Published February 21, 1983 | Version v1
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Vector gluonium as a possible explanation for anomalous psi decays

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024

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Recent experiments at SLAC show unexpectedly large values for the ratios (1) B(psi→rhoπ)/B(psi'→rhoπ) and (2) B(psi→K*K-bar) / B(psi'→K*K-bar). It is proposed that these anomalies are caused by the mixing of the ground-state isoscalar vector mesons (#betta#,cphi,psi) with a J/sup P/C = 1-- vector glueball (O) which was first postulated by Freund and Nambu in 1975. Its mass is estimated at approx. =2.4 GeV and direct experimental searches for the O are suggested

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
569-573
ISSN
0031-9007