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Search for B decays to final states with the η c meson
- Author
- Abdesselam A.(Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71451, Saudi Arabia)
- Adachi I.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Aihara H.(Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan)
- Arinstein K.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Asner D.(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, U.S.A.)
- Aushev T.(Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region, 141700, Russian Federation)
- Ayad R.(Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71451, Saudi Arabia)
- Bakich A.(School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia)
- Bansal V.(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, U.S.A.)
- Bhardwaj V.(Nara Women’s University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan)
- Bhuyan B.(Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India)
- Bobrov A.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Bondar A.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Bozek A.(H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow, 31-342, Poland)
- Bračko M.(University of Maribor, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia)
- Browder T.(University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, U.S.A.)
- Chekelian V.(Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805, München, Germany)
- Cheon B.(Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, South Korea)
- Chilikin K.(Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation)
- Chistov R.(Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation)
- Cho K.(Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea)
- Choi S.-K.(Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, 660-701, South Korea)
- Choi Y.(Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, South Korea)
- Cinabro D.(Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, U.S.A.)
- Dingfelder J.(University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany)
- Doležal Z.(Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16, Prague, The Czech Republic)
- Drutskoy A.(Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation)
- Drásal Z.(Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16, Prague, The Czech Republic)
- Dutta D.(Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India)
- Eidelman S.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Epifanov D.(Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan)
- Farhat H.(Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, U.S.A.)
- Fast J.(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, U.S.A.)
- Ferber T.(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607, Hamburg, Germany)
- Gabyshev N.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Garmash A.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Gaur V.(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 400005, India)
- Gillard R.(Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, U.S.A.)
- Gioi L.(Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805, München, Germany)
- Goh Y.(Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, South Korea)
- Golob B.(Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Haba J.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Hayasaka K.(Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan)
- Hayashii H.(Nara Women’s University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan)
- He X.(Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China)
- Hou W.-S.(Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan)
- Hulse C.(University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48080, Bilbao, Spain)
- Inami K.(Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan)
- Ishikawa A.(Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan)
- Itoh R.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Iwasaki Y.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Joffe D.(Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, 30144, U.S.A.)
- Julius T.(School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia)
- Kang K.(Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea)
- Kato E.(Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan)
- Kiesling C.(Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805, München, Germany)
- Kim D.(Soongsil University, Seoul, 156-743, South Korea)
- Kim H.(Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea)
- Kim J.(Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea)
- Kim K.(Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea)
- Kim M.(Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea)
- Kim S.(Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, South Korea)
- Kim Y.(Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea)
- Kinoshita K.(University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, U.S.A.)
- Ko B.(Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea)
- Kodyš P.(Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16, Prague, The Czech Republic)
- Korpar S.(University of Maribor, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia)
- Križan P.(Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Krokovny P.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Kuhr T.(Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany)
- Kumita T.(Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan)
- Kuzmin A.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Kwon Y.-J.(Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, South Korea)
- Lange J.(Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392, Gießen, Germany)
- Libby J.(Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India)
- Liventsev D.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Lukin P.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Matvienko D.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Miyabayashi K.(Nara Women’s University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan)
- Miyake H.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Miyata H.(Niigata University, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan)
- Mohanty G.(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 400005, India)
- Moll A.(Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805, München, Germany)
- Mori T.(Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan)
- Mussa R.(INFN - Sezione di Torino, 10125, Torino, Italy)
- Nakano E.(Osaka City University, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan)
- Nakao M.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Natkaniec Z.(H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow, 31-342, Poland)
- Ng C.(Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan)
- Nisar N.(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 400005, India)
- Nishida S.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Ogawa S.(Toho University, Funabashi, 274-8510, Japan)
- Okuno S.(Kanagawa University, Yokohama, 221-8686, Japan)
- Olsen S.(Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea)
- Pakhlov P.(Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation)
- Pakhlova G.(Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation)
- Park C.(Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, South Korea)
- Park H.(Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, South Korea)
- Pedlar T.(Luther College, Decorah, IA, 52101, U.S.A.)
