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Title: Measurement of B ( J / ψ η e + e ) and search for a dark photon

Journal Article · · Physical Review D
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Utilizing a data sample of (1310.6 ± 7.0) × 106 J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector at BEPCII, we study the electromagnetic Dalitz decay J/ψ→η'e+e- with two dominant η' decay modes, η'→γ$$\pi$$+$$\pi$$- and η'→$$\pi$$+$$\pi$$- . The branching fraction is determined to be $$\mathcal{B(J/ψ→η'e^+e^-)}$$ = (6.79 ± 0.08 ± 0.35) × 10-5, which improves in precision by a factor of 2 over the previous BESIII measurement. A search for the dark photon ( γ') is performed via J/ψ → η'γ' ,γ' → e+e- . Excluding the ω and Φ mass regions, no significant signal is observed in the mass range from 0.1 to 2.1 GeV /c2 . We set upper limits at the 90% confidence level on $$\mathcal{B(J/ψ→η'γ')}$$ × $$\mathcal{B(γ'→e^+e^-)}$$ , $$\mathcal{B(J/ψ→η'γ')}$$ and the mixing strength as a function of dark photon mass. This is among the first searches for dark photons in charmonium decays.

Research Organization:
George Washington Univ. Virginia Science & Technology Campus, Ashburn, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Organization:
BESIII Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-05ER41374; SC-0010118; SC-0010504; SC-0012069; SC0016583
OSTI ID:
1492477
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1504171
Journal Information:
Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Vol. 99 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 9 works
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