Tuning and Validation of the Lundcharm Model with J/ψ Decays

Using J/ψ decays collected with the BES Ⅲ detector, Lundcharm model parameters are optimized with J/ψlight hadron decays. The dependence of the response function on model parameters is approximated up to the quadratic term, and the model parameters are optimized by simultaneously fitting J/ψ inclusive charged track distributions and event shapes. The Monte Carlo simulations show that optimal parameters yield satisfactory MC distributions as compared to both the J/ψ and ψ（2S） data distributions. These optimal values are suggested for the Lundcharm model to produce J/ψ and ψ（2S） decays to light hadrons.     

Thermal production of charmonia in Pb-Pb collisions at (sNN)~(1/2)= 5.02 TeV

This work uses the Boltzmann transport model to study the thermal production of J/ψ and ψ(2S) in the quark gluon plasma(QGP) produced by (sNN)~(1/2)=5.02 TeV Pb-Pb collisions.The J/ψ nuclear modification factors are studied in detail alongside the mechanisms of primordial production and the recombination of charm and anti-charm quarks in the thermal medium.The ψ(2S) binding energy is much smaller in the hot medium compared to the ground state;thus,ψ(2S) with middle to low p_T can be thermally regenerated in the later stages of QGP expansions,enabling ψ(2S) to inherit larger collective flows from the bulk medium.We quantitatively study the nuclear modification factors of both J/ψ and ψ(2S) in different centralities and transverse momentum bins for (sNN)~(1/2)=5.02 TeV PbPb collisions.     

Study of ππ final state interactions in ψ（2S） →π^＋π^-J/ψ

The π^＋π^ transition of heavy quarkonia in decay ψ（2S） →π^＋π^-J/ψ is studied. With the BESII data on the decay ψ（2S） →π^＋π^-J/ψ, we update the values of coupling constants （gi） and chromopolarizability （αψ（2s）J/ψ） in this process.     

Further insights into the ＂ρπ puzzle＂

Based on a systematic investigation of J/ψ（ψ＇）→VP, where V and P stand for light vector and pseudoscalar mesons, we identify the role played by the electromagnetic （EM） transitions and intermediate meson loop transitions, which are essential ingredients for understanding the J/ψ and ψ＇ couplings to VP. We show that on the one hand, the EM transitions have relatively larger interferences in ψ＇→ρπ and K^＊^-K ＋c.c. as explicitly shown by vector meson dominance （VMD）. On the other hand, the strong decay of ψ＇ receives relatively larger destructive interferences from the intermediate meson loop transitions. By identifying these mechanisms in an overall study of J/ψ（ψ＇） → VP, we provide a coherent understanding of the so-called ＂ρπ puzzle＂.     

Charmonium results from BES

Using ～ 14 × 10^6 ψ（2S） and ～ 58 × 10^ J/ ψ data collected at BES Ⅱ/BEPC, the branching fraction of ψ（2S）→Ω-Ω^＋ is measured with about 5a statistical significance. The A electric dipole and ∧ decay parameter are studied using the decay J/ψ →∧∧→ ppπ^＋π^-. Using （106±3）× 10^6 ψ（2S） decays collected at BESⅢ/BEPC Ⅱ, we have obtained some interesting physics results. The branching fractions of XcJ→π^0π^0, ηη are measured with precision improved. The mass and width of he（l^1P1） state, together with the branching fractions of Br（ψ（2S） →π^0hc） and Br（hc →γηc） are the first measurements. Surprisingly, the decays of Xc1→φφ, ωω, and ωφ are firstly observed in BESⅢ data.     

Charmonium spectroscopy and decay at CLEO-c

We report recent results on charmonium spectroscopy and decay from the CLEO-c experiment at the Cornell electrompositron storage ring accelerator, CESR. Most of the results are based on the analysis of 54 pb-1 of luminosity collected at the ψ（2S） resonance, corresponding to 27 M ψ（2S） decays. We concentrate on radiative decays of ψ（2S） and J/ψ, on two-body mesonic decay of XcJ, on hadronic decay of the he, and on higher multipoles in the two-photon cascade ψ（2S）→γχcJ, XcJ→γJ/ψ.     

Study of ππ final state interactions in ψ(2S)→π+π-J/ψ

The π+π- transition of heavy quarkonia in decay ψ(2S) ψ(2S)→π+π-J/ψ is studied. With the BESII data on the decay ψ(2S)→π+π-J/ψ, we update the values of coupling constants (gi) and chromopolarizability (аψ(2S)J/ψ) in this process.     

Search for ψ(4S) → ηJ/ψ in B~±→ ηJ/ψK~± and e~+e~-→ ηJ/ψ processes

We search for the ψ(4S) state in the B~±→ηJ/ψK~± and e~+e~-→ηJ/ψ processes based on the Belle measurements with the assumed mass M =(4230±8) MeV/c~2 and width Γ =(38±12) MeV. No significant signal is observed in the ηJ/ψ mass spectra. The 90% confidence level upper limit on the product branching fraction B(B~±→ψ(4S)K~±)B(ψ(4S)→ηJ/ψ) 6.8×10~(-6) is obtained in the B~±→ηJ/ψK~± decays. By assuming the partial width of ψ(4S)→e~+e~-to be 0.63 ke V, a branching fraction limitB(ψ(4S)→ηJ/ψ) 1.3% is obtained at the 90%confidence level in e~+e~-→ηJ/ψ, which is consistent with the theoretical prediction.     

Radiative Decays of Charmonium into Light Mesons

We apply perturbative QCD to the radiative decays of charmonia J/ψ and χcJ into light mesons. We perform a complete numerical calculation for the quark-gluon loop diagrams involved in these processes. The calculated J/ψ decay branching ratios into p-wave mesons f2（1270） and f1（1285） fit the data well, while that of fo（980） （if treated as an ss meson） is predicted to be 1.6×10^-4, which implies that f0（1710） can not be the ss or （uu＋dd）/√2 meson. Decays of p-wave charmonia χcJ→ρ（ω;φ）γ （J = 0, 1, 2） are also studied, and the branching ratio of χc1→ργ is predicted to be 1.4×10^-5, which may be tested by CLEO-c collaboration and BESlg collaboration with future experiments.     

Determination of the number of J/ψ events with inclusive J/ψ decays

A measurement of the number of J/ψ events collected with the BESⅢ detector in 2009 and 2012 is performed using inclusive decays of the J/ψ. The number of J/ψ events taken in 2009 is recalculated to be(223.7±1.4)×10~6, which is in good agreement with the previous measurement, but with significantly improved precision due to improvements in the BESⅢ software. The number of J/ψ events taken in 2012 is determined to be(1086.9±6.0)×10~6. In total, the number of J/ψ events collected with the BESⅢ detector is measured to be(1310.6±7.0)×106, where the uncertainty is dominated by systematic effects and the statistical uncertainty is negligible.     

What do we learn from the ρ-π puzzle

The experimental observation indicates that the branching ratio of ψ＇→ρπ is very small while the ρ-π channel is a main one in J/ψ decays. To understand the puzzle, various interpretations have been proposed. Meanwhile according to the hadronic helicity selection rule, this decay mode should be suppressed. Numerical calculations are needed to determine how it is suppressed. We calculate the branching ratios of J/ψ→ρπ and ππ in the framework of QCD. The results show that the branching ratios are proportional to （mu＋md/MJ/ψ）^2 for the ρπ mode and （mu-md/MJ/ψ）^2 for the ππ mode which is isospin violated. The theoretical prediction of the ratio of J/ ψ→ρπ is smaller than data, but not too small to invoke a completely new mechanism. Thus the puzzle is still standing even though we learn much knowledge towards the puzzle and this will help to finally interpret the puzzle and then gain a deeper insight to the heavy quarkonia.     

J/ψ pair production at the Tevatron with s1/2=1.96 TeV

We study the J/ψ pair production issue at the Fermilab Tevatron Run II with a center-of-mass energy of s^1/2=1.96TeV. Both the color-singlet and color-octet production mechanisms are considered. Our results show that the transverse momentum （pT） scaling behaviors of the double J/ψ differential cross-sections in the color-singlets and color-octets deviate distinctively from each other while pT is larger than 8GeV, and with a luminosity of 5fb^-1 , the J/ψ pair events from the color-singlet scheme are substantially measurable in the Tevatron experiments, even with a certain lower transverse momentum cut. Hence the Tevatron is still a possible platform to check the heavy quarkonium production mechanism.     

