Bottomonium spectroscopy and radiative transitions involving the χ b J (1P,2P) states at B a B ar

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Abstract

We use (121±1) million Υ(3S) and (98±1) million Υ(2S) mesons recorded by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+e- collider at SLAC to perform a study of radiative transitions involving the χbJ(1P,2P) states in exclusive decays with μ+μ-γγ final states. We reconstruct twelve channels in four cascades using two complementary methods. In the first we identify both signal photon candidates in the electromagnetic calorimeter (EMC), employ a calorimeter timing-based technique to reduce backgrounds, and determine branching-ratio products and fine mass splittings. These results include the best observational significance yet for the χb0(2P)→γΥ(2S) and χb0(1P)→γΥ(1S) transitions. In the second method, we identify one photon candidate in the EMC and one which has converted into an e+e- pair due to interaction with detector material, and we measure absolute product branching fractions. This method is particularly useful for measuring Υ(3S)→γχb1,2(1P) decays. Additionally, we provide the most up-to-date derived branching fractions, matrix elements and mass splittings for χb transitions in the bottomonium system. Using a new technique, we also measure the two lowest-order spin-dependent coefficients in the nonrelativistic QCD Hamiltonian.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112010
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume90
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Dec 2014

Funding

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U.S. Department of Energy
National Science Foundation
Science and Technology Facilities CouncilPP/E003095/1, ST/M000761/1, ST/H001085/2, ST/L00352X/1, ST/J004855/1, ST/I000097/1, ST/L006146/1, ST/K00140X/1, ST/J005495/1, ST/K003534/1, ST/I003576/1
National Science Foundation0969487, 1205805, 1404070
UK Research and Innovation53706

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