Published May 1, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Search for resonant B±→K±h→K±γγ decays at Belle

  • 1. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne (Switzerland)
  • 2. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 4. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
  • 5. Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 6. University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
  • 7. University of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)
  • 8. J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
  • 9. H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow (Poland)
  • 10. University of Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia)
  • 11. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
  • 12. Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (China)
  • 13. National Central University, Chung-li, Taiwan (China)

Description

We report measurements and searches for resonant B±→K±h→K±γγ decays where h is a η, η', ηc, ηc(2S), χc0, χc2, J/ψ meson or the X(3872) particle. The results are based on a data sample containing 535 million BB-bar pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB e+e- asymmetric-energy collider operating at the Y(4S) resonance. Signals are observed in the modes with η and η', and we obtain evidence for a signal in the mode with ηc. We measure B(B±→K±η→K±γγ)=(0.87-0.15+0.16(stat)-0.07+0.10(syst))x10-6, B(B±→K±η'→K±γγ)=(1.40-0.15+0.16(stat)-0.12+0.15(syst))x10-6 and B(B±→K±ηc→K±γγ)=(0.22-0.07+0.09(stat)-0.02+0.04(syst))x10-6. We set upper limits on the branching fractions of the other modes

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.03.029

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2008.03.029;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-ex/0608037v3;
PII
S0370-2693(08)00345-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
662
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 323-329
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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