Study of $e^{+}e^{-}\to\eta\phi$ via Initial State Radiation at Belle

TL;DR

This study measures the cross section of the process $e^{+}e^{-} o ext{eta} ext{phi}$ using initial-state radiation at Belle, determining properties of $ ext{phi}(1680)$ and setting limits on $ ext{phi}(2170)$, with implications for meson spectroscopy.

Contribution

First measurement of $e^{+}e^{-} o ext{eta} ext{phi}$ cross section via initial-state radiation at Belle, and detailed analysis of $ ext{phi}(1680)$ and $ ext{phi}(2170)$ resonances.

Findings

Measured $ ext{phi}(1680)$ mass and width.

Determined branching fraction of $ ext{phi}(1680) o ext{eta} ext{phi}$ to be about 20%.

Set upper limits on $ ext{phi}(2170)$ production in $ ext{eta} ext{phi}$ final state.

Abstract

Using $980~fb^{-1}$ of data collected on and around the $\Upsilon(nS)(n=1,2,3,4,5)$ resonances with the Belle detector at the KEKB collider, we measure the cross section of $e^{+}e^{-}\to \eta\phi$ from threshold to $3.95~{\rm GeV}/c^{2}$ via initial-state radiation. From a multi-parameter fit assuming $\phi(2170)$ exists in the $\eta\phi$ final state according to previous measurement by BESIII, the resonant parameters of $\phi(1680)$ are determined to be $m_{\phi(1680)} = (1683 \pm 7 \pm 9)~{\rm MeV}/c^{2}$ (statistical and systematic errors, respectively), $\Gamma_{\phi(1680)} = (149 \pm 12 \pm 13)~{\rm MeV}$ and, depending on the possible presence of interfering resonances, $\Gamma^{e^{+}e^{-}}_{\phi(1680)}\cdot {\cal B}[\phi(1680)\to\eta\phi] = (122 \pm 6 \pm 13)~{\rm eV}$, $(219 \pm 15 \pm 18)~{\rm eV}$, $(163 \pm 11 \pm 13)~{\rm eV}$ or $(203 \pm 12 \pm 18)~{\rm eV}$. The branching fraction of $\phi(1680)\to\eta\phi$ decay is determined to be approximately 20%. Additionally, the branching fraction for $J/\psi\to\eta\phi$ is measured to be $(7.1\pm 1.0 \pm 0.5)\times 10^{-4}$. However, there is no significant observed $\phi(2170)$ signal in the $\eta\phi$ final states in this analysis, and correspondingly the upper limit for $\Gamma^{e^{+}e^{-}}_{\phi(2170)}\cdot {\cal B}(\phi(2170)\to\eta\phi)$ is determined to be either $0.17~{\rm eV}$ (for two fits), or $18.6~{\rm eV}$ (remaining two fits), at 90% confidence level.