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Studyη’'π~+π~-π~+π~-and η’'π~+π~-π~0π~0Decay At Besiii

Posted on:2015-09-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H J LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2180330431978539Subject:Theoretical Physics
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Since the discovery of η’ in1960s,extensive theoretical and experimental efforts have been devoted towards achieving a better understanding of its properties and interactions with other particles due to its special role in chiral perturbation theory.Although the main η’ decays have been well studied,the decay mode η’'4π is still an open field due to lack of data.The four-pion decays have not yet been observed,and the best upper limits until now come frm the CLEO collaboration:B(η’'π+π-π+π-)<2.4×10-4and B(η’'π+π-π0π0)<2.6×10-3at the90%confidence level(C.L.).Three decades ago,a theoretical calculation using the broken-SU6×03quark model yielded a branching ratio of1.0×10-3fOr B(η’'π+π-π+π+(0)π-(0)).Recently Guo,Kubis and Wirzba,using a combination of chiral perturbation theory and a vector-meson dominance model,obtained the following prediction:B(η’'π+π-π-π+π-)=(1.0±0.3)×10-4and B(η’'π+π-π0π0)=(2.4±0.7)×10-4.In this Letter,we report the first observation of η’'π+π-π+π- and η’'π+π-π0π0decays coming from J/ψ'γη’ radiative decay events using a sample of1.3×109J/ψevents (2.25×108events in2009and1.09×109in2012) accumulated at the BESIII experiment.In experiment,MC simulations are used to determine detection eficiencies or study backgrounds. However,event generators with precision are essential to do a reliable MC simulation to remove the systematic uncertainty as much as possible.So we developed generators of some η/η’For the first time,we observed the decay modes η’'π+π-π+π- and η’'π+π-π0π0 with a statistical significance of18.3σ and5.7σ,respectively,and measured their branching fractions: B(η’'π+π-π+π-)=(8.41±0.68(stat.)±0.63(sys.))×10-5and B(η’'π+π-π0π0)=(1.90±0.36(stat.)±0.19(sys.))×10-4, which are consistent with theoretical predictions based on a combination of chiral perturbation theory and vector-meson dominance.
Keywords/Search Tags:BESⅢ detector, η’decay, gnerator, branching fraction, sample of J/ψ data
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