Near-threshold D(Formula presented.) spectroscopy and observation of a new charmonium state

LHCb Collaboration

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Abstract

Using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1, collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, a new narrow charmonium state, the X(3842) resonance, is observed in the decay modes   X(3842)→D0D¯¯¯¯0  and X(3842) → D+D−. The mass and the natural width of this state are measured to be 

mX(3842)=3842.71±0.16±0.12 MeV/c2,ΓX(3842)=2.79±0.51±0.35 MeV,

where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The observed mass and narrow natural width suggest the interpretation of the new state as the unobserved (spin-3 ψ3 13D3) charmonium state.

 In addition, prompt hadroproduction of the ψ(3770) and χ2(3930) states is observed for the first time, and the parameters of these states are measured to be

 mψ(3770)=3778.1±0.7±0.6 MeV/c2,mχ2(3930)=3921.9±0.6±0.2 MeV/c2,Γχ2(3930)=36.6±1.9±0.9 MeV,

where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.

Original languageEnglish
Article number35
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2019
Issue number7
Early online date8 Jul 2019
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 8 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Charm physics
  • Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
  • Heavy quark production
  • Quarkonium

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