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Observation of two new N* peaks in J/ψ→pπ-n̄ and p̄π+n decays

  • M. Ablikim*
  • , J. Z. Bai
  • , Y. Ban
  • , J. G. Bian
  • , X. Cai
  • , J. F. Chang
  • , H. F. Chen
  • , H. S. Chen
  • , H. X. Chen
  • , J. C. Chen
  • , Jin Chen
  • , Jun Chen
  • , M. L. Chen
  • , Y. B. Chen
  • , S. P. Chi
  • , Y. P. Chu
  • , X. Z. Cui
  • , H. L. Dai
  • , Y. S. Dai
  • , Z. Y. Deng
  • L. Y. Dong, S. X. Du, Z. Z. Du, J. Fang, S. S. Fang, C. D. Fu, H. Y. Fu, C. S. Gao, Y. N. Gao, M. Y. Gong, W. X. Gong, S. D. Gu, Y. N. Guo, Y. Q. Guo, Z. J. Guo, F. A. Harris, K. L. He, M. He, X. He, Y. K. Heng, H. M. Hu, T. Hu, G. S. Huang, L. Huang, X. P. Huang, X. B. Ji, Q. Y. Jia, C. H. Jiang, X. S. Jiang, D. P. Jin, S. Jin, Y. Jin, Y. F. Lai, F. Li, G. Li, H. B. Li, H. H. Li, J. Li, J. C. Li, Q. J. Li, R. B. Li, R. Y. Li, S. M. Li, W. G. Li, X. L. Li, X. Q. Li, X. S. Li, Y. F. Liang, H. B. Liao, C. X. Liu, F. Liu, Fang Liu, H. M. Liu, J. B. Liu, J. P. Liu, R. G. Liu, Z. A. Liu, Z. X. Liu, F. Lu, G. R. Lu, J. G. Lu, C. L. Luo, X. L. Luo, F. C. Ma, J. M. Ma, L. L. Ma, Q. M. Ma, X. Y. Ma, Z. P. Mao, X. H. Mo, J. Nie, Z. D. Nie, S. L. Olsen, H. P. Peng, N. D. Qi, C. D. Qian, H. Qin, J. F. Qiu, Z. Y. Ren, G. Rong, L. Y. Shan, L. Shang, D. L. Shen, X. Y. Shen, H. Y. Sheng, F. Shi, X. Shi, H. S. Sun, S. S. Sun, Y. Z. Sun, Z. J. Sun, X. Tang, N. Tao, Y. R. Tian, G. L. Tong, G. S. Varner, D. Y. Wang, J. X. Wang, J. Z. Wang, K. Wang, L. Wang, L. S. Wang, M. Wang, P. Wang, P. L. Wang, S. Z. Wang, W. F. Wang, Y. F. Wang, Zhe Wang, Z. Wang, Zheng Wang, Z. Y. Wang, C. L. Wei, D. H. Wei, N. Wu, Y. M. Wu, X. M. Xia, X. X. Xie, B. Xin, G. F. Xu, H. Xu, Y. Xu, S. T. Xue, M. L. Yan, F. Yang, H. X. Yang, J. Yang, S. D. Yang, Y. X. Yang, M. Ye, M. H. Ye, Y. X. Ye, L. H. Yi, Z. Y. Yi, C. S. Yu, G. W. Yu, C. Z. Yuan, J. M. Yuan, Y. Yuan, Q. Yue, S. L. Zang, Y. Zeng, Y. Zeng, B. X. Zhang, B. Y. Zhang, C. C. Zhang, D. H. Zhang, H. Y. Zhang, J. Zhang, J. Y. Zhang, J. W. Zhang, L. S. Zhang, Q. J. Zhang, S. Q. Zhang, X. M. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, Y. J. Zhang, Y. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, Z. Q. Zhang, D. X. Zhao, J. B. Zhao, J. W. Zhao, M. G. Zhao, P. P. Zhao, W. R. Zhao, X. J. Zhao, Y. B. Zhao, Z. G. Zhao, H. Q. Zheng, J. P. Zheng, L. S. Zheng, Z. P. Zheng, X. C. Zhong, B. Q. Zhou, G. M. Zhou, L. Zhou, N. F. Zhou, K. J. Zhu, Q. M. Zhu, Y. C. Zhu, Y. S. Zhu, Y. Zhu, Z. A. Zhu, B. A. Zhuang, B. S. Zou
*Corresponding author for this work
  • CAS - Institute of High Energy Physics
  • Peking University
  • University of Science and Technology of China
  • Hunan University
  • China Center of Advanced Science and Technology World Laboratory
  • Zhejiang University
  • Tsinghua University
  • University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
  • Shandong University
  • Purdue University
  • Liaoning University
  • Nankai University
  • Sichuan University
  • Central China Normal University
  • Wuhan University
  • Henan Normal University
  • Nanjing Normal University
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Guangxi Normal University
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Abstract

The decay J/ψ→N̄Nπ provides an effective isospin 1/2 filter for the πN system due to isospin conservation. Using 58×106 J/ψ decays collected with the Beijing Electromagnetic Spectrometer at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider, more than 100 thousand J/ψ→pπ-n̄+c.c. events are obtained. Besides the two well-known N* peaks at around 1500MeV/c2 and 1670MeV/c2, there are two new, clear N* peaks in the pπ invariant mass spectrum around 1360MeV/c2 and 2030MeV/c2 with statistical significance of 11σ and 13σ, respectively. We identify these as the first direct observation of the N*(1440) peak and a long-sought missing N* peak above 2GeV/c2 in the πN invariant mass spectrum.

Original languageEnglish
Article number062001
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume97
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

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