We study the processes 𝛾⁢𝛾→𝜂𝑐→𝜂′⁢𝐾+⁢𝐾− , 𝜂′⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋−, and 𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− using a data sample of 519  fb−1 recorded with the BABAR detector operating at the SLAC PEP-II asymmetric-energy 𝑒+⁢𝑒− collider at center-of-mass energies at and near the ϒ⁡(𝑛⁢𝑆) (𝑛 =2 , 3, 4) resonances. This is the first observation of the decay 𝜂𝑐 →𝜂′⁢𝐾+⁢𝐾− and we measure the branching fraction Γ⁡(𝜂𝑐→𝜂′⁢𝐾+⁢𝐾−)/(Γ⁡(𝜂𝑐→𝜂′⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋−)=0.644±0.03⁢9stat±0.03⁢2sys . Significant interference is observed between 𝛾⁢𝛾 →𝜂𝑐 →𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− and the nonresonant two-photon process 𝛾⁢𝛾 →𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− . A Dalitz plot analysis is performed of 𝜂𝑐 decays to 𝜂′⁢𝐾+⁢𝐾− , 𝜂′⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− , and 𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− . Combined with our previous analysis of 𝜂𝑐 →𝐾⁢ ¯𝐾⁢𝜋, we measure the 𝐾* 0⁡(1430) parameters and the ratio between its 𝜂′⁢𝐾 and 𝜋⁢𝐾 couplings. The decay 𝜂𝑐 →𝜂′⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− is dominated by the 𝑓0⁡(2100) resonance, also observed in 𝐽/𝜓 radiative decays. A new 𝑎0⁡(1700) →𝜂⁢𝜋 resonance is observed in the 𝜂𝑐 →𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− channel. We also compare 𝜂𝑐 decays to 𝜂 and 𝜂′ final states in association with scalar mesons as they relate to the identification of the scalar glueball.

Light meson spectroscopy from Dalitz plot analyses of ηc decays to η′K⁺K⁻, η′π⁺π⁻, and ηπ⁺π⁻produced in two-photon interactions

Batignani G.;Bettarini S.;Casarosa G.;Forti F.;Giorgi M. A.;Oberhof B.;Paoloni E.;Rizzo G.;Zani L.;
2021-01-01

Abstract

We study the processes 𝛾⁢𝛾→𝜂𝑐→𝜂′⁢𝐾+⁢𝐾− , 𝜂′⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋−, and 𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− using a data sample of 519  fb−1 recorded with the BABAR detector operating at the SLAC PEP-II asymmetric-energy 𝑒+⁢𝑒− collider at center-of-mass energies at and near the ϒ⁡(𝑛⁢𝑆) (𝑛 =2 , 3, 4) resonances. This is the first observation of the decay 𝜂𝑐 →𝜂′⁢𝐾+⁢𝐾− and we measure the branching fraction Γ⁡(𝜂𝑐→𝜂′⁢𝐾+⁢𝐾−)/(Γ⁡(𝜂𝑐→𝜂′⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋−)=0.644±0.03⁢9stat±0.03⁢2sys . Significant interference is observed between 𝛾⁢𝛾 →𝜂𝑐 →𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− and the nonresonant two-photon process 𝛾⁢𝛾 →𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− . A Dalitz plot analysis is performed of 𝜂𝑐 decays to 𝜂′⁢𝐾+⁢𝐾− , 𝜂′⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− , and 𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− . Combined with our previous analysis of 𝜂𝑐 →𝐾⁢ ¯𝐾⁢𝜋, we measure the 𝐾* 0⁡(1430) parameters and the ratio between its 𝜂′⁢𝐾 and 𝜋⁢𝐾 couplings. The decay 𝜂𝑐 →𝜂′⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− is dominated by the 𝑓0⁡(2100) resonance, also observed in 𝐽/𝜓 radiative decays. A new 𝑎0⁡(1700) →𝜂⁢𝜋 resonance is observed in the 𝜂𝑐 →𝜂⁢𝜋+⁢𝜋− channel. We also compare 𝜂𝑐 decays to 𝜂 and 𝜂′ final states in association with scalar mesons as they relate to the identification of the scalar glueball.
2021
Lees, J. P.; Poireau, V.; Tisserand, V.; Grauges, E.; Palano, A.; Eigen, G.; Brown, D. N.; Kolomensky, Yu. G.; Fritsch, M.; Koch, H.; Schroeder, T.; C...espandi
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