A
bstract
We measure the cross section of
e
+
e
−
→
η
c
J/ψ
at the Υ(
nS
)(
n
= 1–5) on-resonance and 10.52 GeV off-resonance energy points using the full data sample collected by the Belle detector ...with an integrated luminosity of 955 fb
−
1
. We also search for double charmonium production in
e
+
e
−
→
η
c
J/ψ
via initial state radiation near the
η
c
J/ψ
threshold. No evident signal of the double charmonium state is found, but evidence for the
e
+
e
−
→ η
c
J/ψ
process is found with a statistical significance greater than 3
.
3
σ
near the
η
c
J/ψ
threshold. The average cross section near the threshold is measured and upper limits of cross sections are set for other regions.
A
bstract
We present a search for the lepton-flavor-violating decays
B
s
0
→
ℓ
∓
τ
±
, where
ℓ
=
e, μ
, using the full data sample of 121 fb
−
1
collected at the Υ(5
S
) resonance with the Belle ...detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy
e
+
e
−
collider. We use
B
s
0
B
¯
s
0
events in which one
B
s
0
meson is reconstructed in a semileptonic decay mode and the other in the signal mode. We find no evidence for
B
s
0
→ ℓ
∓
τ
±
decays and set upper limits on their branching fractions at 90% confidence level as
B
(
B
s
0
→ e
∓
τ
±
)
<
14
×
10
−
4
and
B
(
B
s
0
→ μ
∓
τ
±
)
<
7
.
3
×
10
−
4
. Our result represents the first upper limit on the
B
s
0
→ e
∓
τ
±
decay rate.
We study B^{+}→π^{+}π^{0}π^{0} using 711 fb^{-1} of data collected at the ϒ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e^{+}e^{-} collider. We measure an inclusive branching ...fraction of (19.0±1.5±1.4)×10^{-6} and an inclusive CP asymmetry of (9.2±6.8±0.7)%, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic, and a B^{+}→ρ(770)^{+}π^{0} branching fraction of (11.2±1.1±0.9_{-1.6}^{+0.8})×10^{-6}, where the third uncertainty is due to possible interference with B^{+}→ρ(1450)^{+}π^{0}. We present the first observation of a structure around 1 GeV/c^{2} in the π^{0}π^{0} mass spectrum, with a significance of 6.4σ, and measure a branching fraction to be (6.9±0.9±0.6)×10^{-6}. We also report a measurement of local CP asymmetry in this structure.
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We search for a light Higgs boson (A^{0}) decaying into a τ^{+}τ^{-} or μ^{+}μ^{-} pair in the radiative decays of ϒ(1S). The production of ϒ(1S) mesons is tagged by ϒ(2S)→π^{+}π^{-}ϒ(1S) ...transitions, using 158×10^{6} ϒ(2S) events accumulated with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy electron-positron collider. No significant A^{0} signals in the mass range from the τ^{+}τ^{-} or μ^{+}μ^{-} threshold to 9.2 GeV/c^{2} are observed. We set the upper limits at 90% credibility level (C.L.) on the product branching fractions for ϒ(1S)→γA^{0} and A^{0}→τ^{+}τ^{-} varying from 3.8×10^{-6} to 1.5×10^{-4}. Our results represent an approximately twofold improvement on the current world best upper limits for the ϒ(1S)→γA^{0}(→τ^{+}τ^{-}) production. For A^{0}→μ^{+}μ^{-}, the upper limits on the product branching fractions for ϒ(1S)→γA^{0} and A^{0}→μ^{+}μ^{-} are at the same level as the world average limits, and vary from 3.1×10^{-7} to 1.6×10^{-5}. The upper limits at 90% credibility level on the Yukawa coupling f_{ϒ(1S)} and mixing angle sinθ_{A^{0}} are also given.
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We report new measurements of the production cross sections of pairs of charged pions and kaons as a function of their fractional energies using various fractional-energy definitions. Two different ...fractional-energy definitions were used and compared to the conventional fractional-energy definition reported previously. The new variables aim at either identifying dihadron cross sections in terms of single-hadron fragmentation functions, or to provide a means of characterizing the transverse momentum created in the fragmentation process. The results were obtained applying the updated initial-state radiation correction used in other recent Belle publications on light-hadron production cross sections. In addition, production cross sections of single charged pions, kaons, and protons were also updated using this initial-state radiation correction. The cross sections are obtained from a 558 fb-1 data sample collected at the Υ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider.
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We report the first observation of the decay Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{+}π^{-} using a 980 fb^{-1} data sample collected by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e^{+}e^{-} collider. This is the ...first observation of a doubly Cabibbo-suppressed decay of a charmed baryon. We measure the branching ratio of this decay with respect to its Cabibbo-favored counterpart to be B(Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{+}π^{-})/B(Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{-}π^{+})=(2.35±0.27±0.21)×10^{-3}, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.
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Beam background study for the Belle II Silicon Vertex Detector Tanigawa, H.; Adamczyk, K.; Aihara, H. ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
12/2020, Volume:
982
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
The Belle II experiment aims to accumulate 50ab−1 of e+e− collision data at the SuperKEKB asymmetric energy collider (Tsukuba, Japan). The first physics data using all Belle II detectors were taken ...in spring 2019.
In the vast physics program of the Belle II experiment, the vertex detector plays a crucial role for the determination of the B-meson decay vertices. It consists of two inner layers of pixelated silicon detectors and four outer layers of double-sided silicon strip detectors (SVD).
