Observation of a new baryon state in the Lambda(0)(b)pi(+)pi(-) mass spectrum
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Abstract
A new baryon state is observed in the Λ0bπ+π− mass spectrum with high significance using a data sample of pp collisions, collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies s√
= 7, 8 and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The mass and natural width of the new state are measured to be
m=6072.3±2.9±0.6±0.2 MeV,Γ=72±11±2 MeV,
where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The third uncertainty for the mass is due to imprecise knowledge of the Λ0b
baryon mass. The new state is consistent with the first radial excitation of the Λ0b baryon, the Λb(2S)0 resonance. Updated measurements of the masses and the upper limits on the natural widths of the previously observed Λb(5912)0 and Λb(5920)0 states are also reported.
= 7, 8 and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The mass and natural width of the new state are measured to be
m=6072.3±2.9±0.6±0.2 MeV,Γ=72±11±2 MeV,
where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The third uncertainty for the mass is due to imprecise knowledge of the Λ0b
baryon mass. The new state is consistent with the first radial excitation of the Λ0b baryon, the Λb(2S)0 resonance. Updated measurements of the masses and the upper limits on the natural widths of the previously observed Λb(5912)0 and Λb(5920)0 states are also reported.
Date Issued
2020-06-23
Date Acceptance
2020-06-01
Citation
The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020, 2020 (6)
ISSN
1029-8479
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Journal / Book Title
The Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
2020
Issue
6
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©2020 CERN for the benefit of the LHCb collaboration. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative CommonsAttribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits any use, distribution and reproduction inany medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
B physics
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
Heavy quark production
Spectroscopy
DECAY
MODEL
TOOL
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 136