Measurement of the angular distribution in $\bar p p\to ψ(2S)\to e^+e^-$

dc.creatorFermilab E835 Collaboration
dc.creatorAmbrogiani, M.
dc.date2004-12-01
dc.date2005-01-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:43:13Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:43:13Z
dc.descriptionWe present the first measurement of the angular distribution for the exclusive process $\bar p p \to ψ(2S)\to e^+e^-$ 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 $\frac{dN}{d\cosθ^{*}}$ $\propto$ 1 + $λ\cos^{2}θ^{*}$, where $θ^{*}$ is the angle between the antiproton and the electron in the center of mass frame, with $λ$ = 0.67 $\pm$ 0.15 (stat.) $\pm$ 0.04 (sys.) The measured value for $λ$ implies a small but non zero $ψ(2S)$ helicity 0 formation amplitude in $\bar p p$, comparable to what is observed in $J/ψ$ decays to baryon pairs.
dc.descriptionAccepted by Phys. Lett. B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0412007
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0412007
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B610:177-182,2005
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2005.01.093
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/201161
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleMeasurement of the angular distribution in $\bar p p\to ψ(2S)\to e^+e^-$
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