To achieve a design luminosity of 8×1035cm−2s−1, 40 times higher than the recorded luminosity of its predecessor, the SuperKEKB collider squeezes the beams to a vertical size of 50 nm (“nano-beam scheme”) and doubles the beam currents.
Therefore, the detectors are required to tolerate intense beam induced background due to the very high luminosity. During the 2019 spring run we measured the occupancy rate in the SVD to estimate the level of the beam induced background. With the low initial luminosity, the observed beam induced background mostly originated from Touschek processes and beam-gas scattering within individual beams. Since these different background contributions depend differently on accelerator conditions, such as the beam current, beam size and pressure, they can be disentangled. We estimate the background rate of each contribution and compare them with simulated ones. The results enable us to predict the background levels at increased beam currents and luminosity in the coming years. They also hint at background mitigation measures for running at higher luminosity. In this proceeding we present the results of our study of the beam induced background in the SVD and the prospects for future operation.
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We report the first evidence for X(3872) production in two-photon interactions by tagging either the electron or the positron in the final state, exploring the highly virtual photon region. The ...search is performed in e^{+}e^{-}→e^{+}e^{-}J/ψπ^{+}π^{-}, using 825 fb^{-1} of data collected by the Belle detector operated at the KEKB e^{+}e^{-} collider. We observe three X(3872) candidates, where the expected background is 0.11±0.10 events, with a significance of 3.2σ. We obtain an estimated value for Γover ˜_{γγ}B(X(3872)→J/ψπ^{+}π^{-}) assuming the Q^{2} dependence predicted by a ccover ¯ meson model, where -Q^{2} is the invariant mass squared of the virtual photon. No X(3915)→J/ψπ^{+}π^{-} candidates are found.
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We measure the branching fractions and CP asymmetries for the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays $D^0 → π^+π^-η, D^0 → K^+K^-η$, and $D^0 → Φη$, using 980 fb-1 of data from the Belle experiment at the ...KEKB e+e- collider. We obtain $$\mathcal{B}(D^0 → π^+π^-η = \mathrm{1.22 ± 0.02 (stat) ± 0.02(syst) ± 0.03}(\mathcal{B}_{\mathrm{ref}}) \mathrm{x 10^{-3}}$$ $$\mathcal{B}(D^0 → K^+K^-η = \mathrm{1.80^{+0.07}_{-0.06}(stat) ± 0.04 (syst) ± 0.05}(\mathcal{B}_{\mathrm{ref}}) \mathrm{x 10^{-4}}$$ $$\mathcal{B}(D^0 → Φη = \mathrm{1.84 ± 0.09 (stat) ± 0.0 (syst) ± 0.05}(\mathcal{B}_{\mathrm{ref}}) \mathrm{x 10^{-4}}$$ where the third uncertainty ($\mathcal{B}_{\mathrm{ref}}$) is from the uncertainty in the branching fraction of the reference mode $D^0 → K^-π^+η$. The color-suppressed decay $D^0 → Φη$ is observed for the first time, with very high significance. The results for the CP asymmetries are $$A_{CP} (D^0 → π^+π^-η) = \mathrm{0.9 ± 1.2 (stat) ± 0.5 (syst)}\%$$ $$A_{CP} (D^0 → K^+K^-η) = \mathrm{-1.4 ± 3.3 (stat) ± 1.1 (syst)}\%$$ $$A_{CP} (D^0 → Φη) = \mathrm{-1.9 ± 4.4 (stat) ± 0.6 (syst)}\%$$ The results for $D^0 → π^+π^-η$ are a significant improvement over previous results. The branching fraction and ACP results for $D^0 → K^+K^-η$, and the ACP result for $D^0 → Φη$, are the first such measurements. No evidence for CP violation is found in any of these decays.
A
bstract
We present a search for the dark photon
A
′ in the
B
0
→
A
′
A
′ decays, where
A
′ subsequently decays to
e
+
e
−
,
μ
+
μ
−
, and
π
+
π
−
. The search is performed by analyzing 772 × 10
6
B
...B
¯
events collected by the Belle detector at the KEKB
e
+
e
−
energy-asymmetric collider at the ϒ(4
S
) resonance. No signal is found in the dark photon mass range 0
.
01 GeV
/c
2
≤
m
A
′
≤ 2
.
62 GeV
/c
2
, and we set upper limits of the branching fraction of
B
0
→
A
′
A
′ at the 90% confidence level. The products of branching fractions,
ℬ
B
0
→
A
′
A
′
×
ℬ
A
′
→
e
+
e
−
2
and
ℬ
B
0
→
A
′
A
′
×
ℬ
A
′
→
μ
+
μ
−
2
, have limits of the order of 10
−
8
depending on the
A
′ mass. Furthermore, considering
A
′ decay rate to each pair of charged particles, the upper limits of
ℬ
B
0
→
A
′
A
′
are of the order of 10
−
8
–10
−
5
. From the upper limits of
ℬ
B
0
→
A
′
A
′
, we obtain the Higgs portal coupling for each assumed dark photon and dark Higgs mass. The Higgs portal couplings are of the order of 10
−
2
–10
−
1
at
m
h
′
≃
m
B
0
± 40 MeV
/c
2
and 10
−
1
–1 at
m
h
′
≃
m
B
0
± 3 GeV
/c
2
.
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