Abstract

The decays B+→ J/ψπ+π−K+ are studied using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions between 2011 and 2018. Precise measurements of the ratios of branching fractions with the intermediate ψ2(3823), χc1(3872) and ψ(2S) states are reported. The values areBB+→ψ23823K+×Bψ23823→J/ψπ+π−BB+→χc13872K+×Bχc13872→J/ψπ+π−=3.56±0.67±0.11×10−2,BB+→ψ23823K+×Bψ23823→J/ψπ+π−BB+→ψ2SK+×Bψ2S→J/ψπ+π−=1.31±0.25±0.04×10−3,BB+→χc13872K+×Bχc13872→J/ψπ+π−BB+→ψ2SK+×Bψ2S→J/ψπ+π−=3.69±0.07±0.06×10−2,\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsmath}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{wasysym}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsfonts}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amssymb}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsbsy}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{mathrsfs}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{upgreek}\t\t\t\t\\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt}\t\t\t\t\\begin{document}$$ {\\displaystyle \\begin{array}{c}\\frac{{\\mathcal{B}}_{{\\mathrm{B}}^{+}\\to {\\uppsi}_2(3823){\\mathrm{K}}^{+}}\\times {\\mathcal{B}}_{\\uppsi_2(3823)\\to \\mathrm{J}/{\\uppsi \\uppi}^{+}{\\uppi}^{-}}}{{\\mathcal{B}}_{{\\mathrm{B}}^{+}\\to {\\upchi}_{\\mathrm{c}1}(3872){\\mathrm{K}}^{+}}\\times {\\mathcal{B}}_{\\upchi_{\\mathrm{c}1}(3872)\\to \\mathrm{J}/{\\uppsi \\uppi}^{+}{\\uppi}^{-}}}=\\left(3.56\\pm 0.67\\pm 0.11\\right)\\times {10}^{-2},\\\\ {}\\frac{{\\mathcal{B}}_{{\\mathrm{B}}^{+}\\to {\\uppsi}_2(3823){\\mathrm{K}}^{+}}\\times {\\mathcal{B}}_{\\uppsi_2(3823)\\to \\mathrm{J}/{\\uppsi \\uppi}^{+}{\\uppi}^{-}}}{{\\mathcal{B}}_{{\\mathrm{B}}^{+}\\to \\uppsi \\left(2\\mathrm{S}\\right){\\mathrm{K}}^{+}}\\times {\\mathcal{B}}_{\\uppsi \\left(2\\mathrm{S}\\right)\\to \\mathrm{J}/{\\uppsi \\uppi}^{+}{\\uppi}^{-}}}=\\left(1.31\\pm 0.25\\pm 0.04\\right)\\times {10}^{-3},\\\\ {}\\frac{{\\mathcal{B}}_{\\mathrm{B}+\\to {\\upchi}_{\\mathrm{c}1}(3872){\\mathrm{K}}^{+}}\\times {\\mathcal{B}}_{\\upchi_{\\mathrm{c}1}(3872)\\to \\mathrm{J}/{\\uppsi \\uppi}^{+}{\\uppi}^{-}}}{{\\mathcal{B}}_{{\\mathrm{B}}^{+}\\to \\uppsi \\left(2\\mathrm{S}\\right){\\mathrm{K}}^{+}}\\times {\\mathcal{B}}_{\\uppsi \\left(2\\mathrm{S}\\right)\\to \\mathrm{J}/{\\uppsi \\uppi}^{+}{\\uppi}^{-}}}=\\left(3.69\\pm 0.07\\pm 0.06\\right)\\times {10}^{-2},\\end{array}} $$\\end{document}where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The decay of B+→ ψ2(3823)K+ with ψ2(3823) → J/ψπ+π− is observed for the first time with a significance of 5.1 standard deviations. The mass differences between the ψ2(3823), χc1(3872) and ψ(2S) states are measured to bemχc13872−mψ23823=47.50±0.53±0.13MeV/c2,mψ23823−mψ22S=137.98±0.53±0.14MeV/c2,mχc13872−mψ22S=185.49±0.06±0.03MeV/c2,\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsmath}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{wasysym}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsfonts}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amssymb}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsbsy}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{mathrsfs}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{upgreek}\t\t\t\t\\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt}\t\t\t\t\\begin{document}$$ {\\displaystyle \\begin{array}{c}{m}_{\\upchi_{\\mathrm{c}1}(3872)}-{m}_{\\uppsi_2(3823)}=47.50\\pm 0.53\\pm 0.13\\;\\mathrm{MeV}/{c}^2,\\\\ {}{m}_{\\uppsi_2(3823)}-{m}_{\\uppsi_2\\left(2\\mathrm{S}\\right)}=137.98\\pm 0.53\\pm 0.14\\;\\mathrm{MeV}/{c}^2,\\\\ {}{m}_{\\upchi_{\\mathrm{c}1}(3872)}-{m}_{\\uppsi_2\\left(2\\mathrm{S}\\right)}=185.49\\pm 0.06\\pm 0.03\\;\\mathrm{MeV}/{c}^2,\\end{array}} $$\\end{document}resulting in the most precise determination of the χc1(3872) mass. The width of the ψ2(3823) state is found to be below 5.2 MeV at 90% confidence level. The Breit-Wigner width of the χc1(3872) state is measured to beΓχc13872BW=0.96−0.18+0.19±0.21MeV\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsmath}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{wasysym}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsfonts}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amssymb}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{amsbsy}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{mathrsfs}\t\t\t\t\\usepackage{upgreek}\t\t\t\t\\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt}\t\t\t\t\\begin{document}$$ {\\Gamma}_{\\upchi_{\\mathrm{c}1}(3872)}^{\\mathrm{BW}}={0.96}_{-0.18}^{+0.19}\\pm 0.21\\;\\mathrm{MeV} $$\\end{document}which is inconsistent with zero by 5.5 standard deviations.

Highlights

  • In this paper, a sample of B+ → (Xcc → J/ψ π+π−) K+ decays2 is analysed, where Xcc denotes the ψ2(3823), χc1(3872) or ψ(2S) state and the J/ψ meson is reconstructed in the μ+μ− final state

  • The decays B+ → J/ψ π+π−K+ are studied using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions between 2011 and 2018

  • A sample of B+ → (Xcc → J/ψ π+π−) K+ decays2 is analysed, where Xcc denotes the ψ2(3823), χc1(3872) or ψ(2S) state and the J/ψ meson is reconstructed in the μ+μ− final state

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Detector and simulation

The LHCb detector [62, 63] is a single-arm forward spectrometer covering the pseudorapidity range 2 < η < 5, designed for the study of particles containing b or c quarks. The tracking system provides a measurement of the momentum of charged particles with a relative uncertainty that varies from 0.5% at low momentum to 1.0% at 200 GeV/c. The online event selection is performed by a trigger [71], which consists of a hardware stage, based on information from the calorimeter and muon systems, followed by a software stage, which applies a full event reconstruction. In the software trigger two oppositely charged muons are required to form a good-quality vertex that is significantly displaced from every PV, with a dimuon mass exceeding 2.7 GeV/c2. The interaction of the generated particles with the detector, and its response, are implemented using the Geant toolkit [80, 81] as described in ref. To account for imperfections in the simulation of charged-particle reconstruction, the track reconstruction efficiency determined from simulation is corrected using data-driven techniques [83]

Event selection
Ratios of branching fractions
Systematic uncertainty
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