{-4}$.