First measurement of e+epKS0nˉK+c.c.e^+ e^- \to pK^{0}_{S}\bar{n}K^{-} + c.c. above open charm threshold

Jul 9, 2018
12 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.D 98 (2018) 3, 032014
  • Published: Aug 28, 2018
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The process e+e-→pKS0n¯K-+c.c. and its intermediate processes are studied for the first time, using data samples collected with the BESIII detector at BEPCII at center-of-mass energies of 3.773, 4.008, 4.226, 4.258, 4.358, 4.416, and 4.600 GeV, with a total integrated luminosity of 7.4  fb-1. The Born cross section of e+e-→pKS0n¯K-+c.c. is measured at each center-of-mass energy, but no significant resonant structure in the measured cross-section line shape between 3.773 and 4.600 GeV is observed. No evident structure is detected in the pK-, nKS0, pKS0, nK+, pn¯, or KS0K- invariant mass distributions except for Λ(1520). The Born cross sections of e+e-→Λ(1520)n¯KS0+c.c. and e+e-→Λ(1520)p¯K++c.c. are measured, and the 90% confidence level upper limits on the Born cross sections of e+e-→Λ(1520)Λ¯(1520) are determined at the seven center-of-mass energies. There is an evident difference in line shape and magnitude of the measured cross sections between e+e-→Λ(1520)(→pK-)n¯KS0 and e+e-→pK-Λ¯(1520)(→n¯KS0).
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  • 12 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables
  • Particle Physics Experiments
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • channel cross section: measured
  • channel cross section: upper limit
  • energy dependence
  • Born approximation
  • tree approximation
  • threshold: charm
  • Lambda(1520): pair production