A study of charged κ in J/ψ→K±KSπ∓π0

Based on 58 x 10(6) J/psi events collected by BESII, the decay J/psi -> (KKS)-K-+/-pi(-/+)pi(0) is studied. In the invariant mass spectrum recoiling against the charged K*(892)(+/-), the charged kappa particle is found as a low mass enhancement. If a Breit-Wigner function of constant width is used to parameterize the kappa, its pole locates at (849 +/- 77(-14)(+18)) - i(256 +/- 40(-22)(+46)) MeV/c(2). Also in this channel, the decay J/psi -> K*(892)K+*(892)- is observed for the first time. Its branching ratio is (1.00 +/- 0.19(-0.32)(+0.11)) x 10(-3). (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.