Observation of the Decay X(3872)→π^{0}χ_{c1}(1P)
Affiliations
- 1 Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
- 2 G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS (BINP), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
- 3 Helmholtz Institute Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany.
- 4 Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
- 5 University of Turin, I-10125, Turin, Italy.
- 6 INFN, I-10125, Turin, Italy.
- 7 State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Beijing 100049, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China.
- 8 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China.
- 9 Southeast University, Nanjing 211100, People's Republic of China.
- 10 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia.
- 11 INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044, Frascati, Italy.
- 12 Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China.
- 13 Institute of Physics and Technology, Peace Avenue 54B, Ulaanbaatar 13330, Mongolia.
- 14 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
- 15 Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany.
- 16 University of Muenster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 9, 48149 Muenster, Germany.
- 17 Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
- 18 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
- 19 Istanbul Bilgi University, 34060 Eyup, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 20 Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China.
- 21 Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China.
- 22 INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122, Ferrara, Italy.
- 23 Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
- 24 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
- 25 Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, People's Republic of China.
- 26 Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China.
- 27 Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
- 28 University of Ferrara, I-44122, Ferrara, Italy.
- 29 University of Eastern Piedmont, I-15121, Alessandria, Italy.
- 30 University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China.
- 31 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
- 32 GSI Helmholtzcentre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany.
- 33 Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China.
- 34 Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, People's Republic of China.
- 35 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
- 36 Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China.
- 37 Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China.
- 38 University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.
- 39 Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
- 40 University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.
- 41 Uppsala University, P.O. Box 516, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
- 42 Huangshan College, Huangshan 245000, People's Republic of China.
- 43 University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China.
- 44 KVI-CART, University of Groningen, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands.
- 45 Physikalisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen, II, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
- 46 Fudan University, Shanghai 200443, People's Republic of China.
- 47 Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China.
- 48 Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, People's Republic of China.
- 49 Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
- 50 Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China.
- 51 Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China.
- 52 Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China.
- 53 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
- 54 Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People's Republic of China.
- 55 Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, People's Republic of China.
- 56 Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China.
- 57 INFN and University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy.
- 58 Lahore Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road, 54000 Lahore, Pakistan.
- 59 Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People's Republic of China.
- 60 Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey.
- 61 Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, People's Republic of China.
- 62 Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China.
- 63 Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, People's Republic of China.
- 64 China Center of Advanced Science and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China.
- 65 University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, People's Republic of China.
- PMID: 31172749
- DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.202001
Observation of the Decay X(3872)→π^{0}χ_{c1}(1P)
Authors
Affiliations
- 1 Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
- 2 G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS (BINP), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
- 3 Helmholtz Institute Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany.
- 4 Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
- 5 University of Turin, I-10125, Turin, Italy.
- 6 INFN, I-10125, Turin, Italy.
- 7 State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Beijing 100049, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China.
- 8 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China.
- 9 Southeast University, Nanjing 211100, People's Republic of China.
- 10 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia.
- 11 INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044, Frascati, Italy.
- 12 Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China.
- 13 Institute of Physics and Technology, Peace Avenue 54B, Ulaanbaatar 13330, Mongolia.
- 14 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
- 15 Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany.
- 16 University of Muenster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 9, 48149 Muenster, Germany.
- 17 Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
- 18 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
- 19 Istanbul Bilgi University, 34060 Eyup, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 20 Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China.
- 21 Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China.
- 22 INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122, Ferrara, Italy.
- 23 Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
- 24 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
- 25 Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, People's Republic of China.
- 26 Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China.
- 27 Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
- 28 University of Ferrara, I-44122, Ferrara, Italy.
- 29 University of Eastern Piedmont, I-15121, Alessandria, Italy.
- 30 University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China.
- 31 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
- 32 GSI Helmholtzcentre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany.
- 33 Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China.
- 34 Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, People's Republic of China.
- 35 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
- 36 Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China.
- 37 Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China.
- 38 University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.
- 39 Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
- 40 University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.
- 41 Uppsala University, P.O. Box 516, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
- 42 Huangshan College, Huangshan 245000, People's Republic of China.
- 43 University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China.
- 44 KVI-CART, University of Groningen, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands.
- 45 Physikalisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen, II, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
- 46 Fudan University, Shanghai 200443, People's Republic of China.
- 47 Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China.
- 48 Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, People's Republic of China.
- 49 Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
- 50 Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China.
- 51 Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China.
- 52 Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China.
- 53 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
- 54 Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People's Republic of China.
- 55 Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, People's Republic of China.
- 56 Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China.
- 57 INFN and University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy.
- 58 Lahore Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road, 54000 Lahore, Pakistan.
- 59 Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People's Republic of China.
- 60 Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey.
- 61 Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, People's Republic of China.
- 62 Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China.
- 63 Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, People's Republic of China.
- 64 China Center of Advanced Science and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China.
- 65 University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, People's Republic of China.
- PMID: 31172749
- DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.202001
Abstract
Using a total of 9.0 fb^{-1} of e^{+}e^{-} collision data with center-of-mass energies between 4.15 and 4.30 GeV collected by the BESIII detector, we search for the processes e^{+}e^{-}→γX(3872) with X(3872)→π^{0}χ_{cJ} for J=0, 1, 2. We report the first observation of X(3872)→π^{0}χ_{c1}, a new decay mode of the X(3872), with a statistical significance of more than 5σ for all systematic fit variations. Normalizing to the previously established process e^{+}e^{-}→γX(3872) with X(3872)→π^{+}π^{-}J/ψ, we find B(X(3872)→π^{0}χ_{c1})/B(X(3872)→π^{+}π^{-}J/ψ)=0.88_{-0.27}^{+0.33}±0.10, where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic. We set 90% confidence level upper limits on the corresponding ratios for the decays to π^{0}χ_{c0} and π^{0}χ_{c2} of 19 and 1.1, respectively.
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