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Title: Study of J/ψ→pp̄ and J/ψ→nn̄

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
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The decays J/ψ→pp̄ and J/ψ→nn̄ have been investigated with a sample of 225.2×10⁶ J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII e⁺e⁻ collider. The branching fractions are determined to be B(J/ψ→pp̄)=(2.112±0.004±0.031)×10⁻³ and B(J/ψ→nn̄)=(2.07±0.01±0.17)×10⁻³. Distributions of the angle θ between the proton or antineutron and the beam direction are well described by the form 1+αcos²θ, and we find α=0.595±0.012±0.015 for J/ψ→pp̄ and α=0.50±0.04±0.21 for J/ψ→nn̄. Our branching-fraction results suggest a large phase angle between the strong and electromagnetic amplitudes describing the J/ψ→NN¯¯¯ decay.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1103225
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology Vol. 86 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 1550-7998
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 28 works
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