Observation of the Lowest P-Wave bb¯ Bound States

C. Klopfenstein, J. E. Horstkotte, J. Lee-Franzini, R. D. Schamberger, M. Sivertz, L. J. Spencer, P. M. Tuts, P. Franzini, K. Han, E. Rice, D. Son, S. Youssef, T. Zhao, S. W. Herb, R. Imlay, G. Levman, W. Metcalf, V. Sreedhar, H. Dietl, G. Eigen, E. Lorenz, G. Mageras, F. Pauss, and H. Vogel
Phys. Rev. Lett. 51, 160 – Published 18 July 1983
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Abstract

In a continuing study of the spectroscopy of the bb¯ bound quark systems the discovery of the lowest P-wave bound states by observation of photons from the decays 2S13(bb¯)γ+1PJ3(bb¯) and 1PJ3(bb¯)γ+1S13(bb¯) is reported. The photons are observed as narrow enhancements in the inclusive photon spectrum from ϒ decays. The center of gravity of the PJ3 states (χb), the fine-structure splitting, and the branching ratios for the two transitions are given.

  • Received 2 May 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.160

©1983 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

C. Klopfenstein, J. E. Horstkotte, J. Lee-Franzini, R. D. Schamberger, M. Sivertz, L. J. Spencer*, and P. M. Tuts

  • The State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794

P. Franzini, K. Han, E. Rice, D. Son, S. Youssef, and T. Zhao

  • Columbia University, New York, New York 10027

S. W. Herb

  • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

R. Imlay, G. Levman, W. Metcalf, and V. Sreedhar

  • Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803

H. Dietl, G. Eigen, E. Lorenz, G. Mageras, F. Pauss, and H. Vogel

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-8000 Munich 40, Federal Republic of Germany

  • *Present address: Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass. 02154.
  • Present address: Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J. 07974.
  • Present address: CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland.

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Vol. 51, Iss. 3 — 18 July 1983

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