Study of and evidence for decaying into
Abstract
We study the reaction $$e^+e^– → π^+π^–π^0η_c$$ for the first time using data samples collected with the BESIII detector at center-of-mass energies $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 4.226 , 4.258, 4.358, 4.416, and 4.600 GeV. Evidence of this process is found and the Born cross section $$σ^B (e^+e^– → π^+π^–π^0η_c$$), excluding $$e^+e^– → ωη_c$$ and $$ηη_c$$, is measured to be ($$46^{+12}_{–11} ± 10$$) pb at $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 4.226 GeV. Evidence for the decay $$Z_c(3900)^± → ρ^±η_c$$ is reported at $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 4.226 GeV with a significance of 3.9σ, including systematic uncertainties, and the Born cross section times branching fraction $$σ^B(e^+e^– → π^∓Z_c(3900)^±) × \mathcal{B}(Z_c(3900)^± → ρ^±η_c)$$ is measured to be (48 ± 11 ± 11) pb, which indicates that $$e^+e^– → π^∓Z_c( 3900)^± → π^∓ρ^±η_c$$ dominates the $$e^+e^– → π^+π^–π^0η_c$$ process. The $$Z_c(3900)^± → ρ^±η_c$$ signal is not significant at the other center-of-mass energies and the corresponding upper limits are determined. In addition, no significant signal is observed in a search for $$Z_c(4020)^± → ρ^±η_c$$ with the same data samples. The ratios $$R_{Z_c(3900)} = \mathcal{B}(Z_c(3900)^± → ρ^±η_c)/ \mathcal{B}(Z_c(3900)^± → π^± J / ψ)$$ and $$R_{Z_{c(4020)}} = \mathcal{B}(Z_c(4020)^± → ρ^±η_c)/\mathcal{B}(Z_c(4020)^± → π^±h_c)$$ are obtained and compared with different theoretical interpretations of the $$Z_c(3900)^±$$ and $$Z_c(4020)^±$$.
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- Research Org.:
- Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States); Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Contributing Org.:
- BESIII Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1580303
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1800284
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-05ER41374; SC-0010118; SC-0012069; SC0010118; SC0012069
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review D
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Volume: 100 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Astronomy & Astrophysics; Physics
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Ablikim, M., Achasov, M. N., Ahmed, S., Albrecht, M., Alekseev, M., Amoroso, A., An, F. F., An, Q., Bai, Y., Bakina, O., Baldini Ferroli, R., Ban, Y., Begzsuren, K., Bennett, D. W., Bennett, J. V., Berger, N., Bertani, M., Bettoni, D., Bianchi, F., Boyko, I., Briere, R. A., Cai, H., Cai, X., Calcaterra, A., Cao, G. F., Cetin, S. A., Chai, J., Chang, J. F., Chang, W. L., Chelkov, G., Chen, G., Chen, H. S., Chen, J. C., Chen, M. L., Chen, P. L., Chen, S. J., Chen, Y. B., Cheng, W., Cibinetto, G., Cossio, F., Dai, H. L., Dai, J. P., Dbeyssi, A., Dedovich, D., Deng, Z. Y., Denig, A., Denysenko, I., Destefanis, M., De