STUDY OF THE P-WAVE CHARMONIUM STATE CHI CJ IN PSI (2S) DECAYS

Author(s): Bai, JZ; Bian, JG; Blum, I; Chai, ZW; Chen, GP; Chen, HF; Chen, J; Chen, JC; Chen, Y; Chen, YB; Chen, YQ; Cheng, BS; Cui, XZ; Ding, HL; Ding, LY; Dong, LY; Du, ZZ; Dunwoodie, W; Feng, S; Gao, CS; Gao, ML; Gao, SQ; Gratton, P; Gu, JH; Gu, SD; Gu, WX; Gu, YF; Guo, YN; Han, SW; Han, Y; Harris, FA; He, J; He, JT; He, M; Hitlin, DG; Hu, GY; Hu, HM; Hu, JL; Hu, QH; Hu, T; Hu, XQ; Huang, JD; Huang, YZ; Izen, JM; Jiang, CH; Jin, Y; Ke, ZJ; Kelsey, MH; Kim, BK; Kong, D; Lai, YF; Lang, PF; Lankford, A; Li, CG; Li, D; Li, HB; Li, J; Li, PQ; Li, RB; Li, W; Li, WD; Li, WG; Li, XH; Li, XN; Liu, HM; Liu, J; Liu, JH; Liu, RG; Liu, Y; Lou, XC; Lowery, B; Lu, F; Lu, JG; Lu, JY; Lu, LC; Luo, CH; Ma, AM; Ma, EC; Ma, JM; Malchow, R; Mao, HS; Mao, ZP; Meng, XC; Nie, J; Olsen, SL | Abstract: The processes ψ(2S) → I π+ π−, γK+ K−, and γpp¯ have been studied using a sample of 3.79 × 106 ψ(2S) decays. We determine the total width of the χc0 to be γtotχc0 = 14.3 ± 2.0 ± 3.0 MeV. We present the first measurement of the branching fraction B(χc0 → pp¯) = (15.9 ± 4.3 ± 5.3) × 10−5, where the first error is statistical and the second one is systematic. Branching fractions of χc0, 2 → π+ π− and K+ K− are also reported. © 1998 American Physical Society.