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Title: Search for Λ c + φ p π 0 and branching fraction measurement of Λ c + K - π + p π 0

Abstract

We have investigated the Cabibbo-suppressed decay Λ c + φ p π 0 in e + e - collisions using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 915 fb - 1 . The data were collected by the Belle experiment at the KEKB e + e - asymmetric-energy collider running at or near the Υ ( 4 S ) and Υ ( 5 S ) resonances. No significant signal is observed, and we set an upper limit on the branching fraction of B ( Λ c + φ p π 0 ) < 15.3 × 10 - 5 at 90% confidence level. The contribution of nonresonant Λ c + K + K - p π 0 decays is found to be consistent with zero, and the corresponding upper limit on its branching fraction is set to be B ( Λ c + K + K - p π 0 ) NR < 6.3 × 10 - 5 at 90% confidence level. We also search for an intermediate hidden-strangeness pentaquark decay P s + φ p . We see no evidence for this intermediate decay and set an upper limit on the product branching fraction of B ( Λ c + P s + π 0 ) × B ( P s + φ p ) < 8.3 × 10 - 5 at 90% confidence level. Finally, we measure the branching fraction for the Cabibbo-favored decay Λ c + K - π + p π 0 ; the result is B ( Λ c + K - π + p π 0 ) = ( 4.42 ± 0.05 ( stat ) ± 0.12 ( syst ) ± 0.16 ( norm ) ) % , which is the most decisive measurement to date.

