Measurements of the mass and width of the eta_c meson and of an eta_c(2S) candidate

dc.creatorAubert, B.
dc.creatorCollaboration, BABAR
dc.date2003-11-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:02:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:02:09Z
dc.descriptionThe mass and total width of the eta_c meson have been measured in two-photon interactions at the SLAC asymmetric B-Factory with the BABAR detector. With a sample of approximately 2500 reconstructed eta_c -> Ks K pi decays in 88 fb-1 of data, the measured eta_c mass and width are respectively 2982.5 +- 1.1 (stat) +- 0.9 (syst) MeV/c2 and 34.3 +- 2.3 (stat) +- 0.9 (syst) MeV/c2. Using the same decay mode, a second resonance with 112 +- 24 events is observed with a mass of 3630.8 +- 3.4 (stat) +- 1.0 (syst) MeV/c2 and width of 17.0 +- 8.3 (stat) +- 2.5 (syst) MeV/c2. This observation is consistent with expectations for the eta_c(2S) state.
dc.description7 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0311038
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0311038
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.92:142002,2004
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.142002
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207340
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleMeasurements of the mass and width of the eta_c meson and of an eta_c(2S) candidate
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