Mori, F., Ding, Y., Dong, C., Dong, J., Dong, L. Y., Dong, M. Y., Dou, Z. L., Du, S. X., Duan, P. F., Fan, J. Z., Fang, J., Fang, S. S., Fang, Y., Farinelli, R., Fava, L., Feldbauer, F., Felici, G., Feng, C. Q., Fritsch, M., Fu, C. D., Fu, Y., Gao, X. L., Gao, Y., Gao, Y. G., Gao, Z., Garzia, I., Gilman, A., Goetzen, K., Gong, L., Gong, W. X., Gradl, W., Greco, M., Gu, L. M., Gu, M. H., Gu, S., Gu, Y. T., Guo, A. Q., Guo, L. B., Guo, R. P., Guo, Y. P., Guskov, A., Haddadi, Z., Han, S., Hao, X. Q., Harris, F. A., He, K. L., Heinsius, F. H., Held, T., Heng, Y. K., Holtmann, T., Hou, Z. L., Hu, H. M., Hu, J. F., Hu, T., Hu, Y., Huang, G. S., Huang, J. S., Huang, X. T., Huang, X. Z., Huesken, N., Hussain, T., Ikegami Andersson, W., Irshad, M., Ji, Q., Ji, Q. P., Ji, X. B., Ji, X. L., Jiang, H. B., Jiang, X. S., Jiang, X. Y., Jiao, J. B., Jiao, Z., Jin, D. P., Jin, S., Jin, Y., Johansson, T., Julin, A., Kalantar-Nayestanaki, N., Kang, X. S., Kavatsyuk, M., Ke, B. C., Keshk, I. K., Khan, T., Khoukaz, A., Kiese, P., Kiuchi, R., Kliemt, R., Koch, L., Kolcu, O. B., Kopf, B., Kuemmel, M., Kuessner, M., Kupsc, A., Kühn, W., Lange, J. S., Larin, P., Lavezzi, L., Leiber, S., Leithoff, H., Leng, C., Li, C., Li, Cheng, Li, D. M., Li, F., Li, G., Li, H. B., Li, H. J., Li, J. C., Li, J. W., Li, Ke, Li, Lei, Li, P. L., Li, P. R., Li, Q. Y., Li, T., Li, W. D., Li, W. 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Yu., Muramatsu, H., Mustafa, A., Nakhoul, S., Nefedov, Y., Nerling, F., Nikolaev, I. B., Ning, Z., Nisar, S., Niu, S. L., Olsen, S. L., Ouyang, Q., Pacetti, S., Pan, Y., Papenbrock, M., Patteri, P., Pelizaeus, M., Peng, H. P., Peters, K., Pettersson, J., Ping, J. L., Ping, R. G., Pitka, A., Poling, R., Prasad, V., Qi, H. R., Qi, M., Qi, T. Y., Qian, S., Qiao, C. F., Qin, N., Qin, X. S., Qin, Z. H., Qiu, J. F., Qu, S. Q., Rashid, K. H., Ravindran, K., Redmer, C. F., Richter, M., Rivetti, A., Rolo, M., Rong, G., Rosner, Ch., Rump, M., Sarantsev, A., Savrié, M., Schnier, C., Schoenning, K., Shan, W., Shan, X. Y., Shao, M., Shen, C. P., Shen, P. X., Shen, X. Y., Sheng, H. Y., Shi, X., Song, J. J., Song, W. M., Song, X. Y., Sosio, S., Sowa, C., Spataro, S., Sui, F. F., Sun, G. X., Sun, J. F., Sun, L., Sun, S. S., Sun, Y. J., Sun, Y. K., Sun, Y. Z., Sun, Z. J., Sun, Z. T., Tan, Y. X., Tang, C. J., Tang, G. Y., Tang, X., Tiemens, M., Tsednee, B., Uman, I., Wang, B., Wang, B. L., Wang, C. W., Wang, D. Y., Wang, H. H., Wang, K., Wang, L. L., Wang, L. S., Wang, M., Wang, Meng, Wang, P., Wang, P. L., Wang, W. P., Wang, X. F., Wang, Y., Wang, Y. D., Wang, Y. F., Wang, Z., Wang, Z. G., Wang, Z. Y., Wang, Zongyuan, Weber, T., Wei, D. H., Weidenkaff, P., Wen, S. P., Wiedner, U., Wolke, M., Wu, L. H., Wu, L. J., Wu, Z., Xia, L., Xia, X., Xiao, D., Xiao, Y. J., Xiao, Z. J., Xie, Y. G., Xie, Y. H., Xiong, X. A., Xiu, Q. L., Xu, G. F., Xu, J. J., Xu, L., Xu, Q. J., Xu, X. P., Yan, F., Yan, L., Yan, W. B., Yan, W. C., Yang, H. J., Yang, H. X., Yang, L., Yang, R. X., Yang, S. L., Yang, Y. H., Yang, Y. X., Yang, Yifan, Ye, M., Ye, M. H., Yin, J. H., You, Z. Y., Yu, B. X., Yu, C. X., Yu, J. S., Yuan, C. Z., Yuan, Y., Yuncu, A., Zafar, A. A., Zeng, Y., Zhang, B. X., Zhang, B. Y., Zhang, C. C., Zhang, D. H., Zhang, H. H., Zhang, H. Y., Zhang, J., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, J. Q., Zhang, J. W., Zhang, J. Y., Zhang, J. Z., Zhang, K., Zhang, L., Zhang, S. F., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y. H., Zhang, Y. T., Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Yang, Zhang, Yao, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Z. H., Zhang, Z. P., Zhang, Z. Y., Zhao, G., Zhao, J. W., Zhao, J. Y., Zhao, J. Z., Zhao, Lei, Zhao, Ling, Zhao, M. G., Zhao, Q., Zhao, S. J., Zhao, T. C., Zhao, Y. B., Zhao, Z. G., Zhemchugov, A., Zheng, B., Zheng, J. P., Zheng, W. J., Zheng, Y. H., Zhong, B., Zhou, L., Zhou, Q., Zhou, X., Zhou, X. K., Zhou, X. R., Zhou, X. Y., Zhu, A. N., Zhu, J., Zhu, K., Zhu, K. J., Zhu, S., Zhu, S. H., Zhu, X. L., Zhu, Y. C., Zhu, Y. S., Zhu, Z. A., Zhuang, J., Zou, B. S., Zou, J. H., and BESIII Collaboration. Study of e + e − → π + π − π 0 η c and evidence for Z c ( 3900 ) ± decaying into ρ ± η c. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.100.111102.
Ablikim, M., Achasov, M. N., Ahmed, S., Albrecht, M., Alekseev, M., Amoroso, A., An, F. F., An, Q., Bai, Y., Bakina, O., Baldini Ferroli, R., Ban, Y., Begzsuren, K., Bennett, D. W., Bennett, J. V., Berger, N., Bertani, M., Bettoni, D., Bianchi, F., Boyko, I., Briere, R. A., Cai, H., Cai, X., Calcaterra, A., Cao, G. F., Cetin, S. A., Chai, J., Chang, J. F., Chang, W. L., Chelkov, G., Chen, G., Chen, H. S., Chen, J. C., Chen, M. L., Chen, P. L., Chen, S. J., Chen, Y. B., Cheng, W., Cibinetto, G., Cossio, F., Dai, H. L., Dai, J. P., Dbeyssi, A., Dedovich, D., Deng, Z. Y., Denig, A., Denysenko, I., Destefanis, M., De Mori, F., Ding, Y., Dong, C., Dong, J., Dong, L. Y., Dong, M. Y., Dou, Z. L., Du, S. X., Duan, P. F., Fan, J. Z., Fang, J., Fang, S. S., Fang, Y., Farinelli, R., Fava, L., Feldbauer, F., Felici, G., Feng, C. Q., Fritsch, M., Fu, C. D., Fu, Y., Gao, X. L., Gao, Y., Gao, Y. G., Gao, Z., Garzia, I., Gilman, A., Goetzen, K., Gong, L., Gong, W. X., Gradl, W., Greco, M., Gu, L. M., Gu, M. H., Gu, S., Gu, Y. T., Guo, A. Q., Guo, L. B., Guo, R. P., Guo, Y. P., Guskov, A., Haddadi, Z., Han, S., Hao, X. Q., Harris, F. A., He, K. L., Heinsius, F. H., Held, T., Heng, Y. K., Holtmann, T., Hou, Z. L., Hu, H. M., Hu, J. F., Hu, T., Hu, Y., Huang, G. S., Huang, J. S., Huang, X. T., Huang, X. Z., Huesken, N., Hussain, T., Ikegami