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Search for Structure in the Bs0 π± Invariant Mass Spectrum

  • R. Aaij
    ,
  • B. Adeva
    ,
  • M. Adinolfi
    ,
  • Z. Ajaltouni
    ,
  • S. Akar
    ,
  • J. Albrecht
  • CERN
    ,
  • University of Santiago de Compostela
    ,
  • University of Bristol
    ,
  • Université Clermont Auvergne
    ,
  • CNRS
    ,
  • TU Dortmund University
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Abstract

The Bs0π± invariant mass distribution is investigated in order to search for possible exotic meson states. The analysis is based on a data sample recorded with the LHCb detector corresponding to 3 fb-1 of pp collision data at s=7 and 8 TeV. No significant excess is found, and upper limits are set on the production rate of the claimed X(5568) state within the LHCb acceptance. Upper limits are also set as a function of the mass and width of a possible exotic meson decaying to the Bs0π± final state. The same limits also apply to a possible exotic meson decaying through the chain Bs∗0π±, Bs∗0→Bs0γ where the photon is excluded from the reconstructed decays.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
Peer-review

Original language

English

Article number

152003

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Physical Review Letters (Volume 117, Issue 15)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 05/10/2016

Publication status

Published - 05/10/2016

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 84992129585
  • WOS: 000385341600003

Funding Details

FundersFunding numbers
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1681016
STFC
ST/M004058/1, 1641747, ST/H006737/1, LHCb, ST/K00140X/1, ST/L003538/1, GRIDPP, LHCb Upgrades, ST/K004646/1, ST/N000242/1, ST/N001370/1
STFC
-
SNF
166208
SNF
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