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Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 102004 (2008) [5 pages]

Anomalous Line Shape of the Cross Section for e+e---> Hadrons in the Center-of-Mass Energy Region between 3.650 and 3.872 GeV

M. Ablikim,1 J. Z. Bai,1 Y. Ban,12 X. Cai,1 H. F. Chen,16 H. S. Chen,1 H. X. Chen,1 J. C. Chen,1 Jin Chen,1 Y. B. Chen,1 Y. P. Chu,1 Y. S. Dai,18 L. Y. Diao,9 Z. Y. Deng,1 Q. F. Dong,15 S. X. Du,1 J. Fang,1 S. S. Fang,1 C. D. Fu,15 C. S. Gao,1 Y. N. Gao,15 S. D. Gu,1 Y. T. Gu,4 Y. N. Guo,1 K. L. He,1 M. He,13 Y. K. Heng,1 J. Hou,11 H. M. Hu,1 J. H. Hu,3 T. Hu,1 G. S. Huang,1 X. T. Huang,13 X. B. Ji,1 X. S. Jiang,1 X. Y. Jiang,5 J. B. Jiao,13 D. P. Jin,1 S. Jin,1 Y. F. Lai,1 G. Li,1 H. B. Li,1 J. Li,1 R. Y. Li,1 S. M. Li,1 W. D. Li,1 W. G. Li,1 X. L. Li,1 X. N. Li,1 X. Q. Li,11 Y. F. Liang,14 H. B. Liao,1 B. J. Liu,1 C. X. Liu,1 F. Liu,6 Fang Liu,1 H. H. Liu,1 H. M. Liu,1 J. Liu,12 J. B. Liu,1 J. P. Liu,17 Jian Liu,1 Q. Liu,1 R. G. Liu,1 Z. A. Liu,1 Y. C. Lou,5 F. Lu,1 G. R. Lu,5 J. G. Lu,1 C. L. Luo,10 F. C. Ma,9 H. L. Ma,1 L. L. Ma,1 Q. M. Ma,1 Z. P. Mao,1 X. H. Mo,1 J. Nie,1 R. G. Ping,1 N. D. Qi,1 H. Qin,1 J. F. Qiu,1 Z. Y. Ren,1 G. Rong,1 X. D. Ruan,4 L. Y. Shan,1 L. Shang,1 D. L. Shen,1 X. Y. Shen,1 H. Y. Sheng,1 H. S. Sun,1 S. S. Sun,1 Y. Z. Sun,1 Z. J. Sun,1 X. Tang,1 G. L. Tong,1 D. Y. Wang,1 L. Wang,1 L. L. Wang,1 L. S. Wang,1 M. Wang,1 P. Wang,1 P. L. Wang,1 W. F. Wang,1 Y. F. Wang,1 Z. Wang,1 Z. Y. Wang,1 Zheng Wang,1 C. L. Wei,1 D. H. Wei,1 Y. Weng,1 N. Wu,1 X. M. Xia,1 X. X. Xie,1 G. F. Xu,1 X. P. Xu,6 Y. Xu,11 M. L. Yan,16 H. X. Yang,1 Y. X. Yang,3 M. H. Ye,2 Y. X. Ye,16 G. W. Yu,1 C. Z. Yuan,1 Y. Yuan,1 S. L. Zang,1 Y. Zeng,7 B. X. Zhang,1 B. Y. Zhang,1 C. C. Zhang,1 D. H. Zhang,1 H. Q. Zhang,1 H. Y. Zhang,1 J. W. Zhang,1 J. Y. Zhang,1 S. H. Zhang,1 X. Y. Zhang,13 Yiyun Zhang,14 Z. X. Zhang,12 Z. P. Zhang,16 D. X. Zhao,1 J. W. Zhao,1 M. G. Zhao,1 P. P. Zhao,1 W. R. Zhao,1 Z. G. Zhao,1 H. Q. Zheng,12 J. P. Zheng,1 Z. P. Zheng,1 L. Zhou,1 K. J. Zhu,1 Q. M. Zhu,1 Y. C. Zhu,1 Y. S. Zhu,1 Z. A. Zhu,1 B. A. Zhuang,1 X. A. Zhuang,1 and B. S. Zou1

(BES Collaboration)

1Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
2China Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China
3Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
4Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, People's Republic of China
5Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453002, People's Republic of China
6Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
7Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
8Jinan University, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
9Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, People's Republic of China
10Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, People's Republic of China
11Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
12Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
13Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
14Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
15Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
16University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
17Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
18Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, People's Republic of China

Received 3 June 2008; published 5 September 2008

We observe an obvious anomalous line shape of the e+e---> hadrons total cross sections in the energy region between 3.700 and 3.872 GeV. It is inconsistent with the explanation for only one simple psi(3770) resonance with a statistical significance of 7sigma. The anomalous line shape may be explained by two possible enhancements of the inclusive hadron production near the center-of-mass energies of 3.764 and 3.779 GeV, indicating that either there is likely a new structure in addition to the psi(3770) resonance around 3.773 GeV, or there are some physics effects reflecting the D[overline D] production dynamics.

©2008 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.102004
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.102004
PACS: 13.66.Bc; 13.20.Gd; 14.40.Gx; 14.40.Lb
  • 13.66.Bc
    Hadron production in ee+ interactions
  • 13.20.Gd
    Leptonic/semileptonic/radiative decays of J/ψ, Υ, and other quarkonia
  • 14.40.Gx
    Mesons with S=C=B=0, mass>2.5 GeV (including quarkonia)
  • 14.40.Lb
    Charmed mesons
  • YEAR: 2008

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