Experimental constraints on the spin and parity of the Λc(2880)+
Mizuk, R.; Abe, K.; Adachi, I.; Aihara, H.; Anipko, D.; Aulchenko, V.; Aushev, T.; Bakich, A.M.; Balagura, V.; Barberio, E.; Bay, A.; Bedny, I.; Belous, K.; Bitenc, U.; Bizjak, I.; Blyth, S.; Bondar, A.; Bozek, A.; Bračko, M.; Brodzicka, J.; Browder, T.E.; Chang, M.-C.; Chen, A.; Chen, K.-F.; Chen, W.T.; Cheon, B.G.; Chistov, R.; Choi, Y.; Choi, Y.K.; Cole, S.; Dalseno, J.; Danilov, M.; Drutskoy, A.; Eidelman, S.; Epifanov, D.; Fratina, S.; Gabyshev, N.; Garmash, A.; Gershon, T.; Gokhroo, G.; Golob, B.; Ha, H.; Haba, J.; Hayasaka, K.; Hayashii, H.; Hazumi, M.; Heffernan, D.; Hokuue, T.; Hoshi, Y.; Hou, S.; Hou, W.-S.; Iijima, T.; Ikado, K.; Imoto, A.; Inami, K.; Ishikawa, A.; Itoh, R.; Iwasaki, M.; Iwasaki, Y.; Kaji, H.; Kang, J.H.; Kapusta, P.; Katayama, N.; Khan, H.R.; Kichimi, H.; Kim, Y.J.; Kinoshita, K.; Korpar, S.; Križan, P.; Krokovny, P.; Kulasiri, R.; Kumar, R.; Kuo, C.C.; Kuzmin, A.; Kwon, Y.-J.; Leder, G.; Lee, J.; Lee, M.J.; Lee, S.E.; Lesiak, T.; Lin, S.-W.; Liventsev, D.; Majumder, G.; Mandl, F.; Matsumoto, T.; Matyja, A.; McOnie, S.; Miyake, H.; Miyata, H.; Miyazaki, Y.; Nakao, M.; Natkaniec, Z.; Nishida, S.; Ogawa, S.; Ohshima, T.; Okuno, S.; Onuki, Y.; Ozaki, H.; Pakhlov, P.; Pakhlova, G.; Park, H.; Park, K.S.; Peak, L.S.; Pestotnik, R.; Piilonen, L.E.; Sakai, Y.; Satoyama, N.; Schneider, O.; Schümann, J.; Seidl, R.; Senyo, K.; Sevior, M.E.; Shapkin, M.; Shibuya, H.; Singh, J.B.; Somov, A.; Soni, N.; Stanič, S.; Starič, M.; Stoeck, H.; Suzuki, S.Y.; Takasaki, F.; Tamai, K.; Tanaka, M.; Taylor, G.N.; Teramoto, Y.; Tian, X.C.; Tikhomirov, I.; Tsuboyama, T.; Tsukamoto, T.; Uehara, S.; Uglov, T.; Ueno, K.; Uno, S.; Urquijo, P.; Usov, Y.; Varner, G.; Villa, S.; Wang, C.H.; Watanabe, Y.; Won, E.; Xie, Q.L.; Yabsley, B.D.; Yamaguchi, A.; Yamashita, Y.; Yamauchi, M.; Yuan, C.Z.; Zhang, L.M.; Zhang, Z.P.; Zhilich, V.; Zupanc, A.
