Study of the standard model with weak decays of charmed hadrons at BESIII

A comprehensive review of weak decays of charmed hadrons (D0/ +, D-s(+) and Lambda(+)(c)) based on analyses of the threshold data from e(+)e(-) annihilation in the BESIII experiment is presented. Current experimental challenges and successes in understanding decays of the charmed hadrons are discussed. Precise calibrations of quantum chromodynamics and tests of the standard model are provided by measurements of purely leptonic and semi-leptonic decays of charmed hadrons, and lepton universality is probed in purely leptonic decays of charmed mesons to three generations of leptons. Quantum correlations in threshold data samples provide access to strong phases in the neutral D meson decays and probe the decay dynamics of the charmed Lambda(c) baryon. Charm physics studies with near-threshold production of charmed particle pairs are unique to BESIII, and provide many important opportunities and challenges.

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This comprehensive review analyzes weak decays of charmed hadrons (D0/ +, D-s(+) and Lambda(+)(c)) based on threshold data from e(+)e(-) annihilation in the BESIII experiment. Discussions include current experimental challenges and successes, as well as calibrations of quantum chromodynamics and tests of the standard model through purely leptonic and semi-leptonic decays of charmed hadrons, probing lepton universality in purely leptonic decays of charmed mesons.