Search for new decay modes of the $ψ_2(3823)$ and the process $e^+e^-\rightarrowπ^0π^0ψ_2(3823)$
Abstract: The decays $\psi_2(3823)\rightarrow\gamma\chi_{c0,1,2}, \pi+\pi-J/\psi, \pi0\pi0J/\psi, \eta J/\psi$, and $\pi0J/\psi$ are searched for using the reaction $e+e-\rightarrow\pi+\pi-\psi_2(3823)$ in a 19 fb${-1}$ data sample collected at center-of-mass energies between 4.1 and 4.7 GeV with the BESIII detector. The process $\psi_2(3823)\rightarrow\gamma\chi_{c1}$ is observed in a 9 fb${-1}$ data sample in the center-of-mass energy range 4.3 to 4.7 GeV, which confirms a previous observation but with a higher significance of $11.8\sigma$, and evidence for $\psi_2(3823)\rightarrow\gamma\chi_{c2}$ is found with a significance of $3.2\sigma$ for the first time. The branching-fraction ratio $\frac{\mathcal{B}(\psi_2(3823)\rightarrow\gamma\chi_{c2})}{\mathcal{B}(\psi_2(3823)\rightarrow\gamma\chi_{c1})}$ is determined. No significant $\psi_2(3823)$ signals are observed for any of the other decay channels. Upper limits of branching-fraction ratios for $\psi_2(3823)\rightarrow\pi+\pi-J/\psi, \pi0\pi0J/\psi, \eta J/\psi, \pi0J/\psi, \gamma\chi_{c0}$ relative to $\psi_2(3823)\rightarrow\gamma\chi_{c1}$ are reported. The process $e+e-\rightarrow\pi0\pi0\psi_2(3823)$ is also searched for, and we find evidence for the process with a significance of $4.3\sigma$. The average cross-section ratio $\frac{\sigma(e+e-\rightarrow\pi0\pi0\psi_2(3823))}{\sigma(e+e-\rightarrow\pi+\pi-\psi_2(3823))}$ is also determined.
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