Measurement of e+e- →k+K- cross section at s =2.00 - 3.08 GeV

(BESIII Collaboration)

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Abstract

The cross section of the process e+e-→K+K- is measured at a number of center-of-mass energies s from 2.00 to 3.08 GeV with the BESIII detector at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPCII). The results provide the best precision achieved so far. A resonant structure around 2.2 GeV is observed in the cross section line shape. A Breit-Wigner fit yields a mass of M=2239.2±7.1±11.3 MeV/c2 and a width of Γ=139.8±12.3±20.6 MeV, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second ones are systematic. In addition, the timelike electromagnetic form factor of the kaon is determined at the individual center-of-mass energy points.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number032001
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume99
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2019

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