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I wondered if the following decay was possible:
[tex]\Xi^0 \to \Lambda + \pi^0[/tex]
The only mechanism I can think of is that a strange quark of the Lambda particle emits a Z and becomes a down quark followed by the Z creating a up-antiup pair. But I'm not sure whether the strange to up transition (by emission of Z) is allowed. Neither am I sure about the Z to u-antiu pair is allowed. I know that W can decay into an up and a down quark, but do the Z only interact with neutrinos?
[tex]\Xi^0 \to \Lambda + \pi^0[/tex]
The only mechanism I can think of is that a strange quark of the Lambda particle emits a Z and becomes a down quark followed by the Z creating a up-antiup pair. But I'm not sure whether the strange to up transition (by emission of Z) is allowed. Neither am I sure about the Z to u-antiu pair is allowed. I know that W can decay into an up and a down quark, but do the Z only interact with neutrinos?