Study of Two-Photon Transitions in CLEO-III $\Upsilon(3S)$ Data

TL;DR

This paper presents precise measurements of two-photon transitions in Upsilon(3S) decays, including masses, transition rates, and rare decay modes, providing insights into bottomonium structure.

Contribution

It offers improved measurements of chi_b(2P_J) masses, transition rates, and first upper limits on certain rare decay branching ratios in Upsilon(3S) decays.

Findings

Precise chi_b(2P_J) mass measurements for J=2,1

Enhanced transition rate data for all 2P triplet spin states

First upper limits on specific Upsilon(3S) decay modes

Abstract

We have studied two-photon transitions from Upsilon(3S) decays recorded by the CLEO-III detector in exclusive events with two photons and either two electrons or two muons. We obtain precision measurements of the chi_b(2P_J) masses for J=2 and J=1. The transition rates for all three spin states of the 2P triplet are measured with improved precision which leads to a better determination of their hadronic width ratios. We also observe rare transitions via the chi_b(1P) states. The measured rates for these transitions allow a determination of <1P|r|3S>, the E1 matrix element, which is more sensitive to the structure of the bb states than the <2P|r|3S> matrix element which dominates the radiative decays of the Upsilon(3S) state. We also present first upper limits on the branching ratios for Upsilon(3S)-> pi0 Upsilon(2S), Upsilon(3S) -> pi0 Upsilon(1S) and a new limit for the branching ratio for Upsilon(3S) -> eta Upsilon(1S).