- Pestotnik R.(J. Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Petrič M.(J. Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Piilonen L.(CNP, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, U.S.A.)
- Ribežl E.(J. Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Ritter M.(Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805, München, Germany)
- Rostomyan A.(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607, Hamburg, Germany)
- Sakai Y.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Sandilya S.(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 400005, India)
- Santel D.(University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, U.S.A.)
- Santelj L.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Sanuki T.(Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan)
- Sato Y.(Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan)
- Savinov V.(University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, U.S.A.)
- Schneider O.(École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland)
- Schnell G.(University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48080, Bilbao, Spain)
- Schwanda C.(Institute of High Energy Physics, Vienna, 1050, Austria)
- Semmler D.(Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392, Gießen, Germany)
- Senyo K.(Yamagata University, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan)
- Seon O.(Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan)
- Sevior M.(School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia)
- Shebalin V.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Shen C.(Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P.R. China)
- Shibata T.-A.(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan)
- Shiu J.-G.(Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan)
- Shwartz B.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Sibidanov A.(School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia)
- Simon F.(Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805, München, Germany)
- Sohn Y.-S.(Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, South Korea)
- Sokolov A.(Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, 142281, Russian Federation)
- Solovieva E.(Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation)
- Stanič S.(University of Nova Gorica, 5000, Nova Gorica, Slovenia)
- Starič M.(J. Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Steder M.(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607, Hamburg, Germany)
- Sumihama M.(Gifu University, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan)
- Sumiyoshi T.(Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan)
- Tamponi U.(INFN - Sezione di Torino, 10125, Torino, Italy)
- Tatishvili G.(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, U.S.A.)
- Teramoto Y.(Osaka City University, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan)
- Uchida M.(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan)
- Uglov T.(Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation)
- Unno Y.(Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, South Korea)
- Uno S.(High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan)
- Vanhoefer P.(Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805, München, Germany)
- Varner G.(University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, U.S.A.)
- Vinokurova A.Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
- Vorobyev V.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Wagner M.(Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392, Gießen, Germany)
- Wang C.(National United University, Miao Li, 36003, Taiwan)
- Wang M.-Z.(Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan)
- Wang P.(Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China)
- Watanabe Y.(Kanagawa University, Yokohama, 221-8686, Japan)
- Williams K.(CNP, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, U.S.A.)
- Won E.(Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea)
- Yamaoka J.(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, U.S.A.)
- Yashchenko S.(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607, Hamburg, Germany)
- Yook Y.(Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, South Korea)
- Zhang Z.(University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P.R. China)
- Zhulanov V.(Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and Novosibirsk StateUniver ity, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation)
- Zupanc A.(J. Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Publication venue
- Publication date
- 06/10/2015
- Field of study
We report a search for B decays to selected final states with the η c meson: B ± → K ± η c π + π − , B ± → K ± η c ω , B ± → K ± η c η and B ± → K ± η c π 0 . The analysis is based on 772 × 10 6 B B ¯ BB pairs collected at the Υ(4 S ) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e + e − collider. We set 90% confidence level upper limits on the branching fractions of the studied B decay modes, independent of intermediate resonances, in the range (0 . 6–5 . 3) × 10 −4 . We also search for molecular-state candidates in the D 0 D ¯ ∗ 0 − D ¯ 0 D ∗ 0 , D 0 D ¯ 0 + D ¯ 0 D 0 D0D∗0−D0D∗0,D0D0+D0D0 and D ∗ 0 D ¯ ∗ 0 + D ¯ ∗ 0 D ∗ 0 D∗0D∗0+D∗0D∗0 combinations, neutral partners of the Z (3900) ± and Z (4020) ± , and a poorly understood state X (3915) as possible intermediate states in the decay chain, and set 90% confidence level upper limits on the product of branching fractions to the mentioned intermediate states and decay branching fractions of these states in the range (0 . 6–6 . 9) × 10 −5