Study of the decayB→ψX

Authors:
  • MAM. S. Alam
    M. S. Alam
  • NKN. Katayama
    N. Katayama
  • IKI. J. Kim
    I. J. Kim
  • CSC. R. Sun
    C. R. Sun
  • VTV. Tanikella
    V. Tanikella
  • ABA. Bean
    A. Bean
  • GBG. J. Bobbink
    G. J. Bobbink
  • IBI. Brock
    I. Brock
  • AEA. Engler
    A. Engler
  • TFT. Ferguson
    T. Ferguson
  • RKR. Kraemer
    R. Kraemer
  • CRC. Rippich
    C. Rippich

Abstract
We have measured the inclusive branching ratio for B→ψX to be (1.09±0.16±0.21)%, and the exclusive branching ratios for B−→ψK− and B¯ ¯0 *0 to be (0.09±0.05)% and (0.41±0.18)%, respectively. The mass difference between neutral and charged B mesons is 1.1±2.1 MeV, while the difference between the mass of Υ(4S) and twice the mean B-meson mass is 18.5±3.0 MeV. The ψ momentum distribution implies a substantial two-body decay (in agreement with direct measurements), but also some combination of B→ψX with MX>1.5 GeV, and B→ψ’X.

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