Measurement of the mass splittings between the bb̄χb,J(1P) states

K. W. Edwards; A. Bellerive; R. Janicek; D. B. MacFarlane; P. M. Patel; A. J. Sadoff; R. Ammar; P. Baringer; A. Bean; D. Besson; D. Coppage; C. Darling; R. Davis; S. Kotov; I. Kravchenko; N. Kwak; L. Zhou; S. Anderson; Y. Kubota; S. J. Lee; J. J. O'Neill; R. Poling; T. Riehle; A. Smith; M. S. Alam; S. B. Athar; Z. Ling; A. H. Mahmood; S. Timm; F. Wappler; A. Anastassov; J. E. Duboscq; D. Fujino; K. K. Gan; T. Hart; K. Honscheid; H. Kagan; R. Kass; J. Lee; H. Schwarthoff; M. B. Spencer; M. Sung; A. Undrus; A. Wolf; M. M. Zoeller; S. J. Richichi; H. Severini; P. Skubic; M. Bishai; J. Fast; J. W. Hinson; N. Menon; D. H. Miller; E. I. Shibata; I. P.J. Shipsey; M. Yurko; S. Glenn; Y. Kwon; A. L. Lyon; S. Roberts; E. H. Thorndike; C. P. Jessop; K. Lingel; H. Marsiske; M. L. Perl; V. Savinov; D. Ugolini; X. Zhou; T. E. Coan; V. Fadeyev; I. Korolkov; Y. Maravin; I. Narsky; V. Shelkov; J. Staeck; R. Stroynowski; I. Volobouev; J. Ye; M. Artuso; F. Azfar; A. Efimov; M. Goldberg; D. He; S. Kopp; G. C. Moneti; R. Mountain; S. Schuh; T. Skwarnicki; S. Stone; G. Viehhauser; J. C. Wang; X. Xing; J. Bartelt; S. E. Csorna; V. Jain; K. W. McLean; S. Marka; R. Godang; K. Kinoshita; I. C. Lai; P. Pomianowski; S. Schrenk; G. Bonvicini; D. Cinabro; R. Greene; L. P. Perera; G. J. Zhou; M. Chadha; S. Chan; G. Eigen; J. S. Miller; M. Schmidtler; J. Urheim; A. J. Weinstein; F. Würthwein; D. W. Bliss; D. E. Jaffe; G. Masek; H. P. Paar; S. Prell; V. Sharma; D. M. Asner; J. Gronberg; T. S. Hill; D. J. Lange; R. J. Morrison; H. N. Nelson; T. K. Nelson; D. Roberts; B. H. Behrens; W. T. Ford; A. Gritsan; J. Roy; J. G. Smith; J. P. Alexander; R. Baker; C. Bebek; B. E. Berger; K. Berkelman; K. Bloom; V. Boisvert; D. G. Cassel; D. S. Crowcroft; M. Dickson; S. Von Dombrowski; P. S. Drell; K. M. Ecklund; R. Ehrlich; A. D. Poland; P. Gaidarev; R. S. Galik; L. Gibbons; B. Gittelman; S. W. Gray; D. L. Hartill; B. K. Heltsley; P. I. Hopman; J. Kandaswamy; D. L. Kreinick; T. Lee; Y. Liu; N. B. Mistry; C. R. Ng; E. Nordberg; M. Ogg; J. R. Patterson; D. Peterson; D. Riley; A. Soffer; B. Valant-Spaight; C. Ward; M. Athanas; P. Avery; C. D. Jones; M. Lohner; S. Patton; C. Prescott; J. Yelton; J. Zheng; G. Brandenburg; R. A. Briere; A. Ershov; Y. S. Gao; D. Y.J. Kim; R. Wilson; H. Yamamoto; T. E. Browder; Y. Li; J. L. Rodriguez; T. Bergfeld; B. I. Eisenstein; J. Ernst; G. E. Gladding; G. D. Gollin; R. M. Hans; E. Johnson; I. Karliner; M. A. Marsh; M. Palmer; M. Selen; J. J. Thaler

