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Search for a new bottomonium state decaying to Υ (1S)π+π− in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV
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Search for a new bottomonium state decaying to Υ (1S)π+π− in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV

S Chatrchyan, J. A Brochero Cifuentes, I. J Cabrillo, Alicia Calderon, S. H Chuang, J Duarte Campderros, M Fernández, G Gómez, J González Sánchez, A Graziano, …
Physics letters. B, Vol.727(3-Jan), pp.57-76
01/01/2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2013.10.016
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.10.016View
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Abstract

The results of a search for the bottomonium counterpart, denoted as Xb, of the exotic charmonium state X(3872) is presented. The analysis is based on a sample of pp collisions at s=8 TeV collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.7 fb-1. The search looks for the exclusive decay channel Xb→Υ{hooked}(1S)π+π- followed by Υ{hooked}(1S)→μ+μ-. No evidence for an Xb signal is observed. Upper limits are set at the 95% confidence level on the ratio of the inclusive production cross sections times the branching fractions to Υ{hooked}(1S)π+π- of the Xb and the Υ{hooked}(2S). The upper limits on the ratio are in the range 0.9-5.4% for Xb masses between 10 and 11 GeV. These are the first upper limits on the production of a possible Xb at a hadron collider.

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