Abstract
We search for invisible decays of the Upsilon(1S) meson using a sample of 91.4x10(6) Upsilon(3S) mesons collected at the BABAR/PEP-II B factory. We select events containing the decay Upsilon(3S)->pi(+)pi(-)Upsilon(1S) and search for evidence of an undetectable Upsilon(1S) decay recoiling against the dipion system. We set an upper limit on the branching fraction B(Upsilon(1S)-> invisible)< 3.0x10(-4) at the 90% confidence level.
We are grateful for the excellent luminosity and machine
conditions provided by our PEP-II colleagues, and
for the substantial dedicated effort from the computing
organizations that support BABAR. The collaborating
institutions wish to thank SLAC for its support and
kind hospitality. This work is supported by DOE and
NSF (USA), NSERC (Canada), CEA and CNRS-IN2P3
(France), BMBF and DFG (Germany), INFN (Italy),
FOM (The Netherlands), NFR (Norway), MES (Russia),
MEC (Spain), and STFC (United Kingdom). Individuals
have received support from the Marie Curie EIF (European Union) and the A. P. Sloan Foundation.
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