Observation of ψ(3686)nnˉ\psi(3686) \to n\bar{n} and improved measurement of ψ(3686)ppˉ\psi(3686) \to p \bar{p}

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Mar 6, 2018
13 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.D 98 (2018) 3, 032006
  • Published: Aug 11, 2018
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Abstract: (APS)
We observe the decay ψ(3686)→nn¯ for the first time and measure ψ(3686)→pp¯ with improved accuracy by using 1.07×108 ψ(3686) events collected with the BESIII detector. The measured branching fractions are B(ψ(3686)→nn¯)=(3.06±0.06±0.14)×10-4 and B(ψ(3686)→pp¯)=(3.05±0.02±0.12)×10-4. Here, the first uncertainties are statistical, and the second ones are systematic. With the hypothesis that the polar angular distributions of the neutron and proton in the center-of-mass system obey 1+αcos2θ, we determine the α parameters to be αnn¯=0.68±0.12±0.11 and αpp¯=1.03±0.06±0.03 for ψ(3686)→nn¯ and ψ(3686)→pp¯, respectively.
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  • 13 pages, 9 figures
  • Particle Physics Experiments
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • psi(3685): electroproduction
  • psi(3685): hadronic decay
  • n: pair production
  • p: pair production
  • n: angular distribution
  • p: angular distribution
  • psi(3685): branching ratio: measured