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    Note on recent measurements of the \psi(1S)\to\ga \eta_C(1S) and \psi(2S)\to\ga \eta_C(1S) branching ratios

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    Recently published measurements of the branching ratios {\cal B}(\psi(1S)\to\ga \eta_C(1S)) and {\cal B}(\psi(2S)\to\ga \eta_C(1S)) by the CLEO collaboration are examined in the context of a potential model that includes both relativistic and one-loop QCD corrections to the quark-antiquark interaction. The prediction for the width \Gamma(\psi(1S)\to\ga \eta_C(1S)) is in excellent agreement with the new data but the prediction for \Gamma(\psi(2S)\to\ga \eta_C(1S)) is too small. In an effort to understand this discrepancy, we derive an upper bound on \Gamma(\psi(2S)\to\ga \eta_C(1S)) and point out its experimental value saturates this bound.Comment: Corrected typos, addeded referenc

    Calculation of the decay {\bm H\bm\to\bm e\bar{\bm e}\bm\ga}

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    We revisit an earlier calculation of the decay H\to e\,\bar{e}\ga using the recently reported mass value of the Higgs boson candidate observed in the ATLAS and CMS experiments together with cuts that are appropriate for experimental analyzes.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure

    Comparison of HˉγH\to\ell\bar{\ell}\gamma and HγZ,ZˉH\to\gamma\,Z, Z\to\ell\bar{\ell} including the ATLAS cuts

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    A precise comparison is made between the Dalitz decay HˉγH\to\ell\bar{\ell}\gamma and the two body decay HγZ,ZˉH\to\gamma Z,Z\to\ell\bar{\ell} for electrons and for muons including experimental cuts appropriate for the ATLAS detector. The widths for these two processes differ by 8% for electrons and 3% for muons. Given that there remain QCD radiative corrections of this order that are not included, this suggests that the isolation of the Dalitz decay will be challenging.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, 2 table
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