Observation of a new baryon state in the Lambda(0)(b)pi(+)pi(-) mass spectrum



Aaij, R, Beteta, C Abellan, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Aidala, CA, Ajaltouni, Z, Akar, S, Albicocco, P, Albrecht, J, Alessio, F
et al (show 835 more authors) (2020) Observation of a new baryon state in the Lambda(0)(b)pi(+)pi(-) mass spectrum. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020 (6). 136-. ISSN 1029-8479, 1029-8479

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<jats:title>A<jats:sc>bstract</jats:sc> </jats:title> <jats:p>A new baryon state is observed in the <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$$ {\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0{\pi}^{+}{\pi}^{-} $$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msubsup> <mml:mi>Λ</mml:mi> <mml:mi>b</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msubsup> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>π</mml:mi> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>π</mml:mi> <mml:mo>−</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> mass spectrum with high significance using a data sample of pp collisions, collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$$ \sqrt{s} $$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msqrt> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> </mml:msqrt> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> = 7<jats:italic>,</jats:italic> 8 and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb<jats:sup> <jats:italic>−</jats:italic>1</jats:sup>. The mass and natural width of the new state are measured to be</jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:disp-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$$ {\displaystyle \begin{array}{l}m=6072.3\pm 2.9\pm 0.6\pm 0.2\ \mathrm{MeV},\\ {}\Gamma =72\pm 11\pm 2\ \mathrm{MeV},\end{array}} $$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mtable> <mml:mtr> <mml:mtd> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>6072.3</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2.9</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.6</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.2</mml:mn> <mml:mspace/> <mml:mi>MeV</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> </mml:mtd> </mml:mtr> <mml:mtr> <mml:mtd> <mml:mi>Γ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>72</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>11</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mspace/> <mml:mi>MeV</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> </mml:mtd> </mml:mtr> </mml:mtable> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:disp-formula> </jats:p> <jats:p>where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The third uncertainty for the mass is due to imprecise knowledge of the <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$$ {\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0 $$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msubsup> <mml:mi>Λ</mml:mi> <mml:mi>b</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msubsup> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> baryon mass. The new state is consistent with the first radial excitation of the <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$$ {\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0 $$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msubsup> <mml:mi>Λ</mml:mi> <mml:mi>b</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msubsup> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> baryon, the Λ<jats:sub>b</jats:sub>(2S)<jats:sup>0</jats:sup> resonance. Updated measurements of the masses and the upper limits on the natural widths of the previously observed Λ<jats:sub>b</jats:sub>(5912)<jats:sup>0</jats:sup> and Λ<jats:sub>b</jats:sub>(5920)<jats:sup>0</jats:sup> states are also reported.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: B physics, Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments), Heavy quark production, Spectroscopy
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 12 Aug 2020 10:14
Last Modified: 14 Feb 2025 18:29
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP06(2020)136
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2020)136
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3097277