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Observation of the B0sχc1(3872)π+π decay

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Abstract

The first observation of the B0s(χc1(3872)J/ψπ+π)π+π decay is reported using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 1, 2 and 6fb1, collected by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13TeV, respectively. The ratio of branching fractions relative to the B0s(ψ(2S)Jψπ+π)π+π decay is measured to be B(B0sχc1(3872)π+π)×B(χc1(3872)Jψπ+π)B(B0sψ(2S)π+π)×B(ψ(2S)Jψπ+π)=(6.8±1.1±0.2)×102, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The mass spectrum of the π+π system recoiling against the χc1(3872) meson exhibits a large contribution from B0sχc1(3872)(f0(980)π+π) decays.

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Distributions of the (left) J/ψπ+π+ππ and (right) J/ψπ+π mass of selected (top) B0sψ(2S)π+π and (bottom) B0sχc1(3872)π+π candidates. Projections from the fit, described in the text, are overlaid. The J/ψπ+π+ππ mass distributions are shown for the B0sψ(2S)π+π and B0sχc1(3872)π+π candidates within narrow J/ψπ+π mass ranges, 3.679<mJ/ψπ+π<3.693 Ge V /c2 and 3.864<mJ/ψπ+π<3.880 Ge V /c2, respectively. The J/ψπ+π mass distributions are shown for the B0s candidates within a narrow J/ψπ+π+ππ mass range, 5.35<mJ/ψπ+π+ππ<5.38 Ge V /c2.

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The background-subtracted mass spectra for the dipion system recoiling against the χc1(3872) or ψ(2S) states for (left) B0sψ(2S)π+π and (right) B0sχc1(3872)π+π decays. The results of the fit, described in the text, are overlaid.

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Signal yields, hadron masses, and detector resolution scale factors from the simultaneous fit described in the text. The parameters mB0s, sB0s and sJ/ψπ+π are shared in the fit among the two mass ranges. The uncertainties are statistical only.

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Relative systematic uncertainties (in %) for the ratio of branching fractions. The sources are described in the text.

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Created on 09 August 2024.