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.59.032003

Measurement of the mass splittings between the bb̄_χb,J(1P) states

K. W. Edwards, A. Bellerive, R. Janicek, D. B. MacFarlane, P. M. Patel, A. J. Sadoff, R. Ammar, P. Baringer, A. Bean, D. Besson, D. Coppage, C. Darling, R. Davis, S. Kotov, I. Kravchenko, N. Kwak, L. Zhou, S. Anderson, Y. Kubota, S. J. LeeJ. J. O'Neill, R. Poling, T. Riehle, A. Smith, M. S. Alam, S. B. Athar, Z. Ling, A. H. Mahmood, S. Timm, F. Wappler, A. Anastassov, J. E. Duboscq, D. Fujino, K. K. Gan, T. Hart, K. Honscheid, H. Kagan, R. Kass, J. Lee, H. Schwarthoff, M. B. Spencer, M. Sung, A. Undrus, A. Wolf, M. M. Zoeller, S. J. Richichi, H. Severini, P. Skubic, M. Bishai, J. Fast, J. W. Hinson, N. Menon, D. H. Miller, E. I. Shibata, I. P.J. Shipsey, M. Yurko, S. Glenn, Y. Kwon, A. L. Lyon, S. Roberts, E. H. Thorndike, C. P. Jessop, K. Lingel, H. Marsiske, M. L. Perl, V. Savinov, D. Ugolini, X. Zhou, T. E. Coan, V. Fadeyev, I. Korolkov, Y. Maravin, I. Narsky, V. Shelkov, J. Staeck, R. Stroynowski, I. Volobouev, J. Ye, M. Artuso, F. Azfar, A. Efimov, M. Goldberg, D. He, S. Kopp, G. C. Moneti, R. Mountain, S. Schuh, T. Skwarnicki, S. Stone, G. Viehhauser, J. C. Wang, X. Xing, J. Bartelt, S. E. Csorna, V. Jain, K. W. McLean, S. Marka, R. Godang, K. Kinoshita, I. C. Lai, P. Pomianowski, S. Schrenk, G. Bonvicini, D. Cinabro, R. Greene, L. P. Perera, G. J. Zhou, M. Chadha, S. Chan, G. Eigen, J. S. Miller, M. Schmidtler, J. Urheim, A. J. Weinstein, F. Würthwein, D. W. Bliss, D. E. Jaffe, G. Masek, H. P. Paar, S. Prell, V. Sharma, D. M. Asner, J. Gronberg, T. S. Hill, D. J. Lange, R. J. Morrison, H. N. Nelson, T. K. Nelson, D. Roberts, B. H. Behrens, W. T. Ford, A. Gritsan, J. Roy, J. G. Smith, J. P. Alexander, R. Baker, C. Bebek, B. E. Berger, K. Berkelman, K. Bloom, V. Boisvert, D. G. Cassel, D. S. Crowcroft, M. Dickson, S. Von Dombrowski, P. S. Drell, K. M. Ecklund, R. Ehrlich, A. D. Poland, P. Gaidarev, R. S. Galik, L. Gibbons, B. Gittelman, S. W. Gray, D. L. Hartill, B. K. Heltsley, P. I. Hopman, J. Kandaswamy, D. L. Kreinick, T. Lee, Y. Liu, N. B. Mistry, C. R. Ng, E. Nordberg, M. Ogg, J. R. Patterson, D. Peterson, D. Riley, A. Soffer, B. Valant-Spaight, C. Ward, M. Athanas, P. Avery, C. D. Jones, M. Lohner, S. Patton, C. Prescott, J. Yelton, J. Zheng, G. Brandenburg, R. A. Briere, A. Ershov, Y. S. Gao, D. Y.J. Kim, R. Wilson, H. Yamamoto, T. E. Browder, Y. Li, J. L. Rodriguez, T. Bergfeld, B. I. Eisenstein, J. Ernst, G. E. Gladding, G. D. Gollin, R. M. Hans, E. Johnson, I. Karliner, M. A. Marsh, M. Palmer, M. Selen, J. J. Thaler

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We present new measurements of photon energies and branching fractions for the radiative transitions Y(2S)→γχ_b(J=0,1,2)(1P). The masses of the χ_b states are determined from the measured radiative photon energies. The ratio of mass splittings between the χ_b substates, r≡(M_J=2-M_J=1)/(M_J=1-M_J=0), with M the χ_b mass, provides information on the nature of the bb̄ confining potential. We find r(1P)=0.542 ±0.022±0.024. This value is somewhat lower than the previous world average, but more consistent with the theoretical expectation that r(1P)<r(2P); i.e., that this mass splitting ratio is smaller for the χ_b(1P) states than for the χ_b(2P) states.

