Study of $e^+e^-\to\gamma\phi J/\psi$ from $\sqrt{s}=4.600$ to $4.951$ GeV

TL;DR

This study investigates the process e+e- to gamma phi J/psi across a range of energies, observing specific intermediate states, measuring cross sections, and identifying a potential resonance in the phi chi_c2 channel, with no evidence for certain exotic states.

Contribution

First measurement of e+e- to gamma phi J/psi process over a broad energy range, including observation of a resonance in phi chi_c2 and setting upper limits on other exotic states.

Findings

Observation of e+e- to phi chi_{c1,c2} with >10σ significance

Measurement of energy-dependent cross sections for these processes

Evidence of a resonance in the phi chi_{c2} channel

Abstract

Using data samples with an integrated luminosity of $6.4$~fb$^{-1}$ collected by the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII storage ring, the process of $e^+e^-\to\gamma\phi J/\psi$ is studied. The processes of $e^+e^-\to\phi\chi_{c1,c2}$, $\chi_{c1,c2}\to\gamma J/\psi$ are observed with a significance of more than $10\sigma$. The $\sqrt{s}$-dependent cross section of $e^+e^- \to \phi\chi_{c1,c2}$ is measured between 4.600 and 4.951~GeV, and evidence of a resonance structure is found for the first time in the $\phi\chi_{c2}$ process. We also search for the processes of $e^+e^-\to\gamma X(4140)$, $\gamma X(4274)$ and $\gamma X(4500)$ via the $\gamma\phi J/\psi$ final state, but no obvious structures are found. The upper limits on the production cross section times the branching fraction for these processes at the 90% confidence level are reported.