Observation of charged κ in J/ψ→K⁎(892)∓KSπ±, K⁎(892)∓→KSπ∓ at BESII

Abstract Using 58 million J / ψ decays obtained by BESII, a charged κ particle is observed in the analysis of the K S π ± system recoiling against K ⁎ ( 892 ) ∓ selected in J / ψ → K S K S π + π − . The mass and width values of the charged κ are obtained to be ( 826 ± 49 − 34 + 49 ) MeV / c 2 and ( 449 ± 156 − 81 + 144 ) MeV / c 2 for the Breit–Wigner parameters, and the pole position is determined to be ( 764 ± 63 − 54 + 71 ) − i ( 306 ± 149 − 85 + 143 ) MeV / c 2 . They are in good agreement with those of the neutral κ observed by the BES Collaboration.