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Di-electron and two-photon widths in charmonium

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-09-15 v4 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Lattice

Abstract

The vector and pseudoscalar decay constants are calculated in the framework of the Field Correlator Method. Di-electron widths: Γee(J/ψ)=5.41\Gamma_{ee}(J/\psi)=5.41 keV, Γee(ψ(3686))=2.47\Gamma_{ee}(\psi'(3686))=2.47 keV, Γee(ψ(3770))=0.248\Gamma_{ee}(\psi''(3770))=0.248 keV, in good agreement with experiment, are obtained with the same coupling, αs=0.165\alpha_s=0.165, in QCD radiative corrections. We show that the larger αs=0.191±0.004\alpha_s=0.191\pm 0.004 is needed to reach agreement with experiment for Γγγ(ηc)=7.22\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\eta_c)=7.22 keV, Γγγ(χ(3P0))=3.3\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma} (\chi(^3P_0))=3.3 keV, Γγγ(χ(3P2))=0.54\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\chi(^3P_2))= 0.54 keV, and also for Γ(J/ψ3g)=59.5\Gamma(J/\psi\to 3g)=59.5 keV, Γ(J/ψγ2g)=5.7\Gamma(J/\psi\to \gamma 2g)=5.7 keV. Meanwhile even larger αs=0.238\alpha_s=0.238 gives rise to good description of Γ(ψ3g)=52.7\Gamma(\psi'\to 3g)=52.7 keV, Γ(ψγ2g)=3.5\Gamma(\psi'\to \gamma 2g)= 3.5 keV, and provides correct ratio of the branching fractions: B(J/ψlighthadrons)B(ψlighthadrons)=0.24.\frac{\mathcal{B}(J/\psi\to light hadrons)}{\mathcal{B}(\psi'\to light hadrons)}=0.24.

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@article{arxiv.0801.1614,
  title  = {Di-electron and two-photon widths in charmonium},
  author = {A. M. Badalian and I. V. Danilkin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.1614},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, no figures

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