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Observation of J/psi --> 3 gamma

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2010-04-08 v1

Abstract

We report the first observation of the decay J/psi --> 3 gamma. The signal has a statistical significance of 6 sigma and corresponds to a branching fraction of B(J/psi --> 3 gamma) = (1.2 +- 0.3 +- 0.2) x 10^-5, in which the errors are statistical and systematic, respectively. The measurement uses psi(2S) --> pi+ pi- J/psi events acquired with the CLEO-c detector operating at the CESR e+e- collider.

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@article{arxiv.0806.0671,
  title  = {Observation of J/psi --> 3 gamma},
  author = {CLEO Collaboration and G. S. Adams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.0671},
  year   = {2010}
}

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11 pages, available through http://www.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLNS/, submitted to PRL

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