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An Experimental Review of Charmonium

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2008-10-20 v1

Abstract

This review briefly outlines recent experimental results from the charmonium system. These include new measurements of the M1 radiative transition rates B(ψ(1S,2S)γηc(1S))B(\psi(1S,2S)\to\gamma\eta_c(1S)); new insights into the mass of the ηc(1S)\eta_c(1S); the observation of J/ψ(1S)J/\psi(1S) decays to three photons; new measurements of the two-photon widths of the χcJ(1P)\chi_{cJ}(1P); the observation of radiative decays of the χcj(1P)\chi_{cj}(1P) to light quarks; a precise measurement of the hc(1P)h_c(1P) mass; and an update on properties of the ηc(2S)\eta_c(2S). Each result adds piecemeal to our understanding of the strong force.

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@article{arxiv.0810.3231,
  title  = {An Experimental Review of Charmonium},
  author = {R. E. Mitchell},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.3231},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Submission to the 34th International Conference on High Energy Physics

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