Published May 22, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Formation of the chi1 and chi2 charmonium resonances in antiproton-proton annihilation and measurements of their masses and total widths

  • 1. Grenoble-1 Univ., 74 - Annecy (France). Lab. de Physique des Particules
  • 2. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 3. Turin Univ. (Italy)
  • 4. Strasbourg-1 Univ., 67 (France). Centre de Recherches Nucleaires
  • 5. Oslo Univ. (Norway)
  • 6. Lyon-1 Univ., 69 - Villeurbanne (France). Inst. de Physique Nucleaire
  • 7. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Genoa (Italy)
  • 8. Genoa Univ. (Italy)
  • 9. Rome Univ. (Italy)

Description

In an experiment performed at the CERN-ISR the direct formation is observed of the chi1 and chi2 charmonium states in proton-antiproton annihilation. A novel technique provided excellent energy resolution together with small background and reduced systematics. The following values for the masses and total widths of the states were obtained: GAMMAsub(chi1) < 1.3 MeV (95% CL); msub(chi1) = (3511.3+-0.4+-0.4) MeV; GAMMAsub(chi2) = (2.6+1.4-1.0) MeV; msub(chi2) = (3556.9+-0.4+-0.5) MeV. First measurements of the partial widths to antiproton-proton are also reported: GAMMA(chi1 -> anti pp) = 57+-12+-11) eV and GAMMA(chi2 -> anti pp) = (233+-48+-48) eV. (orig./HSI)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
172
Journal Issue
3/4
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
455-460
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA

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Collaborations
R704 Collaboration.