Original language	English
Article number	032003
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	59
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.59.032003
State	Published - Feb 1 1999

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Edwards, K. W., Bellerive, A., Janicek, R., MacFarlane, D. B., Patel, P. M., Sadoff, A. J., Ammar, R., Baringer, P., Bean, A., Besson, D., Coppage, D., Darling, C., Davis, R., Kotov, S., Kravchenko, I., Kwak, N., Zhou, L., Anderson, S., Kubota, Y., ... Thaler, J. J. (1999). Measurement of the mass splittings between the bb̄_χb,J(1P) states. Physical Review D, 59(3), 1-5. Article 032003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.59.032003

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abstract = "We present new measurements of photon energies and branching fractions for the radiative transitions Y(2S)→γχb(J=0,1,2)(1P). The masses of the χb states are determined from the measured radiative photon energies. The ratio of mass splittings between the χb substates, r≡(MJ=2-MJ=1)/(MJ=1-MJ=0), with M the χb mass, provides information on the nature of the b{\=b} confining potential. We find r(1P)=0.542 ±0.022±0.024. This value is somewhat lower than the previous world average, but more consistent with the theoretical expectation that r(1P)b(1P) states than for the χb(2P) states.",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Measurement of the mass splittings between the bb̄χb,J(1P) states

AU - Edwards, K. W.

AU - Bellerive, A.

AU - Janicek, R.

AU - MacFarlane, D. B.

AU - Patel, P. M.

AU - Sadoff, A. J.

AU - Ammar, R.

AU - Baringer, P.

AU - Bean, A.

AU - Besson, D.

AU - Coppage, D.

AU - Darling, C.

AU - Davis, R.

AU - Kotov, S.

AU - Kravchenko, I.

AU - Kwak, N.

AU - Zhou, L.

AU - Anderson, S.

AU - Kubota, Y.

AU - Lee, S. J.

AU - O'Neill, J. J.

AU - Poling, R.

AU - Riehle, T.

AU - Smith, A.

AU - Alam, M. S.

AU - Athar, S. B.

AU - Ling, Z.

AU - Mahmood, A. H.

AU - Timm, S.

AU - Wappler, F.

AU - Anastassov, A.

AU - Duboscq, J. E.

AU - Fujino, D.

AU - Gan, K. K.

AU - Hart, T.

AU - Honscheid, K.

AU - Kagan, H.

AU - Kass, R.

AU - Lee, J.

AU - Schwarthoff, H.

AU - Spencer, M. B.

AU - Sung, M.

AU - Undrus, A.

AU - Wolf, A.

AU - Zoeller, M. M.

AU - Richichi, S. J.

AU - Severini, H.

AU - Skubic, P.

AU - Bishai, M.

AU - Fast, J.

AU - Hinson, J. W.

AU - Menon, N.

AU - Miller, D. H.

AU - Shibata, E. I.

AU - Shipsey, I. P.J.

AU - Yurko, M.

AU - Glenn, S.

AU - Kwon, Y.

AU - Lyon, A. L.

AU - Roberts, S.

AU - Thorndike, E. H.

AU - Jessop, C. P.

AU - Lingel, K.

AU - Marsiske, H.

AU - Perl, M. L.

AU - Savinov, V.

AU - Ugolini, D.

AU - Zhou, X.

AU - Coan, T. E.

AU - Fadeyev, V.

AU - Korolkov, I.

AU - Maravin, Y.

AU - Narsky, I.

AU - Shelkov, V.

AU - Staeck, J.

AU - Stroynowski, R.

AU - Volobouev, I.

AU - Ye, J.

AU - Artuso, M.

AU - Azfar, F.

AU - Efimov, A.

AU - Goldberg, M.

AU - He, D.

AU - Kopp, S.

AU - Moneti, G. C.

AU - Mountain, R.

AU - Schuh, S.

AU - Skwarnicki, T.

AU - Stone, S.

AU - Viehhauser, G.

AU - Wang, J. C.

AU - Xing, X.

AU - Bartelt, J.

AU - Csorna, S. E.

AU - Jain, V.

AU - McLean, K. W.

AU - Marka, S.

AU - Godang, R.

AU - Kinoshita, K.

AU - Lai, I. C.

