Observation of J /ψφ Structures Consistent with Exotic States from Amplitude Analysis of B+ →j /ψφK+ Decays

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doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.022003

Observation of J /ψφ Structures Consistent with Exotic States from Amplitude Analysis of B+ →j /ψφK+ Decays

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The first full amplitude analysis of B+→J/ψφK+ with J/ψ→μ+μ-, φ→K+K- decays is performed with a data sample of 3 fb-1 of pp collision data collected at s=7 and 8 TeV with the LHCb detector. The data cannot be described by a model that contains only excited kaon states decaying into φK+, and four J/ψφ structures are observed, each with significance over 5 standard deviations. The quantum numbers of these structures are determined with significance of at least 4 standard deviations. The lightest has mass consistent with, but width much larger than, previous measurements of the claimed X(4140) state.

Original language	English
Article number	022003
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	118
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.022003
Publication status	Published - 11 Jan 2017

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Observation of J /ψφ Structures Consistent with Exotic States from Amplitude Analysis of B+ →j /ψφK+ Decays

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