• Accepted Paper

Evidence for ηc(2S)→pp‾π+π−π0 and observation of χcJ→pp‾π+π−π0

M. Ablikim et al.

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 19 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/xsww-rmyx

Abstract

Using (2.712±0.014)×109 ψ(3686) events collected by the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider, the ψ(3686)→γpp‾π+π−π0 process is investigated. Evidence for the decay of ηc(2S)→pp‾π+π−π0 is found with a signal significance of 3.3σ. The product of branching fractions of ℬ[ψ(3686)→γηc(2S)]×ℬ[ηc(2S)→pp‾π+π−π0] is determined to be (3.4±0.5±0.8)×10−6, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The hadronic decays of χcJ→pp‾π+π−π0(J=0,1,2) are observed, and their branching fractions are measured to be ℬ(χc0→pp‾π+π−π0)=(4.79±0.01±0.40)×10−3, ℬ(χc1→pp‾π+π−π0)=(2.13±0.01±0.17)×10−3, and ℬ(χc2→pp‾π+π−π0)=(3.72±0.01±0.29)×10−3, respectively. Furthermore, the branching fractions for the intermediate processes χcJ→pp‾ω are updated with significantly improved precision: ℬ(χc0→pp‾ω)=(5.76±0.01±0.42)×10−4, ℬ(χc1→pp‾ω)=(1.85±0.01±0.13)×10−4, and ℬ(χc2→pp‾ω)=(4.51±0.01±0.33)×10−4, respectively.

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