Observation of J/ψp Resonances Consistent with Pentaquark States in Λ0b→J/ψK−p Decays

Observations of exotic structures in the J/ψp channel, which we refer to as charmonium-pentaquark states, in Λ0b→J/ψK−p decays are presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 3  fb−1 acquired with the LHCb detector from 7 and 8 TeV pp collisions. An amplitude analysis of th...

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Autores: Badalov, Alexey, Calvo Gómez, Míriam, Vilasís Cardona, Xavier, LHCb Collaboration - CERN
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Repositorio:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull
OAI Identifier:oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/3281
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/3281
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.072001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gran col·lisionador d'hadrons (França i Suïssa)
Partícules (Física nuclear)
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Sumario:Observations of exotic structures in the J/ψp channel, which we refer to as charmonium-pentaquark states, in Λ0b→J/ψK−p decays are presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 3  fb−1 acquired with the LHCb detector from 7 and 8 TeV pp collisions. An amplitude analysis of the three-body final state reproduces the two-body mass and angular distributions. To obtain a satisfactory fit of the structures seen in the J/ψp mass spectrum, it is necessary to include two Breit-Wigner amplitudes that each describe a resonant state. The significance of each of these resonances is more than 9 standard deviations. One has a mass of 4380±8±29  MeV and a width of 205±18±86  MeV, while the second is narrower, with a mass of 4449.8±1.7±2.5  MeV and a width of 39±5±19  MeV. The preferred JP assignments are of opposite parity, with one state having spin 3/2 and the other 5/2.