Observation of $psi(3686) to nbar{n}$ and improved measurement of $psi(3686) to p bar{p}$

We observe the decay $psi(3686) to n bar{n}$ for the first time and measure $psi(3686) to p bar{p}$ with improved accuracy by using $1.07times 10^8$ $psi(3686)$ events collected with the BESIII detector. The measured branching fractions are $mathcal{B}(psi(3686) to n bar{n}) = (3.06 pm 0.06 pm 0.14)times 10^{-4}$ and $mathcal{B}(psi(3686) to p bar{p}) = (3.05 pm 0.02 pm 0.12) times 10^{-4}$. Here, the first uncertainties are statistical and the second ones systematic. With the hypothesis that the polar angular distributions of the neutron and proton in the center-of-mass system obey $1+alpha cos^2theta$, we determine the $alpha$ parameters to be $alpha_{nbar{n}} = 0.68 pm 0.12 pm 0.11$ and $alpha_{pbar{p}} = 1.03 pm 0.06 pm 0.03$ for $psi(3686)to nbar{n}$ and $psi(3686)to pbar{p}$, respectively.