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Title: Search for {psi}(2S){yields}{eta}{sub c}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup 0}

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Luther College, Decorah, Iowa 52101 (United States)
  2. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 (United States)
  3. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 (United States)
  4. State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York 12222 (United States)
  5. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 (United States)
  6. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 (United States)

Using 5.63 pb{sup -1} of data accumulated at the {psi}(2S) resonance with the CLEO III and CLEO-c detectors corresponding to 3.08x10{sup 6} {psi}(2S) decays, a search is performed for the decay {psi}(2S){yields}{eta}{sub c}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup 0} to test a theoretical prediction based upon the assumption that the cc pair in the {psi}(2S) does not annihilate directly into three gluons but rather survives before annihilating. No signal is observed, and a combined upper limit from six {eta}{sub c} decay modes is determined to be B({psi}(2S){yields}{eta}{sub c}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup 0}){<=}1.0x10{sup -3} at 90% C.L. This upper limit is about an order of magnitude below the theoretical expectation.

OSTI ID:
20933189
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 75, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.75.011102; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English