Improved description of e^+e^- \to p\bar{p}{\pi}^0 cross section line shape and more stringent constraints on {\psi}(3770) and {\psi}(4230) \to p\bar{p}{\pi}^0

TL;DR

This study analyzes e^+e^- collision data to refine the understanding of the par{p}{ extstyle ext{ extpi}}^0 production line shape and sets tighter limits on charmonium decays, aiding future experimental planning.

Contribution

It provides a more accurate description of the e^+e^- o par{p}{ extstyle ext{ extpi}}^0 line shape and tighter constraints on charmonium decay modes compared to previous work.

Findings

Line shape agrees with pure continuum production.

Significance of ext{ extpsi}(3770) and ext{ extpsi}(4230) decays is less than 0.4σ.

Set more stringent decay constraints than previous measurements.

Abstract

By using the cross sections of e^+e^- \to p\bar{p}{\pi}^0 measured at the center-of-mass energies from 3.65 to 4.60 GeV, we find that the line shape well agrees with pure continuum production parametrized by a power law function and the significance of both {\psi}(3770) and {\psi}(4230) \to p\bar{p}{\pi}^0 is less than 0.4{\sigma}. We set more stringent constraints on the charmless decays of the charmonium state, {\psi}(3770), and the charmoniumlike state, {\psi}(4230), to p\bar{p}{\pi}^0 than in previous measurements. The data are also used to estimate the cross sections of p\bar{p} \to {\pi}^0{\psi}(3770) and p\bar{p} \to {\pi}^0{\psi}(4230) that are essential for planning the data taking of the PANDA experiment.