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Title: Search for the rare decay η π 0 π 0 π 0 π 0 at BESIII

Abstract

Using a sample of 1.31 × 109 $$\textit{J}/\psi$$ events collected with the BESIII detector, we perform a search for the rare decay $η' → 4π^0$ via $J/ψ → γη'$. No significant $$\eta'$$ signal is observed in the $4π^0$ invariant mass spectrum. With a Bayesian approach, the upper limit on the branching fraction is determined to be $$\mathcal{B}(η' → 4π^0)$$ < 4.94 × 10₋5 at the 90% confidence level, which is a factor of 6 smaller than the previous experimental limit.

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Publication Date:
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:
1597549
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1800289
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: 101 Journal Issue: 3; 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

Citation Formats

Ablikim, M., Achasov, M. N., Adlarson, P., Ahmed, S., Albrecht, M., Alekseev, M., Amoroso, A., An, Q., Anita, Y. Bai, Bakina, O., Ferroli, R. Baldini, Balossino, I., Ban, Y., Begzsuren, K., Bennett, J. V., Berger, N., Bertani, M., Bettoni, D., Bianchi, F., Biernat, J., Bloms, J., Boyko, I., Briere, R. A., Cai, H., Cai, X., Calcaterra, A., Cao, G. F., Cao, N., Cetin, S. A., Chai, J., Chang, J. F., Chang, W. L., Chelkov, G., Chen, D. Y., Chen, G., Chen, H. S., Chen, J., Chen, M. L., Chen, S. J., Chen, X. R., Chen, Y. B., Cheng, W., Cibinetto, G., Cossio, F., Cui, X. F., Dai, H. L., Dai, J. P., Dai, X. C., 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., 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., Gao, Y. G., Garzia, I., Gersabeck, E. M., 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., Han, S., Han, T. T., Hao, X. Q., Harris, F. A., He, K. L., Heinsius, F. H., Held, T., Heng, Y. K., Himmelreich, M., Holtmann, T., Hou, Y. R., 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., Andersson, W. Ikegami, Imoehl, W., Irshad, M., Jaeger, S., 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., Kalantar-Nayestanaki, N., Kang, X. S., Kappert, R., Kavatsyuk, M., Ke, B. C., Keshk, I. K., Khoukaz, A., Kiese, P., Kiuchi, R., Kliemt, R., Koch, L., Kolcu, O. B., Kopf, B., Kuemmel, M., Kuessner, M., Kupsc, A., Kurth, M. G., Kühn, W., Lange, J. S., Larin, P., Lavezzi, L., Leithoff, H., Lenz, T., Li, C., Li, C. H., Li, Cheng, Li, D. M., Li, F., Li, G., Li, H. B., Li, H. J., Li, J. C., Li, Ke, Li, L. K., Li, Lei, Li, P. L., Li, P. R., Li, W. D., Li, W. G., Li, X. H., Li, X. L., Li, X. N., Li, Z. B., Li, Z. Y., Liang, H., Liang, H., Liang, Y. F., Liang, Y. T., Liao, G. R., Liao, L. Z., Libby, J., Lin, C. X., Lin, D. X., Lin, Y. J., Liu, B., Liu, B. J., Liu, C. X., Liu, D., Liu, D. Y., Liu, F. H., Liu, Fang, Liu, Feng, Liu, H. B., Liu, H. M., Liu, Huanhuan, Liu, Huihui, Liu, J. B., Liu, J. Y., Liu, K., Liu, K. Y., Liu, Ke, Liu, L., Liu, L. Y., Liu, Q., Liu, S. B., Liu, T., Liu, X., Liu, X. Y., Liu, Y. B., Liu, Z. A., Liu, Z. Q., Long, Y. F., Lou, X. C., Lu, H. J., Lu, J. D., Lu, J. G., Lu, Y., Lu, Y. P., Luo, C. L., Luo, M. X., Luo, P. W., Luo, T., Luo, X. L., Lusso, S., Lyu, X. R., Ma, F. C., Ma, H. L., Ma, L. L., Ma, M. M., Ma, Q. M., Ma, R. T., Ma, X. N., Ma, X. X., Ma, X. Y., Ma, Y. M., Maas, F. E., Maggiora, M., Maldaner, S., Malde, S., Malik, Q. A., Mangoni, A., Mao, Y. J., Mao, Z. P., Marcello, S., Meng, Z. X., Messchendorp, J. G., Mezzadri, G., Min, J., Min, T. J., Mitchell, R. E., Mo, X. H., Mo, Y. J., Morales, C. Morales, Muchnoi, N. Yu., Muramatsu, H., Mustafa, A., Nakhoul, S., Nefedov, Y., Nerling, F., Nikolaev, I. B., Ning, Z., Nisar, S., 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., Qi, M., Qi, T. Y., Qian, S., Qiao, C. F., Qin, X. P., Qin, X. S., Qin, Z. H., Qiu, J. F., Qu, S. Q., Rashid, K. H., Ravindran, K., Redmer, C. F., Richter, M., Rivetti, A., Rodin, V., Rolo, M., Rong, G., Rosner, Ch., Rump, M., Sarantsev, A., Savrié, M., Schelhaas, Y., 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., Shi, X. D., Song, J. J., Song, Q. Q., Song, X. Y., Song, Y. X., 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., Thoren, V., Tsednee, B., Uman, I., Wang, B., Wang, B. L., Wang, C. W., Wang, D. Y., Wang, K., Wang, L. L., Wang, L. S., Wang, M., Wang, M. Z., Wang, Meng, Wang, P. L., Wang, W. P., Wang, X., Wang, X. F., Wang, X. L., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, Y. D., Wang, Y. F., Wang, Y. Q., Wang, Z., Wang, Z. G., Wang, Z. Y., Wang, Ziyi, Wang, Zongyuan, Weber, T., Wei, D. H., Weidenkaff, P., Weidner, F., Wen, H. W., Wen, S. P., Wiedner, U., Wilkinson, G., Wolke, M., Wollenberg, L., Wu, L. H., Wu, L. J., Wu, Z., Xia, L., Xiao, S. Y., Xiao, Y. J., Xiao, Z. J., Xie, Y. G., Xie, Y. H., Xing, T. Y., Xiong, X. A., Xu, G. F., Xu, J. J., Xu, Q. J., Xu, W., Xu, X. P., Yan, F., Yan, L., Yan, W. B., Yan, W. C., 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, Yang, Zhi, Ye, M., Ye, M. H., Yin, J. H., You, Z. Y., Yu, B. X., Yu, C. X., Yu, J. S., Yu, T., Yuan, C. Z., Yuan, X. Q., Yuan, Y., Yue, C. X., 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. L., Zhang, J. Q., Zhang, J. W., Zhang, J. Y., Zhang, J. Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, Lei, Zhang, S. F., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y. H., Zhang, Y. T., Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Yao, Zhang, Yi, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Z. H., Zhang, Z. P., Zhang, Z. Y., Zhao, G., Zhao, J., 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, Y., Zheng, Y. H., Zhong, B., Zhou, L., Zhou, L. P., Zhou, Q., Zhou, X., Zhou, X. K., Zhou, X. R., Zhu, A. N., Zhu, J., Zhu, K., Zhu, K. J., Zhu, S. H., Zhu, W. J., Zhu, X. L., Zhu, Y. C., Zhu, Y. S., Zhu, Z. A., Zhuang, J., Zou, B. S., Zou, J. H., and BESIII Collaboration. Search for the rare decay η ′ → π 0 π 0 π 0 π 0 at BESIII. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.032001.
Ablikim, M., Achasov, M. N., Adlarson, P., Ahmed, S., Albrecht, M., Alekseev, M., Amoroso, A., An, Q., Anita, Y. Bai, Bakina, O., Ferroli, R. Baldini, Balossino, I., Ban, Y., Begzsuren, K., Bennett, J. V., Berger, N., Bertani, M., Bettoni, D., Bianchi, F., Biernat, J., Bloms, J., Boyko, I., Briere, R. A., Cai, H., Cai, X., Calcaterra, A., Cao, G. F., Cao, N., Cetin, S. A., Chai, J., Chang, J. F., Chang, W. L., Chelkov, G., Chen, D. Y., Chen, G., Chen, H. S., Chen, J., Chen, M. L., Chen, S. J., Chen, X. R., Chen, Y. B., Cheng, W., Cibinetto, G., Cossio, F., Cui, X. F., Dai, H. L., Dai, J. P., Dai, X. C., 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., 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., Gao, Y. G., Garzia, I., Gersabeck, E. M., 