Study of J/ψ→pp̄,ΛΛ̄ and observation of ηc→ΛΛ̄ at Belle

  • C. H. Wu*
  • , M. Z. Wang
  • , K. Abe
  • , I. Adachi
  • , H. Aihara
  • , V. Aulchenko
  • , T. Aushev
  • , S. Bahinipati
  • , A. M. Bakich
  • , V. Balagura
  • , A. Bay
  • , K. Belous
  • , U. Bitenc
  • , I. Bizjak
  • , S. Blyth
  • , A. Bondar
  • , A. Bozek
  • , T. E. Browder
  • , Y. Chao
  • , A. Chen
  • W. T. Chen, B. G. Cheon, Y. Choi, Y. K. Choi, A. Chuvikov, S. Cole, J. Dalseno, M. Danilov, M. Dash, S. Eidelman, N. Gabyshev, T. Gershon, A. Go, G. Gokhroo, A. Gorišek, H. Ha, J. Haba, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, M. Hazumi, D. Heffernan, T. Hokuue, S. Hou, W. S. Hou, Y. B. Hsiung, T. Iijima, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, J. H. Kang, S. U. Kataoka, N. Katayama, H. Kawai, T. Kawasaki, H. R. Khan, H. Kichimi, H. J. Kim, H. O. Kim, Y. J. Kim, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, R. Kulasiri, R. Kumar, C. C. Kuo, A. Kuzmin, Y. J. Kwon, G. Leder, J. Lee, Y. J. Lee, T. Lesiak, S. W. Lin, D. Liventsev, G. Majumder, F. Mandl, T. Matsumoto, A. Matyja, S. McOnie, W. Mitaroff, K. Miyabayashi, H. Miyake, H. Miyata, Y. Miyazaki, R. Mizuk, T. Mori, E. Nakano, M. Nakao, Z. Natkaniec, S. Nishida, O. Nitoh, S. Ogawa, T. Ohshima, T. Okabe, S. Okuno, S. L. Olsen, Y. Onuki, H. Ozaki, P. Pakhlov, H. Palka, H. Park, K. S. Park, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, Y. Sakai, T. Schietinger, O. Schneider, A. J. Schwartz, R. Seidl, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, H. Shibuya, V. Sidorov, A. Sokolov, A. Somov, N. Soni, S. Stanič, M. Starič, H. Stoeck, T. Sumiyoshi, F. Takasaki, M. Tanaka, G. N. Taylor, Y. Teramoto, X. C. Tian, T. Tsuboyama, T. Tsukamoto, S. Uehara, T. Uglov, K. Ueno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Usov, G. Varner, C. C. Wang, C. H. Wang, Y. Watanabe, E. Won, B. D. Yabsley, A. Yamaguchi, Y. Yamashita, L. M. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang
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Abstract

We study the baryonic charmonium decays of B mesons B+→ηcK+ and B+→J/ψK+, where the ηc and J/ψ subsequently decay into a pp̄ or ΛΛ̄ pair. We measure the J/ψ→pp̄ and ΛΛ̄ anisotropy parameters αB=-0.60±0. 13±0.14 (pp̄), -0.44±0.51±0.31 (ΛΛ̄ ) and compare to results from e+e-→J/ψ formation experiments. We also report the first observation of ηc→ΛΛ̄. The measured branching fraction is B(ηc→ΛΛ̄)=(0.87-0.21+0. 24(stat)-0.14+0.09(syst)±0.27(PDG))×10-3. This study is based on a 357fb-1 data sample recorded on the Υ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider.

Original languageEnglish
Article number162003
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume97
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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