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Observation of $\psi(3686) \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}\chi_{cJ}$ and $\chi_{cJ} \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}J/\psi$

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2017-06-07 v2

Abstract

Using 4.479×1084.479 \times 10^{8} ψ(3686)\psi(3686) events collected with the BESIII detector, we search for the decays ψ(3686)e+eχc0,1,2\psi(3686) \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}\chi_{c0,1,2} and χc0,1,2e+eJ/ψ\chi_{c0,1,2} \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}J/\psi. The decays ψ(3686)e+eχc0,1,2\psi(3686) \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}\chi_{c0,1,2} and χc0,1,2e+eJ/ψ\chi_{c0,1,2} \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}J/\psi are observed for the first time. The measured branching fractions are B(ψ(3686)e+eχc0,1,2)=(11.7±2.5±1.0)×104\mathcal{B}(\psi(3686) \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}\chi_{c0,1,2}) = (11.7 \pm 2.5 \pm 1.0)\times10^{-4}, (8.6±0.3±0.6)×104(8.6 \pm 0.3 \pm 0.6)\times10^{-4}, (6.9±0.5±0.6)×104(6.9 \pm 0.5 \pm 0.6)\times10^{-4}, and B(χc0,1,2e+eJ/ψ)=(1.51±0.30±0.13)×104\mathcal{B}(\chi_{c0,1,2} \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}J/\psi) = (1.51 \pm 0.30 \pm 0.13)\times10^{-4}, (3.73±0.09±0.25)×103(3.73 \pm 0.09 \pm 0.25)\times10^{-3}, (2.48±0.08±0.16)×103(2.48 \pm 0.08 \pm 0.16)\times10^{-3}. The ratios of the branching fractions B(ψ(3686)e+eχc0,1,2)B(ψ(3686)γχc0,1,2)\frac{\mathcal{B}(\psi(3686) \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}\chi_{c0,1,2})}{\mathcal{B}(\psi(3686) \rightarrow \gamma\chi_{c0,1,2})} and B(χc0,1,2e+eJ/ψ)B(χc0,1,2γJ/ψ)\frac{\mathcal{B}(\chi_{c0,1,2} \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}J/\psi)}{\mathcal{B}(\chi_{c0,1,2} \rightarrow \gamma J/\psi)} are also reported.

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@article{arxiv.1701.05404,
  title  = {Observation of $\psi(3686) \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}\chi_{cJ}$ and $\chi_{cJ} \rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}J/\psi$},
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  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.05404},
  year   = {2017}
}