Cross section measurement of e+e- ? p(p)over-bar? and e+e- ? p(p)over-bar? at center-of-mass energies between 3.773 GeV and 4.6 GeV

Abstract

Based on 14.7 fb(-1) of e(+)e(-) annihilation data collected with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider at 17 different center-of-mass energies between 3.7730 GeV and 4.5995 GeV, Born cross sections of the two processes e(+)e(-) -> p (p) over bar eta and e(+)e(-) -> p (p) over bar omega are measured for the first time. No indication of resonant production through a vector state V is observed, and upper limits on the Born cross sections of e(+)e(-) -> p (p) over bar eta and e(+)e(-) -> p (p) over bar omega at the 90% confidence level are calculated for a large parameter space in resonance masses and widths. For the current world average parameters of the psi(4230) of m = 4.2187 GeV=c(2) and Gamma = 44 MeV, we find upper limits on resonant production of the p (p) over bar eta and p (p) over bar omega final states of 7.5 pb and 10.4 pb at the 90% CL, respectively.