Measurement of e+eπ+πψ(3686)e^{+}e^{-}\rightarrow \pi^{+}\pi^{-}\psi(3686) from 4.008 to 4.600~GeV and observation of a charged structure in the π±ψ(3686)\pi^{\pm}\psi(3686) mass spectrum

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Mar 26, 2017
11 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.D 96 (2017) 3, 032004,
  • Phys.Rev.D 99 (2019) 1, 019903 (erratum)
  • Published: Aug 31, 2017 by APS
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Abstract: (APS)
We study the process e+e-→π+π-ψ(3686) using 5.1  fb-1 of data collected at 16 center-of-mass energy (s) points from 4.008 to 4.600 GeV by the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII collider. The measured Born cross sections for e+e-→π+π-ψ(3686) are consistent with previous results, but with much improved precision. A fit to the cross section shows contributions from two structures: the first has M=4209.5±7.4±1.4  MeV/c2 and Γ=80.1±24.6±2.9  MeV, and the second has M=4383.8±4.2±0.8  MeV/c2 and Γ=84.2±12.5±2.1  MeV, where the first errors are statistical and the second systematic. The lower-mass resonance is observed in the process e+e-→π+π-ψ(3686) for the first time with a statistical significance of 5.8σ. A charged charmoniumlike structure is observed in the π±ψ(3686) invariant mass spectrum for data at s=4.416  GeV. A fit with an S-wave Breit-Wigner function yields a mass M=4032.1±2.4  MeV/c2, where the errors are statistical only. However, there are still unresolved discrepancies between the fit model and data. The width of the intermediate state varies in a wide range for different kinematic regions within the data set. Therefore, no simple interpretation of the data has been found, and a future data sample with larger statistics and more theoretical input will be required to better understand this issue.
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • psi(3685): electroproduction
  • pi: pair production
  • structure
  • mass spectrum: (pi+ psi(3685))
  • mass: width
  • statistical
  • Beijing Stor
  • Breit-Wigner