Measurements of the parameters of the $ϕ(1020)$ resonance through studies of the processes $e^+e^- \to K^+K^-$, $K_SK_L$ and $π^+π^-π^0$

Abstract

The cross sections of the processes $e^+e^- \to K^+K^-$, $e^+e^- \to K_SK_L$ and $e^+e^- \to π^+π^-π^0$ were measured in the SND experiment at the VEPP-2M collider in the energy region near the $ϕ(1020)$ meson. These measurements were based on about $10^6$ $K^+K^-$, $0.5 \times 10^6$ $K_SK_L$ and $0.4 \times 10^6$ $π^+π^-π^0$ selected events. Themeasured cross sections have been analyzed in the framework of the vector meson dominance model and the main parameters of the $ϕ$-resonance were obtained, such as its mass, width, the production cross section and branching ratios of the main decay modes. The measured value of the $ϕ$ meson total width, $Γ_ϕ = 4.21 \pm 0.04$ is lower than the present world average of $4.458 \pm 0.032$ MeV. Contributions in addition to the conventional vector meson dominance model were found in the $e^+e^- \to π^+π^-π^0$ reaction cross section.