Abstract
Using pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.5 fb-1 recorded by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of √s=7, 8, and 13 TeV, the observation of an excited Bc+ state in the Bc+π+π- invariant-mass spectrum is reported. The observed peak has a mass of 6841.2±0.6(stat)±0.1(syst)±0.8(Bc+) MeV/c2, where the last uncertainty is due to the limited knowledge of the Bc+ mass. It is consistent with expectations of the Bc∗(23S1)+ state reconstructed without the low-energy photon from the Bc∗(13S1)+→Bc+γ decay following Bc∗(23S1)+→Bc∗(13S1)+π+π-. A second state is seen with a global (local) statistical significance of 2.2σ (3.2σ) and a mass of 6872.1±1.3(stat)±0.1(syst)±0.8(Bc+) MeV/c2, and is consistent with the Bc(21S0)+ state. These mass measurements are the most precise to date.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 232001 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 122 |
Issue number | 23 |
Early online date | 11 Jun 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Jun 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy