Amplitude analysis of B+→J/ψϕK+ decays

LHCb Collaboration

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    Abstract

    The first full amplitude analysis of B+→J/ψϕK+ with J/ψ→μ+μ−, ϕ→K+K− decays is performed with a data sample of 3  fb−1 of pp collision data collected at √s=7 and 8 TeV with the LHCb detector. The data cannot be described by a model that contains only excited kaon states decaying into ϕK+, and four J/ψϕ structures are observed, each with significance over 5 standard deviations. The quantum numbers of these structures are determined with significance of at least 4 standard deviations. The lightest has mass consistent with, but width much larger than, previous measurements of the claimed X(4140) state. The model includes significant contributions from a number of expected kaon excitations, including the first observation of the K∗(1680)+→ϕK+ transition.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number012002
    JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
    Volume95
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Jan 2017

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