Measurement of the γγ→π+π− and γγ→K+K− processes at energies of 2.4–4.1 GeV

H. Nakazawa, S. Uehara, K. Abe, K. Abe, H. Aihara, M. Akatsu, Y. Asano, V. Aulchenko, T. Aushev, S. Bahinipati, A.M. Bakich, Y. Ban (+140 others)
2005 Physics Letters B  
We have measured pi+pi- and K+K- production in two-photon collisions using 87.7 /fb of data collected with the Belle detector at the asymmetric energy e+e- collider KEKB. The cross sections are measured to high precision in the two-photon center-of-mass energy (W) range between 2.4 GeV < W < 4.1 GeV and angular region |cos theta^*| < 0.6. The cross section ratio sigma(gammagamma->K+K-)/sigma(gammagamma->pi+pi-) is measured to be 0.89 +- 0.04(stat) +- 0.15(syst) in the range of 3.0 GeV < W < 4.1
more » ... GeV, where the ratio is energy independent. We observe a sin^-4 theta^* behavior of the cross section in the same W range. Production of chi_c0 and chi_c2 mesons is observed in both gammagamma -> pi+pi- and gammagamma -> K+K- modes.
doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2005.03.067 fatcat:dlxo6yuqdjhidpehpkwznmopqi