Determination of J/ψ leptonic branching fraction via ψ(2S)π+πJ/ψ

J. Z. Bai et al. (BES Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. D 58, 092006 – Published 1 October 1998
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Abstract

A comparison of the rates for ψ(2S)π+πJ/ψ, J/ψl+l and J/ψ anything is used to determine the J/ψ leptonic branching fractions. The results are B(J/ψe+e)=(5.90±0.05±0.10)% and B(J/ψμ+μ)=(5.84±0.06±0.10)%, where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic. Assuming lepton universality, the leptonic branching fraction of the J/ψ is B(J/ψl+l)=(5.87±0.04±0.09)% per species. This result is used to estimate the QCD scale factor ΛMS¯(4) and the strong coupling constant αs.

  • Received 11 June 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.58.092006

©1998 American Physical Society

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Vol. 58, Iss. 9 — 1 November 1998

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