Measurement of Charm Production Cross Sections in e+e- Annihilation at Energies between 3.97 and 4.26 GeV

Abstract

Using the CLEO-c detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we have measured inclusive and exclusive cross sections for the production of D+, D0 and Ds+ mesons in e+e- annihilations at thirteen center-of-mass energies between 3.97 and 4.26 GeV. Exclusive cross sections are presented for final states consisting of two charm mesons (DD, D*D, D*D*, Ds+Ds-, Ds*+Ds-, and Ds*+Ds*-) and for processes in which the charm-meson pair is accompanied by a pion. No enhancement in any final state is observed at the energy of the Y(4260).

19 pages, postscript also available through http://www.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLNS/2007/, Submitted to PRD