Evidence for the B0->ppbarK*0 and B+->eta_cK*+ decays and Study of the Decay Dynamics of B Meson Decays into ppbarh Final States

TL;DR

This study analyzes B meson decays into ppbarh final states using BaBar data, reporting evidence for specific decay modes, measuring their branching fractions, and setting limits on exotic particle candidates.

Contribution

First evidence for B->ppbarK*0 and B+->eta_cK*+ decays, with improved measurements and constraints on exotic states in B meson decay channels.

Findings

Evidence for B->ppbarK*0 decay with branching fraction ~1.5x10^-6.

Evidence for B+->eta_cK*+ decay with branching fraction ~1.57x10^-6.

No evidence for pentaquark Theta+ or glueball candidate fJ(2220).

Abstract

With a sample of 232x10^6 Upsilon(4S)->BBbar events collected with the BaBar detector, we study the decays of B mesons to ppbarh final states, where h=pi+,Ks,K*0 or K*+. We report evidence for the B->ppbarK*0 decay, with a branching fraction (1.5+/-0.5(stat)+/-0.4(syst))x10^-6, and for the B+->eta_cK*+ decay, with the branching fraction of Br(B+->eta_cK*+)xBr(eta_c->ppbar)=(1.57^{+0.56}_{-0.45}(stat)^{+0.46}_{-0.36}(syst))x10^-6, and provide improved measurements of the branching fractions of the other modes of this type. We also report the measurements of the charge asymmetry consistent with zero in the B+->ppbarpi+, B0->ppbarK*0 and B+->ppbarK*+ modes. No evidence is found for the pentaquark candidate Theta+ in the mass range 1.52 to 1.55 GeV/c^2, decaying into pKs, or the glueball candidate fJ(2220) in the mass range 2.2<mppbar<2.4GeV/c^2, and branching fraction limits are established for both at the 10^-7 level.