Precision Measurement of the e+e→Λc+¯Λc− Cross Section Near Threshold

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, S. Ahmed, M. Albrecht, M. Alekseev, A. Amoroso, Zahra Haddadi, Nasser Kalantar-Nayestanaki, Myroslav Kavatsyuk, Johannes Messchendorp, Marcel Tiemens

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    Abstract

    The cross section of the e+e−→Λ+c¯Λ−c process is measured with unprecedented precision using data collected with the BESIII detector at √s=4574.5, 4580.0, 4590.0 and 4599.5 MeV. The nonzero cross section near the Λ+c¯Λ−c production threshold is cleared. At center-of-mass energies √s=4574.5 and 4599.5 MeV, the higher statistics data enable us to measure the Λc polar angle distributions. From these, the Λc electric over magnetic form-factor ratios (|GE/GM|) are measured for the first time. They are found to be 1.14±0.14±0.07 and 1.23±0.05±0.03, respectively, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number132001
    Number of pages8
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume120
    Issue number13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 29-Mar-2018

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