Search for muoproduction of X(3872)X (3872) at COMPASS and indication of a new state Xundefined(3872)\widetilde{X}(3872)

Collaboration
Jul 6, 2017
7 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 783 (2018) 334-340
  • Published: Aug 10, 2018
e-Print:
Report number:
  • CERN-EP-2017-165
Experiments:

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
We have searched for exclusive production of exotic charmonia in the reaction μ+N→μ+(J/ψπ+π−)π±N′ using COMPASS data collected with incoming muons of 160 GeV/ c and 200 GeV/ c momentum. In the J/ψπ+π− mass distribution we observe a signal with a statistical significance of 4.1 σ . Its mass and width are consistent with those of the X(3872) . The shape of the π+π− mass distribution from the observed decay into J/ψπ+π− shows disagreement with previous observations for X(3872) . The observed signal may be interpreted as a possible evidence of a new charmonium state. It could be associated with a neutral partner of X(3872) with C=−1 predicted by a tetraquark model. The product of cross section and branching fraction of the decay of the observed state into J/ψπ+π− is determined to be 71±28(stat)±39(syst) pb.
Note:
  • 12 pages, 6 figures
  • COMPASS
  • X(3872)
  • Photoproduction
  • Tetraquark
  • Exotic charmonia
  • muon+ nucleus: scattering
  • muon nucleus: exclusive reaction
  • mass spectrum: two-pion
  • X(3872): leptoproduction
  • X(3872): hadronic decay