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., Han, S., Han, T. T., Hao, X. Q., Harris, F. A., He, K. L., Heinsius, F. H., Held, T., Heng, Y. K., Himmelreich, M., Holtmann, T., Hou, Y. R., 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., Andersson, W. Ikegami, Imoehl, W., Irshad, M., Jaeger, S., 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., Kalantar-Nayestanaki, N., Kang, X. S., Kappert, R., Kavatsyuk, M., Ke, B. C., Keshk, I. K., Khoukaz, A., Kiese, P., Kiuchi, R., Kliemt, R., Koch, L., Kolcu, O. B., Kopf, B., Kuemmel, M., Kuessner, M., Kupsc, A., Kurth, M. G., Kühn, W., Lange, J. S., Larin, P., Lavezzi, L., Leithoff, H., Lenz, T., Li, C., Li, C. H., Li, Cheng, Li, D. 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X., Messchendorp, J. G., Mezzadri, G., Min, J., Min, T. J., Mitchell, R. E., Mo, X. H., Mo, Y. J., Morales, C. Morales, Muchnoi, N. Yu., Muramatsu, H., Mustafa, A., Nakhoul, S., Nefedov, Y., Nerling, F., Nikolaev, I. B., Ning, Z., Nisar, S., 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., Qi, M., Qi, T. Y., Qian, S., Qiao, C. F., Qin, X. P., Qin, X. S., Qin, Z. H., Qiu, J. F., Qu, S. Q., Rashid, K. H., Ravindran, K., Redmer, C. F., Richter, M., Rivetti, A., Rodin, V., Rolo, M., Rong, G., Rosner, Ch., Rump, M., Sarantsev, A., Savrié, M., Schelhaas, Y., 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., Shi, X. D., Song, J. J., Song, Q. Q., Song, X. Y., Song, Y. X., Sosio, S., Sowa, C., Spataro, S., Sui, F. F., Sun, G. X., Sun, J. F., Sun, L., Sun, S. S., Sun, Y. 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S., Yu, T., Yuan, C. Z., Yuan, X. Q., Yuan, Y., Yue, C. X., 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. L., Zhang, J. Q., Zhang, J. W., Zhang, J. Y., Zhang, J. Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, Lei, Zhang, S. F., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y. H., Zhang, Y. T., Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Yao, Zhang, Yi, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Z. H., Zhang, Z. P., Zhang, Z. Y., Zhao, G., Zhao, J., 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, Y., Zheng, Y. H., Zhong, B., Zhou, L., Zhou, L. P., Zhou, Q., Zhou, X., Zhou, X. K., Zhou, X. R., Zhu, A. N., Zhu, J., Zhu, K., Zhu, K. J., Zhu, S. H., Zhu, W. J., Zhu, X. L., Zhu, Y. C., Zhu, Y. S., Zhu, Z. A., Zhuang, J., Zou, B. S., Zou, J. H., & BESIII Collaboration. Search for the rare decay η ′ → π 0 π 0 π 0 π 0 at BESIII. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.101.032001
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abstractNote = {Using a sample of 1.31 × 109 $\textit{J}/\psi$ events collected with the BESIII detector, we perform a search for the rare decay $η' → 4π^0$ via $J/ψ → γη'$. No significant $\eta'$ signal is observed in the $4π^0$ invariant mass spectrum. With a Bayesian approach, the upper limit on the branching fraction is determined to be $\mathcal{B}(η' → 4π^0)$ < 4.94 × 10₋5 at the 90% confidence level, which is a factor of 6 smaller than the previous experimental limit.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.101.032001},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 3,
volume = 101,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {2}
}

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