Physics Accomplishments and Future Prospects of the BES Experiments at the Beijing Electron--Positron Collider

The cornerstone of the Chinese experimental particle physics program is a series of experiments performed in the τ-charm energy region. China began building e + e − colliders at the Institute for High Energy Physics in Beijing more than three decades ago. Beijing Electron Spectrometer (BES) is the c...

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Published in:Annual review of nuclear and particle science 2016-10, Vol.66 (1), p.143-170
Main Authors: Briere, Roy A, Harris, Frederick A, Mitchell, Ryan E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BES
charm
charmonium
tau
XYZ
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Summary:The cornerstone of the Chinese experimental particle physics program is a series of experiments performed in the τ-charm energy region. China began building e + e − colliders at the Institute for High Energy Physics in Beijing more than three decades ago. Beijing Electron Spectrometer (BES) is the common root name for the particle physics detectors operated at these machines. We summarize the development of the BES program and highlight the physics results across several topical areas.
ISSN:0163-8998
1545-4134
DOI:10.1146/annurev-nucl-102115-044802