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Evidence for X(3872) → J/Ψπ+π- Produced in Single-Tag Two-Photon Interactions


Authors listTeramoto, Y.; Uehara, S.; Masuda, M.; Adachi, I; Aihara, H.; Al Said, S.; Asner, D. M.; Atmacan, H.; Aushev, T.; Ayad, R.; Babu, V; Behera, P.; Beleno, C.; Bennett, J.; Bhardwaj, V; Bhuyan, B.; Bilka, T.; Biswal, J.; Bonvicini, G.; Bozek, A.; Browder, T. E.; Campajola, M.; Chang, M-C; Chang, P.; Chekelian, V; Chen, A.; Cheon, B. G.; Chilikin, K.; Cho, K.; Cho, S-J; Choi, S-K; Choi, Y.; Choudhury, S.; Cinabro, D.; Cunliffe, S.; De Nardo, G.; Di Capua, F.; Dolezal, Z.; Dong, T., V; Eidelman, S.; Ferber, T.; Fulsom, B. G.; Garg, R.; Gaur, V; Gabyshev, N.; Garmash, A.; Giri, A.; Goldenzweig, P.; Greenwald, D.; Hadjivasiliou, C.; Hara, T.; Hartbrich, O.; Hayasaka, K.; Hayashii, H.; Hedges, M. T.; Villanueva, M. Hernandez; Hou, W-S; Hsu, C-L; Iijima, T.; Inami, K.; Inguglia, G.; Ishikawa, A.; Itoh, R.; Iwasaki, M.; Iwasaki, Y.; Jacobs, W. W.; Jang, E-J; Jia, S.; Jin, Y.; Joo, C. W.; Joo, K. K.; Kahn, J.; Kaliyar, A. B.; Kang, K. H.; Karyan, G.; Kato, Y.; Kawasaki, T.; Kichimi, H.; Kiesling, C.; Kim, B. H.; Kim, D. Y.; Kim, S. H.; Kim, Y-K; Kimmel, T. D.; Kinoshita, K.; Kodys, P.; Korpar, S.; Kotchetkov, D.; Krizan, P.; Kroeger, R.; Krokovny, P.; Kuhr, T.; Kulasiri, R.; Kumar, R.; Kumara, K.; Kuzmin, A.; Kwon, Y-J; Lalwani, K.; Lange, J. S.; Lee, I. S.; Lee, S. C.; Lewis, P.; Li, L. K.; Li, Y. B.; Li Gioi, L.; Libby, J.; Lieret, K.; Liptak, Z.; Liventsev, D.; Luo, T.; MacQueen, C.; Matsuda, T.; Matvienko, D.; Merola, M.; Miyabayashi, K.; Miyata, H.; Mohanty, G. B.; Mohanty, S.; Moon, T. J.; Mori, T.; Mrvar, M.; Mussa, R.; Nakano, E.; Nakao, M.; Nakazawa, H.; Natkaniec, Z.; Natochii, A.; Nayak, M.; Nisar, N. K.; Nishida, S.; Ogawa, K.; Ogawa, S.; Ono, H.; Onuki, Y.; Pakhlov, P.; Pakhlova, G.; Pardi, S.; Park, H.; Park, S-H; Patra, S.; Paul, S.; Pedlar, T. K.; Pestotnik, R.; Piilonen, L. E.; Podobnik, T.; Popov, V; Prencipe, E.; Prim, M. T.; Ritter, M.; Rostomyan, A.; Rout, N.; Russo, G.; Sahoo, D.; Sakai, Y.; Sandilya, S.; Sangal, A.; Santelj, L.; Sanuki, T.; Savinov, V; Schnell, G.; Schueler, J.; Schwanda, C.; Seino, Y.; Senyo, K.; Sevior, M. E.; Shapkin, M.; Shebalin, V; Shiu, J-G; Singh, J. B.; Solovieva, E.; Stottler, Z. S.; Sumihama, M.; Sumisawa, K.; Sumiyoshi, T.; Sutcliffe, W.; Takizawa, M.; Tamponi, U.; Tenchini, F.; Uchida, M.; Uglov, T.; Unno, Y.; Uno, S.; Urquijo, P.; Usov, Y.; Van Tonder, R.; Varner, G.; Vinokurova, A.; Vorobyev, V.; Waheed, E.; Wang, C. H.; Wang, E.; Wang, M-Z; Wang, P.; Wang, X. L.; Watanabe, M.; Won, E.; Xu, X.; Yabsley, B. D.; Yang, S. B.; Ye, H.; Yelton, J.; Yin, J. H.; Zhang, Z. P.; Zhilich, V; Zhukova, V; Zhulanov, V

Publication year2021

JournalPhysical Review Letters

Volume number126

Issue number12

ISSN0031-9007

eISSN1079-7114

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.122001

PublisherAmerican Physical Society


Abstract
We report the first evidence for X(3872) production in two-photon interactions by tagging either the electron or the positron in the final state, exploring the highly virtual photon region. The search is performed in e(+) e(-) -> e(+)e(-) J/Psi pi(+)pi(-), using 825 fb(-1) of data collected by the Belle detector operated at the KEKB e(+) e(-) - collider. We observe three X(3872) candidates, where the expected background is 0.11 +/- 0.10 events, with a significance of 3.2 sigma. We obtain an estimated value for (Gamma) over tilde (gamma gamma) B(x(3872) -> j/Psi pi(+)pi(-)) assuming the Q(2) dependence predicted by a c (c) over bar meson model, where -Q(2) is the invariant mass squared of the virtual photon. No X(3915) -> J/Psi pi(+)pi(-) candidates are found.



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Harvard Citation styleTeramoto, Y., Uehara, S., Masuda, M., Adachi, I., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., et al. (2021) Evidence for X(3872) → J/Ψπ+π- Produced in Single-Tag Two-Photon Interactions, Physical Review Letters, 126(12), Article 122001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.122001

APA Citation styleTeramoto, Y., Uehara, S., Masuda, M., Adachi, I., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., Asner, D., Atmacan, H., Aushev, T., Ayad, R., Babu, V., Behera, P., Beleno, C., Bennett, J., Bhardwaj, V., Bhuyan, B., Bilka, T., Biswal, J., Bonvicini, G., ...Zhulanov, V. (2021). Evidence for X(3872) → J/Ψπ+π- Produced in Single-Tag Two-Photon Interactions. Physical Review Letters. 126(12), Article 122001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.122001



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