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Observation of new excited Bs0 states

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Authors

Aaij, R 
Beteta, CA 
Ackernley, T 
Adeva, B 
Adinolfi, M 

Abstract

A structure is observed in the B+K mass spectrum in a sample of proton--proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV, collected with the LHCb detector and corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The structure is interpreted as the result of overlapping excited Bs0 states. With high significance, a two-peak hypothesis provides a better description of the data than a single resonance. Under this hypothesis the masses and widths of the two states, assuming they decay directly to B+K, are determined to be m1=6063.5±1.2 (stat)±0.8 (syst) MeV, Γ1=26±4 (stat)±4 (syst) MeV, m2=6114±3 (stat)±5 (syst) MeV, Γ2=66±18 (stat)±21 (syst) MeV. Alternative values assuming a decay through B∗+K, with a missing photon from the B∗+B+γ decay, which are shifted by approximately 45 MeV are also determined. The possibility of a single state decaying in both channels is also considered. The ratio of the total production cross-section times branching fraction of the new states relative to the previously observed Bs2∗0 state is determined to be 0.87±0.15 (stat)±0.19 (syst).

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Keywords

hep-ex, hep-ex

Journal Title

European Physical Journal C

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Journal ISSN

1434-6044
1434-6052

Volume Title

81

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC