We report the results of a search for the bottomonium ground state ηb(1S) in the photon energy spectrum with a sample of (109±1) million of Υ(3S) recorded at the Υ(3S) energy with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II B factory at SLAC. We observe a peak in the photon energy spectrum at Eγ=921.2+2.1−2.8(stat)±2.4(syst)  MeV with a significance of 10 standard deviations. We interpret the observed peak as being due to monochromatic photons from the radiative transition Υ(3S)→γηb(1S). This photon energy corresponds to an ηb(1S) mass of 9388.9+3.1−2.3(stat)±2.7(syst)  MeV/c2. The hyperfine Υ(1S)-ηb(1S) mass splitting is 71.4+2.3−3.1(stat)±2.7(syst)  MeV/c2. The branching fraction for this radiative Υ(3S) decay is estimated to be [4.8±0.5(stat)±1.2(syst)]×10−4.

Aubert, B., Bona, M., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.p., Poireau, V., Prencipe, E., et al. (2008). Observation of the bottomonium ground state in the decay Upsilon(3S)->gamma eta(b). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 101(7), 1-7 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.071801].

Observation of the bottomonium ground state in the decay Upsilon(3S)->gamma eta(b)

PATRIGNANI, CLAUDIA;
2008

Abstract

We report the results of a search for the bottomonium ground state ηb(1S) in the photon energy spectrum with a sample of (109±1) million of Υ(3S) recorded at the Υ(3S) energy with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II B factory at SLAC. We observe a peak in the photon energy spectrum at Eγ=921.2+2.1−2.8(stat)±2.4(syst)  MeV with a significance of 10 standard deviations. We interpret the observed peak as being due to monochromatic photons from the radiative transition Υ(3S)→γηb(1S). This photon energy corresponds to an ηb(1S) mass of 9388.9+3.1−2.3(stat)±2.7(syst)  MeV/c2. The hyperfine Υ(1S)-ηb(1S) mass splitting is 71.4+2.3−3.1(stat)±2.7(syst)  MeV/c2. The branching fraction for this radiative Υ(3S) decay is estimated to be [4.8±0.5(stat)±1.2(syst)]×10−4.
2008
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, J.p., Poireau, V., Prencipe, E., et al. (2008). Observation of the bottomonium ground state in the decay Upsilon(3S)->gamma eta(b). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 101(7), 1-7 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.071801].
Aubert, B; Bona, M; Karyotakis, Y; Lees, Jp; Poireau, V; Prencipe, E; Prudent, X; Tisserand, V; Tico, Jg; Grauges, E; Lopez, L; Palano, A; Pappagallo,...espandi
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