Measurement of the absolute branching fractions of Jpsi to gamma eta and eta decay modes

TL;DR

This study precisely measures the absolute branching fractions of J/psi to gamma eta and eta decay modes using a large data sample, providing new measurements for eta decay channels.

Contribution

First measurement of absolute branching fractions of eta decay modes using J/psi to gamma eta decays with high precision.

Findings

Measured B(J/psi->gamma eta) = (1.067+-0.005+-0.023)x10^-3

Determined eta decay mode branching fractions with improved precision

Results consistent with world averages within two standard deviations

Abstract

Based on a data sample of (1.0087+-0.0044)x10^10 Jpsi events collected by the BESIII detector at the BEPCII accelerator, the absolute branching fraction (BF) of the decay Jpsi->gamma eta is measured with high precision using events in which the radiative photon converts to e+e-. Using the measured absolute BF of Jpsi->gamma eta, the absolute BFs of four dominant eta decay modes are measured for the first time. The results are B(Jpsi->gamma eta) = (1.067+-0.005+-0.023)x10^-3, B(eta->gamma gamma) = (39.86+-0.04+-0.99)%, B(eta->pi0pi0pi0) = (31.96+-0.07+-0.84)%, B(eta->pi+pi-pi0) = (23.04+-0.03+-0.54)%, and B(eta->pi+pi-gamma) = (4.38+-0.02+-0.10)%, where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The results are consistent with the world average values within two standard deviations.