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Title: Improved measurements of two-photon widths of the χ c J states and helicity analysis for χ c 2 γ γ

Journal Article · · Physical Review D
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Based on 448.1 x 106 ψ(3686) events collected with the BESIII detector, the decays ψ(3686) → γχcJcJ → γγ(J = 0,1,2) are studied in this paper. The decay branching fractions of χc0,2 → γγ are measured to be β(χc0 → γγ) = (1.93 ± 0.08 ± 0.05 ± 0.05) x 10-4 and β(χc2 → γγ) = (3.10 ± 0.09 ± 0.07 ± 0.11) x 10-4, which correspond to two-photon decay widths of Γγγc0) = 2.03 ± 0.08 ± 0.06 ± 0.13 keV and Γγγc2) = 0.60 ± 0.02 ± 0.01 ± 0.04 keV with a ratio of R = Γγγc2)/Γγγc0) = 0.295 ± 0.014 ± 0.007 ± 0.027, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic and associated with the uncertainties of β(ψ(3686) → γχc0,2) and the total widths Γ(χc0,2), respectively. For the forbidden decay of χc1 → γγ, no signal is observed, and an upper limit on the two-photon width is obtained to be Γγγc1) < 5.3 eV at the 90% confidence level. Finally, the ratio of the two-photon widths between helicity-zero and helicity-two components in the decay χc2 → γγ is also measured to be f0/2 = Γλ=0γγc2)/Γλ=2γγc2) = (0.0 ± 0.6 ± 1.2) x 10-2, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.

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:
SC0016583; FG02-05ER41374; SC-0010118; SC-0010504; SC-0012069
OSTI ID:
1440860
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1489057
Journal Information:
Physical Review D, Vol. 96, Issue 9; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 4 works
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