Measurement of the angular distribution in (p)over-barp→ψ(2S)→ e+e-

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作者
Ambrogiani, M
Andreotti, M
Argiro, S
Bagnasco, S
Baldini, W
Bettoni, D
Borreani, G
Buzzo, A
Calabrese, R
Cester, R
Cibinetto, G
Dalpiaz, P
Fan, X
Garzoglio, G
Gollwitzer, KE
Graham, M
Hahn, A
Hu, M
Jin, S
Joffe, D
Kasper, J
Lasio, G
Lo Vetere, M
Luppi, E
Maas, P
Macrí, M
Mandelkern, M
Marchetto, E
Marinelli, M
Marsh, W
Martini, M
Menichetti, E
Metreveli, Z
Mussa, R
Negrini, M
Obertino, MM
Pallavicini, M
Pastrone, N
Patrignani, C [1 ]
Pedlar, TK
Pordes, S
Robutti, E
Roethel, W
Rosen, J
Rumerio, P
Rusack, R
Santroni, A
Schultz, J
Seo, SH
Seth, KK
机构
[1] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[2] Univ Genoa, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[3] Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
[4] Univ Ferrara, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy
[5] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy
[6] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[7] Univ Turin, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[8] Northwestern Univ, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[9] Univ Calif Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
[10] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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10.1016/j.physletb.2005.01.093
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
We present the first measurement of the angular distribution for the exclusive process (p) over barp -> psi(2S) -> e(+)e(-) based on a sample of 6844 events collected by the Fermilab E835 experiment. We find that the angular distribution is well described by the expected functional form d N/d cos theta* proportional to 1 + lambda cos(2) theta*, where theta* is the angle between the antiproton and the electron in the center of mass frame, with lambda = 0.67 +/- 0.15(stat) +/- 0.04(sys). The measured value for lambda implies a small but non-zero psi(2S) helicity 0 formation amplitude in (p) over barp, comparable to what is observed in J/psi decays to baryon pairs. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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