Abstract
Using the ARGUS detector at the e+e- storage ring DORIS II at DESY, we have found evidence for the production of the excited charmed baryon state Λc(2593)+ in the channel Λ+cπ+π-. Its mass was determined to be (2594.6 ± 0.9 ± 0.4) MeV/c2, and the natural width measured to be Γ = (2.9+2.9+1.8-2.1-1.4) MeV. The production cross section times the branching ratios of σ(e+e- → Λc(2593)+X) × Br(Λc(2593)+ → Λ+cπ+π-) × Br(Λ+c → pK-π+) was measured to be (0.25+0.24-0.13 ± 0.13) pb. The fractions of Λc(2593)+ decays proceeding through the Σ0cπ+ and Σ++cπ- channels were determined to be 0.29 ± 0.10 ± 0.11 and 0.37 ± 0.12 ± 0.13, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-212 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 402 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 5 Jun 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |