Measurement of ηc(1S),ηc(2S)\eta_c(1S), \eta_c(2S) and non-resonant ηπ+pi\eta' \pi^+ pi^- production via two-photon collisions

May 8, 2018

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Abstract: (APS)
We report the measurement of γγ→ηc(1S),ηc(2S)→η′π+π- with η′ decays to γρ and ηπ+π- using 941  fb-1 of data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. The ηc(1S) mass and width are measured to be M=[2984.6±0.7 (stat)±2.2 (syst)±0.3 (model)]  MeV/c2 and Γ=[30.8-2.2+2.3 (stat)±2.5 (syst)±1.4 (model)]  MeV, respectively. First observation of ηc(2S)→η′π+π- with a significance of 5.5σ including systematic error is obtained, and the ηc(2S) mass is measured to be M=[3635.1±3.7 (stat)±2.9 (syst)±0.4 (model)]  MeV/c2. The products of the two-photon decay width and branching fraction (B) of decays to η′π+π- are determined to be ΓγγΓγγB=[65.4±2.6 (stat)±7.8  (syst)]  eV for ηc(1S) and [5.6−1.1+1.2 (stat)±1.1 (syst)]  eV for ηc(2S). The cross sections for γγ→η′π+π- and η′f2(1270) are measured for the first time.
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  • 19 pages, 14 figures
  • Submitted to Phys.Rev.D
  • Particle Physics Experiments
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • photon photon: interaction
  • eta/c(2980): photoproduction
  • eta/c(3590): photoproduction
  • eta(958): radiative decay
  • eta(958): hadronic decay
  • mass spectrum: (eta(958) pi+ pi-)
  • mass spectrum: (pi+ pi-)