Hadronic decays of $B\to a_1(1260)b_1(1235)$ in the perturbative QCD approach

We calculate the branching ratios and polarization fractions of the $B \to a_1 b_1$decaysintheperturbativeQCD(pQCD)approachatleadingorder,where$a_1$($b_1$)standsfortheaxial-vector$a_1(1260)[b_1(1235)]$ state. By combining the phenomenological analyses with the perturbative calculations, we find the following results: (a) the large decay rates around ${10}^{-5}$ to ${10}^{-6}$ of the $B\to a_1{b}_1$ decays dominated by the longitudinal polarization(except for the $B^{+}\to b_1^{+}{a}_1^0$ mode) are predicted and basically consistent with those in the QCD factorization(QCDF) within errors, which are expected to be tested by the Large Hadron Collider and Belle-II experiments. The large $B^0\to a_1^0{b}_1^0$ branching ratio could provide hints to help explore the mechanism of the color-suppressed decays. (b) the rather different QCD behaviors between the $a_1$ and $b_1$ mesons result in the destructive(constructive) contributions in the nonfactorizable spectator diagrams with $a_1(b_1)$ emission. Therefore, an interesting pattern of the branching ratios appears for the color-suppressed $B^0 \to a_1^0 a_1^0, a_1^0 b_1^0,$and$b_1^0 b_1^0$modesinthepQCDapproach,$Br(B^0 \to b_1^0 b_1^0)

Br(B^0 \to a_1^0 b_1^0) \gtrsim Br(B^0 \to a_1^0 a_1^0)$, which is different from $Br(B^0 \to b_1^0 b_1^0) \sim Br(B^0 \to a_1^0 b_1^0) \gtrsim Br(B^0 \to a_1^0 a_1^0)$ in the QCDF and would be verified at future experiments. © the large naive factorization breaking effects are observed in these $B \to a_1 b_1$ decays. Specifically, the large nonfactorizable spectator(weak annihilation) amplitudes contribute to the $B^0 \to b_1^+ a_1^-(B^+ \to a_1^+ b_1^0; {\rm and}; B^+ \to b_1^+ a_1^0)$ mode(s), which demand confirmations via the precise measurements.