Published February 1, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Angular distribution functions in the decays of ψ' and ψ'' directly produced in unpolarized bar pp collisions

  • 1. Pennsylvania State University at New Kensington, New Kensington, Pennsylvania 15068 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics, 1 University Avenue, University of Massachusett at Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 (United States)

Description

We calculate the combined angular distribution of the two photons and of the electron in the triple cascade process bar pp→ψ',ψ''→χJ+γ1→(ψγ2) +γ1→(e+e-)+γ2+γ1 (J=0,1,2) when bar p and p are unpolarized. The answer is given in the ψ',ψ'' restframe or the bar pp c.m. frame. By measuring this angular distribution one can determine the magnitudes as well as the relative phases of the angular momentum helicity amplitudes in the radiative decay processes ψ',ψ''→χJ+γ1 and χJ→ψ+γ2 (J=0,1,2) as well as the relative magnitudes of the angular momentum helicity amplitudes in the processes bar pp→ψ'ψ'' and ψ→e+e-

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 1177-1182.
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