Andersson, W., Irshad, M., Ji, Q., Ji, Q. P., Ji, X. B., Ji, X. L., Jiang, H. B., Jiang, X. S., Jiang, X. Y., Jiao, J. B., Jiao, Z., Jin, D. P., Jin, S., Jin, Y., Johansson, T., Julin, A., Kalantar-Nayestanaki, N., Kang, X. S., Kavatsyuk, M., Ke, B. C., Keshk, I. K., Khan, T., Khoukaz, A., Kiese, P., Kiuchi, R., Kliemt, R., Koch, L., Kolcu, O. B., Kopf, B., Kuemmel, M., Kuessner, M., Kupsc, A., Kühn, W., Lange, J. S., Larin, P., Lavezzi, L., Leiber, S., Leithoff, H., Leng, C., Li, C., Li, Cheng, Li, D. M., Li, F., Li, G., Li, H. B., Li, H. J., Li, J. C., Li, J. W., Li, Ke, Li, Lei, Li, P. L., Li, P. R., Li, Q. Y., Li, T., Li, W. D., Li, W. 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Yu., Muramatsu, H., Mustafa, A., Nakhoul, S., Nefedov, Y., Nerling, F., Nikolaev, I. B., Ning, Z., Nisar, S., Niu, S. L., Olsen, S. L., Ouyang, Q., Pacetti, S., Pan, Y., Papenbrock, M., Patteri, P., Pelizaeus, M., Peng, H. P., Peters, K., Pettersson, J., Ping, J. L., Ping, R. G., Pitka, A., Poling, R., Prasad, V., Qi, H. R., Qi, M., Qi, T. Y., Qian, S., Qiao, C. F., Qin, N., Qin, X. S., Qin, Z. H., Qiu, J. F., Qu, S. Q., Rashid, K. H., Ravindran, K., Redmer, C. F., Richter, M., Rivetti, A., Rolo, M., Rong, G., Rosner, Ch., Rump, M., Sarantsev, A., Savrié, M., Schnier, C., Schoenning, K., Shan, W., Shan, X. Y., Shao, M., Shen, C. P., Shen, P. X., Shen, X. Y., Sheng, H. Y., Shi, X., Song, J. J., Song, W. M., Song, X. Y., Sosio, S., Sowa, C., Spataro, S., Sui, F. F., Sun, G. X., Sun, J. F., Sun, L., Sun, S. S., Sun, Y. J., Sun, Y. K., Sun, Y. Z., Sun, Z. J., Sun, Z. T., Tan, Y. X., Tang, C. J., Tang, G. Y., Tang, X., Tiemens, M., Tsednee, B., Uman, I., Wang, B., Wang, B. L., Wang, C. W., Wang, D. Y., Wang, H. H., Wang, K., Wang, L. L., Wang, L. S., Wang, M., Wang, Meng, Wang, P., Wang, P. L., Wang, W. P., Wang, X. F., Wang, Y., Wang, Y. D., Wang, Y. F., Wang, Z., Wang, Z. G., Wang, Z. Y., Wang, Zongyuan, Weber, T., Wei, D. H., Weidenkaff, P., Wen, S. P., Wiedner, U., Wolke, M., Wu, L. H., Wu, L. J., Wu, Z., Xia, L., Xia, X., Xiao, D., Xiao, Y. J., Xiao, Z. J., Xie, Y. G., Xie, Y. H., Xiong, X. A., Xiu, Q. L., Xu, G. F., Xu, J. J., Xu, L., Xu, Q. J., Xu, X. P., Yan, F., Yan, L., Yan, W. B., Yan, W. C., Yang, H. J., Yang, H. X., Yang, L., Yang, R. X., Yang, S. L., Yang, Y. H., Yang, Y. X., Yang, Yifan, Ye, M., Ye, M. H., Yin, J. H., You, Z. Y., Yu, B. X., Yu, C. X., Yu, J. S., Yuan, C. Z., Yuan, Y., Yuncu, A., Zafar, A. A., Zeng, Y., Zhang, B. X., Zhang, B. Y., Zhang, C. C., Zhang, D. H., Zhang, H. H., Zhang, H. Y., Zhang, J., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, J. Q., Zhang, J. W., Zhang, J. Y., Zhang, J. Z., Zhang, K., Zhang, L., Zhang, S. F., