Search for the charged lepton flavor violating decay ψ(3686)→e±μ∓

The BESIII collaboration

doi:10.1007/s11433-025-2901-7

Search for the charged lepton flavor violating decay ψ(3686)→e^±μ^∓

The BESIII collaboration

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By analyzing (2367.0 ± 11.1) × 10⁶ ψ(3686) events collected in e⁺e⁻ collisions at s=3.686GeV with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider, we report the first search for the charged lepton flavor violating decay ψ(3686) → e^±μ^∓. No signal is observed. An upper limit on the branching fraction B(ψ(3686)→e±μ∓) is determined to be 1.4 × 10⁻⁸ at the 90% confidence level.

Original language	English
Article number	251012
Journal	Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy
Volume	69
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-025-2901-7
State	Published - May 2026

Keywords

BESIII
charmonium
ee experiments
lepton flavor violating decay

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Search for the charged lepton flavor violating decay ψ(3686)→e^±μ^∓

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