Published January 1, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Experimental study of χb(2P)→ππχb(1P)

  • 1. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801 (United States)

Description

We have searched for the di-pion transition χb(2P)→ππχb(1P) in the CLEO III sample of Υ(3S) decays in the exclusive decay chain: Υ(3S)→γχb(2P), χb(2P)→ππχb(1P), χb(1P)→γΥ(1S), Υ(1S)→l+l-. Our studies include both π+π- and π0π0, each analyzed both in fully-reconstructed events and in events with one pion undetected. We show that the null hypothesis is not substantiated. Under reasonable assumptions, we find the partial decay width to be Γ(χb(2P)→ππχb(1P))=(0.83±0.22±0.08±0.19) keV, with the uncertainties being statistical, internal CLEO systematics, and common systematics from outside sources

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 012003-012003.10
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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Notes
(c) 2006 The American Physical Society
Collaborations
CLEO Collaboration