Trigger efficiencies at BESⅢ

Trigger efficiencies at BESⅢ were determined for both the J/ψ and ψ＇ data taking of 2009. Both dedicated runs and physics datasets are used; efficiencies are presented for Bhabha-scattering events, generic hadronic decay events involving charged tracks, dimuon events and ψ＇→π＋π-J/ψ, J/ψ→ 1＋1- events.The efficiencies are found to lie well above 99% for all relevant physics cases, thus fulfilling the BESⅢ design specifications.     

Event generators at BESⅢ

We present a brief remark and introduction to event generators for tau-charm physics currently used at BESⅢ, including KKMC, BesEvtGen, Bhlumi, Bhwide, Babayaga and inclusive Monte-Carlo event generators. This paper provides basic information on event generators for BESⅢ users.     

Event generators at BESⅢ

We present a brief remark and introduction to event generators for tau-charm physics currently used at BESⅢ,including KKMC,BesEvtGen,Bhlumi,Bhwide,Babayaga and inclusive Monte-Carlo event generators.This paper provides basic information on event generators for BESⅢ users.     

Strange quarkonium states at BESⅢ

We present physics opportunities and topics with the s states(strangeonia)that can be studied with the BES detector operating at the BEPC collider.Though the φ and η/ states have long been established experimentally,only a handful of strangeonia are well known,in contrast to the rich ccharmoium system.An overview of the s states and their experimental status is presented in this paper.The BES experiment has collected the world’s largest samples of J/ψ,ψ(2S),ψ(3770),and direct e+e-annihilations at energies below the J/ψand above 3.8 Ge V,and will continue to accumulate high quality,large integrated luminosity in theτ-charm energy region.These data,combined with the excellent performance of the BESⅢ detector,will offer unprecedented opportunities to explore the s system.In this paper we describe the experimental techniques to explore strangeonia with the BESⅢ detector.     

A photon conversion finder at BESⅢ

A photon conversion finder (PCF) based on track information from the main drift chamber (MDC) of the Beijing Spectrometer (BES0) at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC/) is developed. The validation of the PCF is done by reconstructing π⁰ and measuring the branching fraction of J/ψ →γη'. Using the developed PCF tool, we mapped the materials from the interaction point through the BEPCII beam pipe up to the inner wall of the MDC.     

A photon conversion finder at BESⅢ

A photon conversion finder (PCF) based on track information from the main drift chamber (MDC) of the Beijing Spectrometer (BES0) at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC/) is developed. The validation of the PCF is done by reconstructing π⁰ and measuring the branching fraction of J/ψ →γη'. Using the developed PCF tool, we mapped the materials from the interaction point through the BEPCII beam pipe up to the inner wall of the MDC.     

Online data quality monitoring system at BESⅢ

The online Data Quality Monitoring (DQM) tool plays an important role in the data recording process of HEP experiments. The BESⅢ DQM collects data from the online data flow, reconstructs them with offline reconstruction software and automatically analyzes the reconstructed data with user-defined algorithms. The DQM software is a scalable distributed system. The monitored results are gathered and displayed in various formats, which provides the shifter with current run information that can be used to identify problems quickly. This paper gives an overview of the DQM system at BESⅢ.     

Determination of event start time at BESⅢ

The principle of the method for the BESⅢ event start time determination and the code construction are described. The investigation of influence of the noise, the method of rejecting noise and the performance checking by the Monte Carlo physics data sample are also presented. The preliminary results got from the Monte Carlo simulation are presented, the reconstruction efficiency of J/ψ→ anything events at noise level 0~60% can achieve above 99%, and the error rate is below 1%.     

ηc Physics at BESⅢ

An introduction for η_c physics research is presented in this paper, which shows that the meachnism of η_c decays can't be well described by current theoretical models and detailed experimental measurements need to be done with larger η_c sample. Based on the expected J/ψ and ψ′events taken with the planed BESⅢ detector in one year, the η_c physics researches are discussed extensively, including the measurements of branching fractions of different final states, the search for new decay modes, precision measurements of mass and width, and the search for rare decays. At last, the study of η′_c decays is also discussed briefly.     

Calibration of RPC-based muon detector at BESⅢ

The calibration algorithm for RPC-based muon detector at BESIII has been developed. The calibration method, calibration error and algorithm performance are studied. The primary results of efficiency and noise at layer, module and strip levels have been calibrated with cosmic ray data. The calibration constants are available for simulation and reconstruction tuning. The results of Monte Carlo and data are also compared to check the validation and reliability of the algorithm.     