2007
Abstract
We report the results of several studies of the Λc+π+π-X final state in continuum e+e- annihilation data collected by the Belle detector. An analysis of angular distributions in Λc(2880)+→Σc(2455)0, ++π+,- decays strongly favors a Λc(2880)+ spin assignment of 52 over 32 or 12. We find evidence for Λc(2880)+→Σc(2520)0,++π+,- decay and measure the ratio of Λc(2880)+ partial widths Γ(Σc(2520)π)/Γ(Σc(2455)π)=0.225±0. 062±0.025. This value favors the Λc(2880)+ spin-parity assignment of 52+ over 52-. We also report the first observation of Λc(2940) +→Σc(2455)0,++π+,- decay and measure Λc(2880)+ and Λc(2940)+ mass and width parameters. These studies are based on a 553fb-1 data sample collected at or near the Υ(4S) resonance at the KEKB collider. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
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Experimental constraints on the spin and parity of the Λc(2880)+
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Mizuk, R. ; Abe, K. ; Adachi, I. ; Aihara, H. ; Anipko, D. ; Aulchenko, V. ; Aushev, T. ; Bakich, A.M. ; Balagura, V. ; Barberio, E. ; Bay, A. ; Bedny, I. ; Belous, K. ; Bitenc, U. ; Bizjak, I. ; Blyth, S. ; Bondar, A. ; Bozek, A. ; Bračko, M. ; Brodzicka, J. ; Browder, T.E. ; Chang, M.-C. ; Chen, A. ; Chen, K.-F. ; Chen, W.T. ; Cheon, B.G. ; Chistov, R. ; Choi, Y. ; Choi, Y.K. ; Cole, S. ; Dalseno, J. ; Danilov, M. ; Drutskoy, A. ; Eidelman, S. ; Epifanov, D. ; Fratina, S. ; Gabyshev, N. ; Garmash, A. ; Gershon, T. ; Gokhroo, G. ; Golob, B. ; Ha, H. ; Haba, J. ; Hayasaka, K. ; Hayashii, H. ; Hazumi, M. ; Heffernan, D. ; Hokuue, T. ; Hoshi, Y. ; Hou, S. ; Hou, W.-S. ; Iijima, T. ; Ikado, K. ; Imoto, A. ; Inami, K. ; Ishikawa, A. ; Itoh, R. ; Iwasaki, M. ; Iwasaki, Y. ; Kaji, H. ; Kang, J.H. ; Kapusta, P. ; Katayama, N. ; Khan, H.R. ; Kichimi, H. ; Kim, Y.J. ; Kinoshita, K. ; Korpar, S. ; Križan, P. ; Krokovny, P. ; Kulasiri, R. ; Kumar, R. ; Kuo, C.C. ; Kuzmin, A. ; Kwon, Y.-J. ; Leder, G. ; Lee, J. ; Lee, M.J. ; Lee, S.E. ; Lesiak, T. ; Lin, S.-W. ; Liventsev, D. ; Majumder, G. ; Mandl, F. ; Matsumoto, T. ; Matyja, A. ; McOnie, S. ; Miyake, H. ; Miyata, H. ; Miyazaki, Y. ; Nakao, M. ; Natkaniec, Z. ; Nishida, S. ; Ogawa, S. ; Ohshima, T. ; Okuno, S. ; Onuki, Y. ; Ozaki, H. ; Pakhlov, P. ; Pakhlova, G. ; Park, H. ; Park, K.S. ; Peak, L.S. ; Pestotnik, R. ; Piilonen, L.E. ; Sakai, Y. ; Satoyama, N. ; Schneider, O. ; Schümann, J. ; Seidl, R. ; Senyo, K. ; Sevior, M.E. ; Shapkin, M. ; Shibuya, H. ; Singh, J.B. ; Somov, A. ; Soni, N. ; Stanič, S. ; Starič, M. ; Stoeck, H. ; Suzuki, S.Y. ; Takasaki, F. ; Tamai, K. ; Tanaka, M. ; Taylor, G.N. ; Teramoto, Y. ; Tian, X.C. ; Tikhomirov, I. ; Tsuboyama, T. ; Tsukamoto, T. ; Uehara, S. ; Uglov, T. ; Ueno, K. ; Uno, S. ; Urquijo, P. ; Usov, Y. ; Varner, G. ; Villa, S. ; Wang, C.H. ; Watanabe, Y. ; Won, E. ; Xie, Q.L. ; Yabsley, B.D. ; Yamaguchi, A. ; Yamashita, Y. ; Yamauchi, M. ; Yuan, C.Z. ; Zhang, L.M. ; Zhang, Z.P. ; Zhilich, V. ; Zupanc, A.
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98
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26
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262001
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2007
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