Inclusive J/ψ production in decays of B mesons

W. Maschmann, D. Antreasyan, H. W. Bartels, D. Besset, Ch Bieler, J. K. Bienlein, A. Bizzeti, E. D. Bloom, I. Brock, K. Brockmüller, R. Cabenda, A. Cartacci, M. Cavalli-Sforza, R. Clare, A. Compagnucci, G. Conforto, S. Cooper, R. Cowan, D. Coyne, A. EnglerK. Fairfield, G. Folger, A. Fridman, J. Gaiser, D. Gelphman, G. Glaser, G. Godfrey, K. Graaf, F. H. Heimlich, F. H. Heinsius, R. Hofstadter, J. Irion, Z. Jakubowski, H. Janssen, K. Karch, S. Keh, T. Kiel, H. Kilian, I. Kirkbride, T. Kloiber, M. Kobel, W. Koch, A. C. König, K. Königsmann, R. W. Kraemer, S. Krüger, G. Landi, R. Lee, S. Leffler, R. Lekebusch, A. M. Litke, W. Lockman, S. Lowe, B. Lurz, D. Marlow, H. Marsiske, P. McBride, F. Messing, W. J. Metzger, H. Meyer, B. Monteleoni, B. Muryn, R. Nernst, B. Niczyporuk, G. Nowak, C. Peck, P. G. Pelfer, B. Pollock, F. C. Porter, D. Prindle, P. Ratoff, M. Reidenbach, B. Renger, C. Rippich, M. Scheer, P. Schmitt, J. Schotanus, J. Schütte, A. Schwarz, D. Sievers, T. Skwarnicki, V. Stock, K. Strauch, U. Strohbusch, J. Tompkins, H. J. Trost, B. van Uitert, R. T. Van de Walle, H. Vogel, A. Voigt, U. Volland, K. Wachs, K. Wacker, W. Walk, H. Wegener, D. A. Williams, P. Zschorsch

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Abstract

The production of J/ψ in B meson decays has been measured on the Γ(4 S) resonance using the Crystal Ball detector at the e+e- storage ring DORIS II. The J/ψ is identified by its e+e- decay mode. We obtain a branching ratio of BR(B→J/ψX)=(1.12±0.33±0.25)% in good agreement with theoretical predictions based on color suppression. The J/ψ momentum distribution is observed to be peaked at high values. This implies a substantial contribution from direct B meson decays to the J/ψ. In addition upper limits on J/ψ production in Γ(1 S) and Γ(2 S) decays and in continuum processes are determined.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)555-562
Number of pages8
JournalZeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields
Volume46
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1990
Externally publishedYes

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  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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