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y. H., Zhang, Y. T., Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Yang, Zhang, Yao, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Z. H., Zhang, Z. P., Zhang, Z. Y., Zhao, G., Zhao, J. W., Zhao, J. Y., Zhao, J. Z., Zhao, Lei, Zhao, Ling, Zhao, M. G., Zhao, Q., Zhao, S. J., Zhao, T. C., Zhao, Y. B., Zhao, Z. G., Zhemchugov, A., Zheng, B., Zheng, J. P., Zheng, W. J., Zheng, Y. H., Zhong, B., Zhou, L., Zhou, Q., Zhou, X., Zhou, X. K., Zhou, X. R., Zhou, X. Y., Zhu, A. N., Zhu, J., Zhu, K., Zhu, K. J., Zhu, S., Zhu, S. H., Zhu, X. L., Zhu, Y. C., Zhu, Y. S., Zhu, Z. A., Zhuang, J., Zou, B. S., Zou, J. H., & BESIII Collaboration. Study of e + e − → π + π − π 0 η c and evidence for Z c ( 3900 ) ± decaying into ρ ± η c. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.111102
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"Study of e + e − → π + π − π 0 η c and evidence for Z c ( 3900 ) ± decaying into ρ ± η c". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.111102.
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abstractNote = {We study the reaction $e^+e^– → π^+π^–π^0η_c$ for the first time using data samples collected with the BESIII detector at center-of-mass energies $\sqrt{s}$ = 4.226 , 4.258, 4.358, 4.416, and 4.600 GeV. Evidence of this process is found and the Born cross section $σ^B (e^+e^– → π^+π^–π^0η_c$), excluding $e^+e^– → ωη_c$ and $ηη_c$, is measured to be ($46^{+12}_{–11} ± 10$) pb at $\sqrt{s}$ = 4.226 GeV. Evidence for the decay $Z_c(3900)^± → ρ^±η_c$ is reported at $\sqrt{s}$ = 4.226 GeV with a significance of 3.9σ, including systematic uncertainties, and the Born cross section times branching fraction $σ^B(e^+e^– → π^∓Z_c(3900)^±) × \mathcal{B}(Z_c(3900)^± → ρ^±η_c)$ is measured to be (48 ± 11 ± 11) pb, which indicates that $e^+e^– → π^∓Z_c( 3900)^± → π^∓ρ^±η_c$ dominates the $e^+e^– → π^+π^–π^0η_c$ process. The $Z_c(3900)^± → ρ^±η_c$ signal is not significant at the other center-of-mass energies and the corresponding upper limits are determined. In addition, no significant signal is observed in a search for $Z_c(4020)^± → ρ^±η_c$ with the same data samples. The ratios $R_{Z_c(3900)} = \mathcal{B}(Z_c(3900)^± → ρ^±η_c)/ \mathcal{B}(Z_c(3900)^± → π^± J / ψ)$ and $R_{Z_{c(4020)}} = \mathcal{B}(Z_c(4020)^± → ρ^±η_c)/\mathcal{B}(Z_c(4020)^± → π^±h_c)$ are obtained and compared with different theoretical interpretations of the $Z_c(3900)^±$ and $Z_c(4020)^±$.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.100.111102},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 11,
volume = 100,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {12}
}
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.111102
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