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Research Org.:
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States); Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contributing Org.:
Belle Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1594353
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1394018
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0009973; SC0010504
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review D
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 96; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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Pal, B., Schwartz, A. J., Adachi, I., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Aushev, T., Ayad, R., Badhrees, I., Bakich, A. M., Bansal, V., Behera, P., Berger, M., Bhardwaj, V., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Browder, T. E., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Cho, K., Choi, S. -K., Choi, Y., Cinabro, D., Dash, N., Di Carlo, S., Doležal, Z., Drásal, Z., Eidelman, S., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Garmash, A., Goldenzweig, P., Guido, E., Hara, T., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., Hou, W. -S., Hsu, C. -L., Inami, K., Ishikawa, A., Itoh, R., Jacobs, W. W., Jaegle, I., Jeon, H. B., Jia, S., Jin, Y., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Karyan, G., Kato, Y., Kim, D. Y., Kim, J. B., Kim, K. T., Kim, S. H., Kim, Y. J., Kinoshita, K., Kodyš, P., Korpar, S., Kotchetkov, D., Krokovny, P., Kuhr, T., Kulasiri, R., Kwon, Y. -J., Li, C. H., Li, L., Li, Y., Li Gioi, L., Libby, J., Liventsev, D., Lubej, M., Luo, T., MacNaughton, J., Matvienko, D., Merola, M., Miyabayashi, K., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mohanty, G. B., Moon, H. K., Mori, T., Mussa, R., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nanut, T., Nath, K. J., Nayak, M., Niiyama, M., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ono, H., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pardi, S., Park, C. -S., Paul, S., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Piilonen, L. E., Ritter, M., Rostomyan, A., Sakai, Y., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Sevior, M. E., Shibata, T. -A., Shiu, J. -G., Simon, F., Sokolov, A., Solovieva, E., Starič, M., Strube, J. F., Sumihama, M., Sumiyoshi, T., Takizawa, M., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Tenchini, F., Uchida, M., Uglov, T., Uno, S., Van Hulse, C., Varner, G., Varvell, K. E., Vinokurova, A., Vorobyev, V., Wang, C. H., Wang, M. -Z., Wang, X. L., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Watanuki, S., Widmann, E., Won, E., Yamashita, Y., Ye, H., Yelton, J., Yuan, C. Z., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhukova, V., Zhulanov, V., and Zupanc, A. Search for Λc+→φpπ0 and branching fraction measurement of Λc+→K-π+pπ0. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.96.051102.
Pal, B., Schwartz, A. J., Adachi, I., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Aushev, T., Ayad, R., Badhrees, I., Bakich, A. M., Bansal, V., Behera, P., Berger, M., Bhardwaj, V., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Browder, T. E., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Cho, K., Choi, S. -K., Choi, Y., Cinabro, D., Dash, N., Di Carlo, S., Doležal, Z., Drásal, Z., Eidelman, S., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Garmash, A., Goldenzweig, P., Guido, E., Hara, T., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., Hou, W. -S., Hsu, C. -L., Inami, K., Ishikawa, A., Itoh, R., Jacobs, W. W., Jaegle, I., Jeon, H. B., Jia, S., Jin, Y., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Karyan, G., Kato, Y., Kim, D. Y., Kim, J. B., Kim, K. T., Kim, S. H., Kim, Y. J., Kinoshita, K., Kodyš, P., Korpar, S., Kotchetkov, D., Krokovny, P., Kuhr, T., Kulasiri, R., Kwon, Y. -J., Li, C. H., Li, L., Li, Y., Li Gioi, L., Libby, J., Liventsev, D., Lubej, M., Luo, T., MacNaughton, J., Matvienko, D., Merola, M., Miyabayashi, K., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mohanty, G. B., Moon, H. K., Mori, T., Mussa, R., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nanut, T., Nath, K. J., Nayak, M., Niiyama, M., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ono, H., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pardi, S., Park, C. -S., Paul, S., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Piilonen, L. E., Ritter, M., Rostomyan, A., Sakai, Y., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Sevior, M. E., Shibata, T. -A., Shiu, J. -G., Simon, F., Sokolov, A., Solovieva, E., Starič, M., Strube, J. F., Sumihama, M., Sumiyoshi, T., Takizawa, M., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Tenchini, F., Uchida, M., Uglov, T., Uno, S., Van Hulse, C., Varner, G., Varvell, K. E., Vinokurova, A., Vorobyev, V., Wang, C. H., Wang, M. -Z., Wang, X. L., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Watanuki, S., Widmann, E., Won, E., Yamashita, Y., Ye, H., Yelton, J., Yuan, C. Z., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhukova, V., Zhulanov, V., & Zupanc, A. Search for Λc+→φpπ0 and branching fraction measurement of Λc+→K-π+pπ0. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.051102
Pal, B., Schwartz, A. J., Adachi, I., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Aushev, T., Ayad, R., Badhrees, I., Bakich, A. M., Bansal, V., Behera, P., Berger, M., Bhardwaj, V., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Browder, T. E., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Cho, K., Choi, S. -K., Choi, Y., Cinabro, D., Dash, N., Di Carlo, S., Doležal, Z., Drásal, Z., Eidelman, S., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Garmash, A., Goldenzweig, P., Guido, E., Hara, T., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., Hou, W. -S., Hsu, C. -L., Inami, K., Ishikawa, A., Itoh, R., Jacobs, W. W., Jaegle, I., Jeon, H. B., Jia, S., Jin, Y., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Karyan, G., Kato, Y., Kim, D. Y., Kim, J. B., Kim, K. T., Kim, S. H., Kim, Y. J., Kinoshita, K., Kodyš, P., Korpar, S., Kotchetkov, D., Krokovny, P., Kuhr, T., Kulasiri, R., Kwon, Y. -J., Li, C. H., Li, L., Li, Y., Li Gioi, L., Libby, J., Liventsev, D., Lubej, M., Luo, T., MacNaughton, J., Matvienko, D., Merola, M., Miyabayashi, K., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mohanty, G. B., Moon, H. K., Mori, T., Mussa, R., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nanut, T., Nath, K. J., Nayak, M., Niiyama, M., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ono, H., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pardi, S., Park, C. -S., Paul, S., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Piilonen, L. E., Ritter, M., Rostomyan, A., Sakai, Y., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Sevior, M. E., Shibata, T. -A., Shiu, J. -G., Simon, F., Sokolov, A., Solovieva, E., Starič, M., Strube, J. F., Sumihama, M., Sumiyoshi, T., Takizawa, M., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Tenchini, F., Uchida, M., Uglov, T., Uno, S., Van Hulse, C., Varner, G., Varvell, K. E., Vinokurova, A., Vorobyev, V., Wang, C. H., Wang, M. -Z., Wang, X. L., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Watanuki, S., Widmann, E., Won, E., Yamashita, Y., Ye, H., Yelton, J., Yuan, C. Z., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhukova, V., Zhulanov, V., and Zupanc, A. 2017. "Search for Λc+→φpπ0 and branching fraction measurement of Λc+→K-π+pπ0". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.051102. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1594353.
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abstractNote = {We have investigated the Cabibbo-suppressed decay Λc+→φpπ0 in e+e- collisions using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 915fb-1. The data were collected by the Belle experiment at the KEKB e+e- asymmetric-energy collider running at or near the Υ(4S) and Υ(5S) resonances. No significant signal is observed, and we set an upper limit on the branching fraction of B(Λc+→φpπ0)<15.3×10-5 at 90% confidence level. The contribution of nonresonant Λc+→K+K-pπ0 decays is found to be consistent with zero, and the corresponding upper limit on its branching fraction is set to be B(Λc+→K+K-pπ0)NR<6.3×10-5 at 90% confidence level. We also search for an intermediate hidden-strangeness pentaquark decay Ps+→φp. We see no evidence for this intermediate decay and set an upper limit on the product branching fraction of B(Λc+→Ps+π0)×B(Ps+→φp)<8.3×10-5 at 90% confidence level. Finally, we measure the branching fraction for the Cabibbo-favored decay Λc+→K-π+pπ0; the result is B(Λc+→K-π+pπ0)=(4.42±0.05(stat)±0.12(syst)±0.16(norm))%, which is the most decisive measurement to date.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.96.051102},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1594353}, journal = {Physical Review D},
issn = {2470-0010},
number = 5,
volume = 96,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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