A search for invisible decays of the Λ baryon is carried out in the process J/ψ→ΛΛ¯ based on (1.0087±0.0044)×1010 J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector located at the BEPCII storage ring. No signals are found for the invisible decays of Λ baryon, and the upper limit of the branching fraction is determined to be 7.4×10-5 at the 90% confidence level. This is the first search for invisible decays of baryons; such searches will play an important role in constraining dark sector models related to the baryon asymmetry.

Search for invisible decays of the Λ baryon

Amoroso A.
;
Bianchi F.
;
Bortone A.
;
Destefanis M.
;
De Mori F.
;
Fava L.
;
Greco M.
;
Hu J. F.
;
Lavezzi L.
;
Maggiora M.
;
Marcello S.
;
Rivetti A.
;
Sosio S.
;
Spataro S.
;
Yan L.
;
2022-01-01

Abstract

A search for invisible decays of the Λ baryon is carried out in the process J/ψ→ΛΛ¯ based on (1.0087±0.0044)×1010 J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector located at the BEPCII storage ring. No signals are found for the invisible decays of Λ baryon, and the upper limit of the branching fraction is determined to be 7.4×10-5 at the 90% confidence level. This is the first search for invisible decays of baryons; such searches will play an important role in constraining dark sector models related to the baryon asymmetry.
2022
105
7
L071101-1
L071101-8
Ablikim M.; Achasov M.N.; Adlarson P.; Ahmed S.; Albrecht M.; Aliberti R.; Amoroso A.; An M.R.; An Q.; Bai X.H.; Bai Y.; Bakina O.; Baldini Ferroli R....espandi
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