Calibration of RPC-based muon detector at BESⅢ

The calibration algorithm for RPC-based muon detector at BESⅢ has been developed. The calibration method, calibration error and algorithm performance are studied. The primary results of efficiency and noise at layer, module and strip levels have been calibrated with cosmic ray data. The calibration constants are available for simulation and reconstruction tuning. The results of Monte Carlo and data are also compared to check the validation and reliability of the algorithm.     

Mini-review of rare charmonium decays at BESⅢ

Recently, the LHCb experiment announced 3.5σ evidence for direct CP violation in D⁰ decay by looking at the difference between A_CP(D⁰→K⁺K^-) and A_CP(D⁰→π⁺π^-). This is the rst evidence of CP violation in a charm system, which may indicate new physics beyond the Standard Model. Motivated by this measurement, we review rare processes in charmonium decay, especially, the weak decay, C or P violated decay, and lepton avor violated decays. In case the new physics appears in charm sector, these rare decays of charmonium states will provide an opportunity to search for signi cant contributions from physics beyond the Standard Model. With huge J/ψ and ψ(2S) samples in BES0 experiment, the rare decays may be feasible.     

Study of BESⅢ trigger efficiencies with the 2018 J/ψ data

Using a dedicated data sample taken in 2018 on the J/ψ peak, we perform a detailed study of the trigger efficiencies of the BESⅢ detector. The efficiencies are determined from three representative physics processes,namely Bhabha scattering, dimuon production and generic hadronic events with charged particles. The combined efficiency of all active triggers approaches 100% in most cases, with uncertainties small enough not to affect most physics analyses.     

Some topics on charmonium decays at BESⅢ experiment

The construction of BESⅢ detector has been finished and the data taking is under plan. Some physics topics on charmonium decays at BESⅢ experiment are discussed in this paper. The measurement of properties of η_c and η_c at BESⅢ is discussed and the expected precision of the measurement is estimated based on BOSS. Also the χ_cJ decay and the measurement of hyperon decay parameters are mentioned.     

J/ψ Inclusive Photon Spectrum at BESⅢ

With a 15M J/ψ inclusive Monte Carlo sample, the absolute branching fraction of J/ψ→γη′ from the J/ψ inclusive photon spectrum is measured to be Br（J/ψ→γη′）= （4.68 ± 0.08± 0.27） × 10-3, which is in good agreement with the input value. The J/ψ→γfJ（2220） is also searched for using the same sample. Under our assumptions, the statistical significanees of J/ψ→γfJ（2220） are larger than 7σ.     

Significance of absolute energy scale for physics at BESⅢ

The effects of absolute energy calibration on BESⅢ physics are discussed in detail, which mainly involve the effects on τ mass measurement, cross section scan measurement, and generic error determination in other measurements.     

Kinematics of τ two-body decay near τ threshold at BESⅢ

The kinematic properties of two-body decay near τ threshold are studied according to the special capacity of the BEPC accelerator and the BESⅢ detector.Explicitly presented are the transformations of energy and momentum of hadronic particles between different reference frames,and the corresponding distributions.A brand new method is proposed to obtain the energy spread of the accelerator by fitting the energy distribution of hadron from τ semi-leptonic decays.     

北京谱仪BESⅢ

北京谱仪是北京正负电子对撞机上的大型通用磁谱仪。对撞机中的正负电子束团在谱仪中心对撞,产生的末态带电粒子和中性粒子的空间位置、动量、能量等特性由谱仪记录,经过数据处理后进行粲-τ能区的物理研究。在BEPC上先后安装了北京谱仪BESⅠ和BESⅡ。在BEPCⅡ上安装的是新研制的北京谱仪BESⅢ包括主漂移室、电磁量能器、飞行时间计数器、μ子探测器和超导磁体,具有     

Decay vertex reconstruction and 3-dimensional lifetime determination at BESⅢ

This paper focuses mainly on the vertex reconstruction of resonance particles with a relatively long lifetime such as Ks^0, A, as well as on lifetime measurements using a 3-dimensional fit. The kinematic constraints between the production and decay vertices and the decay vertex fitting algorithm based on the least squares method are both presented. Reconstruction efficiencies including experimental resolutions are discussed. The results and systematic errors are calculated based on a Monte Carlo simulation.     

Determination of the number of ψ' events at BESⅢ

The number of ψ’ events accumulated by the BESⅢ experiment from March 3 through April 14, 2009, is determined by counting inclusive hadronic events. The result is 106.41×(1.00±0.81%)×106 . The error is systematic dominant; the statistical error is negligible.