AU - Pomianowski, P.

AU - Schrenk, S.

AU - Bonvicini, G.

AU - Cinabro, D.

AU - Greene, R.

AU - Perera, L. P.

AU - Zhou, G. J.

AU - Chadha, M.

AU - Chan, S.

AU - Eigen, G.

AU - Miller, J. S.

AU - Schmidtler, M.

AU - Urheim, J.

AU - Weinstein, A. J.

AU - Würthwein, F.

AU - Bliss, D. W.

AU - Jaffe, D. E.

AU - Masek, G.

AU - Paar, H. P.

AU - Prell, S.

AU - Sharma, V.

AU - Asner, D. M.

AU - Gronberg, J.

AU - Hill, T. S.

AU - Lange, D. J.

AU - Morrison, R. J.

AU - Nelson, H. N.

AU - Nelson, T. K.

AU - Roberts, D.

AU - Behrens, B. H.

AU - Ford, W. T.

AU - Gritsan, A.

AU - Roy, J.

AU - Smith, J. G.

AU - Alexander, J. P.

AU - Baker, R.

AU - Bebek, C.

AU - Berger, B. E.

AU - Berkelman, K.

AU - Bloom, K.

AU - Boisvert, V.

AU - Cassel, D. G.

AU - Crowcroft, D. S.

AU - Dickson, M.

AU - Von Dombrowski, S.

AU - Drell, P. S.

AU - Ecklund, K. M.

AU - Ehrlich, R.

AU - Poland, A. D.

AU - Gaidarev, P.

AU - Galik, R. S.

AU - Gibbons, L.

AU - Gittelman, B.

AU - Gray, S. W.

AU - Hartill, D. L.

AU - Heltsley, B. K.

AU - Hopman, P. I.

AU - Kandaswamy, J.

AU - Kreinick, D. L.

AU - Lee, T.

AU - Liu, Y.

AU - Mistry, N. B.

AU - Ng, C. R.

AU - Nordberg, E.

AU - Ogg, M.

AU - Patterson, J. R.

AU - Peterson, D.

AU - Riley, D.

AU - Soffer, A.

AU - Valant-Spaight, B.

AU - Ward, C.

AU - Athanas, M.

AU - Avery, P.

AU - Jones, C. D.

AU - Lohner, M.

AU - Patton, S.

AU - Prescott, C.

AU - Yelton, J.

AU - Zheng, J.

AU - Brandenburg, G.

AU - Briere, R. A.

AU - Ershov, A.

AU - Gao, Y. S.

AU - Kim, D. Y.J.

AU - Wilson, R.

AU - Yamamoto, H.

AU - Browder, T. E.

AU - Li, Y.

AU - Rodriguez, J. L.

AU - Bergfeld, T.

AU - Eisenstein, B. I.

AU - Ernst, J.

AU - Gladding, G. E.

AU - Gollin, G. D.

AU - Hans, R. M.

AU - Johnson, E.

AU - Karliner, I.

AU - Marsh, M. A.

AU - Palmer, M.

AU - Selen, M.

AU - Thaler, J. J.

PY - 1999/2/1

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N2 - We present new measurements of photon energies and branching fractions for the radiative transitions Y(2S)→γχb(J=0,1,2)(1P). The masses of the χb states are determined from the measured radiative photon energies. The ratio of mass splittings between the χb substates, r≡(MJ=2-MJ=1)/(MJ=1-MJ=0), with M the χb mass, provides information on the nature of the bb̄ confining potential. We find r(1P)=0.542 ±0.022±0.024. This value is somewhat lower than the previous world average, but more consistent with the theoretical expectation that r(1P)b(1P) states than for the χb(2P) states.

AB - We present new measurements of photon energies and branching fractions for the radiative transitions Y(2S)→γχb(J=0,1,2)(1P). The masses of the χb states are determined from the measured radiative photon energies. The ratio of mass splittings between the χb substates, r≡(MJ=2-MJ=1)/(MJ=1-MJ=0), with M the χb mass, provides information on the nature of the bb̄ confining potential. We find r(1P)=0.542 ±0.022±0.024. This value is somewhat lower than the previous world average, but more consistent with the theoretical expectation that r(1P)b(1P) states than for the χb(2P) states.

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Measurement of the mass splittings between the bb̄_χb,J(1P) states

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