Psi'' decays to charmless final states

Abstract

The importance of measuring the non-$D \bar D$ decays of the $\psi'' = \psi(3770)$ resonance is discussed. These decays can shed light on a possible discrepancy between the total and $D \bar D$ cross sections at the $\psi''$, and on a proposed mechanism for enhancement of penguin amplitudes in $B$ meson decays through charm--anticharm annihilation. Measurements (including the $\psi''$ line shape) in states of definite G-parity and in inclusive charmless final states such as $\eta' + X$ are found to be particularly important.