The numbers of ψ(3686) events accumulated by the BESIII detector for the data taken during 2009 and 2012 are determined to be (107.0±0.8)×10 6 and (341.1±2.1)×10 6 , respectively, by counting inclusive hadronic events, where the uncertainties are systematic and the statistical uncertainties are negligible. The number of events for the sample taken in 2009 is consistent with that of the previous measurement. The total number of ψ(3686) events for the two data taking periods is (448.1±2.9)×10 6 .
The quadratic form of the isobaric multiplet mass equation (IMME), which was originally suggested by Wigner and has been generally regarded as valid, is seriously questioned by recent high-precision nuclear mass measurements. The usual resolution to this problem is to add empirically the cubic and quartic T z -terms to characterize the deviations from the IMME, but finding the origin of these terms remains an unsolved difficulty. Based on a strategy beyond the Wigner's first-order perturbation, we derive explicitly the cubic and quartic T z -terms. These terms are shown to be generated by the effective charge-symmetry breaking and chargeindependent breaking interactions in nuclear medium combined with the Coulomb polarization effect. Calculations for the sdand lower f p-shells explore a systematical emergence of the cubic T z -term, suggesting a general deviation from the original IMME. Intriguingly, the magnitude of the deviation exhibits an oscillationlike behavior with mass number, modulated by the shell effect. PACS numbers: 24.80.+y, 13.75.Cs, 21.65.Ef, 21.10.Dr I. INTRODUCTIONShortly after the discovery of neutron, Heisenberg introduced isospin to describe different charge states of nucleon [1]. In this concept, proton (p) and neutron (n) are treated as an isospin T = 1/2 doublet distinguished by different projections T z (p) = −1/2 and T z (n) = +1/2. As one of the most important predictions in nuclear physics, the isobaric multiplet mass equation (IMME) proposed later by Wigner [2,3] suggests that the mass excesses ME(A, T, T z ) of the nuclei belonging to an isospin multiplet of mass number A and total isospin T follow a simple quadratic equationwhere T z = (N − Z)/2 is the isospin projection, and the parameters a, b and c are constants for a given multiplet. The elegant IMME, though derived by using the 1st-order perturbation approximation, has been widely employed to predict the unknown masses of unstable neutron-deficient nuclei. Since its establishment, the IMME is believed to be generally valid [4]. With recent advances in radioactive beam facilities, a wealth of exotic masses with increasing precision became available [5]. Unexpectedly large discrepancies between the measured masses and the ones given by the quadratic form of the IMME were observed [6][7][8]. This calls for an addition of a cubic term dT 3 z or even a quartic term eT 4 z to Eq. (1) [9][10][11]. The origin of these higher-order terms, which clearly lies beyond the original IMME of Eq. (1), requires explanation. * dongjm07@impcas.ac.cn
With 1.06 × 10 8 ψ(3686) events collected with the BESIII detector, the branching fraction of ψ(3686) → ωK + K − is measured to be (1.54± 0.04± 0.11)× 10 −4 . This is the most precise result to date, due to the largest ψ(3686) sample, improved signal reconstruction efficiency, good simulation of the detector performance, and a more accurate knowledge of the continuum contribution. Using the branching fraction of J/ψ → ωK + K − , the ratio B(ψ(3868) → K + K − )/B(J/ψ → K + K − ) is determined to be (18.4 ± 3.7) %. This constitutes a significantly improved test of the 12 % rule, with the uncertainty now dominated by the J/ψ branching fraction.
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