Analytic forms for cross sections of di-lepton production from e~+e~- collisions around the J/ψ resonance

A detailed theoretical derivation of the cross sections of e~+e~-→e~+e~-and e~+e~-→μ+μ-around the J/ψ resonance is reported. The resonance and interference parts of the cross sections, related to J/ψ resonance parameters, are calculated. Higher-order corrections for vacuum polarization and initial-state radiation are considered. An arbitrary upper limit of radiative correction integration is involved. Full and simplified versions of analytic formulae are given with precision at the level of 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively. Moreover, the results obtained in the paper can be applied to the case of the ψ(3686) resonance.     

Quenched Charmed Meson Spectra Using Tadpole Improved Quark Action on Anisotropic Lattices

Charmed meson charmonium spectra are studied with improved quark actions on anisotropic lattices. We measured the pseudo-scalar and vector meson dispersion relations for four lowest lattice momentum modes with quark mass values ranging from the strange quark to charm quark with three different values of gauge coupling β and four different values of bare speed of light v. With the bare speed of light parameter v tuned in a mass-dependent way, we study the mass spectra of D, Ds, ηc, D^＊, D^＊s and J/ψ mesons. The results extrapolated to the continuum limit are compared with the experiment, and a qualitative agreement is found.     

J/ψ inclusive production in χbJ（nP） decays

We study J/ψ inclusive production in the decays of P-wave bottomonium χbJ（1P,2P） for J=0,1,2. Within the framework of the non-relativistic QCD（NRQCD） factorization method we calculate the contri-butions coming from four relevant processes including one color-singlet process and three color-octet ones,which are b（3PJ,1） → c（3S1,8） ＋ c ＋,b（3S1,8） → c（3S1,1） ＋ g ＋ g,b（3S1,8） → c（3S1,1） ＋ c ＋ and b（3S1,8） → c（3S1,8） ＋g. Our calculation shows that the color-octet processes,especially the gluon fragmen-tation one,contribute the most in the decays of χb0 and χb1. However,the J/ψ production in the χb2 decay is dominated by the color-singlet process. Furthermore,the gluon fragmentation process gives a δ function in the energy fraction distribution of J/ψ,which can be considered to be another characteristic for its identification. From our estimation the branching ratio for these processes is about 10-4-10-5,which indicates that J/ψ inclusive production is detectable at B-factories. Studying these processes would help us to gain a deeper understanding of the color-octet mechanism.     

Feasibility study of a J/ψ cross section measurement with early CMS data

We report the methods and plans for measuring the differential cross section of J/ψ→μ^＋μ^- production, using data to be collected in the first LHC run by the CMS detector. Making use of the large B-hadron lifetime, we show how to separate the promptly produced J/ψ’s from those coming from B-hadron decays. Since the J/ψ production cross section is expected to be large, the analysis should be viable with relatively small data sets, that will become available early in the startup of the LHC. We also address effects of a non-perfect detector alignment, as well as systematic uncertainties. About 70 thousand J/ψ decays are reconstructed from Monte Carlo data, which corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 3 pb^-1 in 14 TeV collisions, in the range of pT^J/ ψbetween 5 and 40 GeV/c. The precision of the result is limited by systematic uncertainties, and is at the 15% level.     

Observation of a p^-p mass threshold enhancement in ψ′→ π 〉＋π^-J/ψ（J/ψ 〉 γp^-p） decay

The decay channel ψ′→ π 〉＋π^-J/ψ（J/ψ 〉 γp^-p） is studied using a sample of 1.06 × 10^8 ψ′ events collected by the BESIII experiment at BEPCII. A strong enhancement at threshold is observed in the p^-p invariant mass spectrum. The enhancement can be fitted with an S-wave Breit-Wigner resonance function with a resulting peak mass of M = 1861-13^＋6 （stat）-26^＋7 （syst） MeV/c^2 and a narrow width that is Г 〈 38 MeV/c^2 at the 90% confidence level. These results are consistent with published BESII results. These mass and width values do not match with well established mesons.