Search for new hadronic decays of hc and observation of hc → p(p)over-barη

Ablikim, M.; Achasov, M. N.; Adlarson, P.; Ahmed, S.; Albrecht, M.; Aliberti, R.; Amoroso, A.; An, M. R.; An, Q.; Bai, X. H.; Bai, Y.; Bakina, O.; Ferroli, R. Baldini; Balossino, I; Ban, Y.; Begzsuren, K.; Berger, N.; Bertani, M.; Bettoni, D.; Bianchi, F.; Bloms, J.; Bortone, A.; Boyko, I; Briere, R. A.; Cai, H.; Cai, X.; Calcaterra, A.; Cao, G. F.; Cao, N.; Cetin, S. A.; Chang, J. F.; Chang, W. L.; Chelkov, G.; Chen, G.; Chen, H. S.; Chen, M. L.; Chen, S. J.; Chen, X. R.; Chen, Y. B.

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摘要

A search for the hadronic decays of the h(c) meson to the final states p (p) over bar pi(+)pi(-)pi(0), p (p) over bar eta and p (p) over bar pi(0) via the process psi(3686) -> pi(0)(h)c is performed using (4.48 +/- 0.03) x 10(8) psi(3686) events collected with the BESIII detector. The decay channel h(c) -> p (p) over bar eta is observed for the first time with a significance greater than 5 sigma and a branching fraction of (6.41 +/- 1.74 +/- 0.53 +/- 1.00) x 10(-4), where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and that from the branching fraction of psi(3686) -> pi(0)(h)c. Strong evidence for the decay h(c) p (p) over bar pi(+)pi(-)pi(0) is found with a significance of 4.9 sigma and a branching fraction of (3.84 +/- 0.83 +/- 0.69 +/- 0.58) x 10(-3). The significances include systematic uncertainties.

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Branching fraction e(+)- e(-) Experiments Particle and Resonance Production Quarkonium