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Title: Search for h c π + π J / ψ via ψ ( 3686 ) π 0 π + π J / ψ

Journal Article · · Physical Review D
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Using a data sample of 448.1 × 106 ψ(3686) events collected with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII, we perform search for the hadronic transition hc → π+π-J/ψ via ψ(3686) → π0hc. No signals of the transition are observed, and the upper limit on the product branching fraction B(ψ(3686) → π0hc)B(hc → π+π-J/ψ) at the 90% confidence level is determined to be 2.0 × 10-6. This is the most stringent upper limit to date.

Research Organization:
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Organization:
BESIII Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-05ER41374; SC-0010504; SC0012069; SC0016583
OSTI ID:
1429149
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1440847
Journal Information:
Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Vol. 97 Journal Issue: 5; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 1 work
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Cited By (13)

Search for $h_c → π^+ π^− J / ψ$ via $ψ ( 3686 ) → π^0 π^+ π^− J / ψ$ text January 2018
QCD Multipole Expansion and Hadronic Transitions in Heavy Quarkonium Systems journal January 2006
PHOTOS - a universal Monte Carlo for QED radiative corrections: version 2.0 journal April 1994
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journal August 1992
Advantages of the color octet gluon picture journal November 1973
Design and construction of the BESIII detector
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journal March 2010
Event generators at BESIII journal August 2008
Review of Particle Physics journal August 2014
Review of Particle Physics journal October 2016
Determination of the number of ψ(3686) events at BESIII journal February 2018
Production of the h c and h b and implications for quarkonium spectroscopy journal January 2005
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Heavy quarkonium: progress, puzzles, and opportunities journal February 2011

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