Observation of a new state
Collaboration
17 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.D 103 (2021) 1, 012004
- Published: Jan 7, 2021
e-Print:
- 2010.14485 [hep-ex]
DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.103.012004 (publication)
PDG: MASS
Report number:
- LHCb-PAPER-2020-032,
- CERN-EP-2020-190
Experiments:
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Abstract: (APS)
Using a proton-proton collision data sample collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.5 fb-1, the observation of a new excited Ξb0 resonance decaying to the Ξb-π+ final state is presented. The state, referred to as Ξb(6227)0, has a measured mass and natural width of m(Ξb(6227)0)=6227.1-1.5+1.4±0.5 MeV and Γ(Ξb(6227)0)=18.6-4.1+5.0±1.4 MeV, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic. The production rate of the Ξb(6227)0 state relative to that of the Ξb- baryon in the kinematic region 2<η<5 and pT<30 GeV is measured to be fΞb(6227)0fΞb-B(Ξb(6227)0→Ξb-π+)=0.045±0.008±0.004, where B(Ξb(6227)0→Ξb-π+) is the branching fraction of the decay, and fΞb(6227)0 and fΞb- represent fragmentation fractions. Improved measurements of the mass and natural width of the previously observed Ξb(6227)- state, along with the mass of the Ξb- baryon, are also reported. Both measurements are significantly more precise than, and consistent with, previously reported values.Note:
- 15 pages, 5 figures. All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/p/LHCb-PAPER-2020-032.html
- Particle Physics Experiments
- p p: colliding beams
- p p: scattering
- Xi/b0: excited state
- baryon resonance: hadroproduction
- baryon resonance: hadronic decay
- mass spectrum: (Xi/b- pi+)
- mass: width
- baryon resonance: mass: measured
- baryon resonance: width
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