Title
Observation of a new Ξ <inf>b</inf> baryon
Date Issued
21 June 2012
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Chatrchyan S.
Khachatryan V.
Sirunyan A.M.
Tumasyan A.
Adam W.
Bergauer T.
Dragicevic M.
Erö J.
Fabjan C.
Friedl M.
Frühwirth R.
Ghete V.M.
Hammer J.
Hörmann N.
Hrubec J.
Jeitler M.
Kiesenhofer W.
Knünz V.
Krammer M.
Liko D.
Mikulec I.
Pernicka M.
Rahbaran B.
Rohringer C.
Rohringer H.
Schöfbeck R.
Strauss J.
Taurok A.
Wagner P.
Waltenberger W.
Walzel G.
Widl E.
Wulz C.E.
Mossolov V.
Shumeiko N.
Suarez Gonzalez J.
Bansal S.
Cornelis T.
De Wolf E.A.
Janssen X.
Luyckx S.
Maes T.
Mucibello L.
Ochesanu S.
Roland B.
Rougny R.
Selvaggi M.
Staykova Z.
Van Haevermaet H.
Van Mechelen P.
Van Remortel N.
Van Spilbeeck A.
Blekman F.
Blyweert S.
D'hondt J.
Gonzalez Suarez R.
Kalogeropoulos A.
Maes M.
Olbrechts A.
Van Doninck W.
Van Mulders P.
Van Onsem G.P.
Villella I.
Charaf O.
Clerbaux B.
De Lentdecker G.
Dero V.
Gay A.P.R.
Hreus T.
Léonard A.
Marage P.E.
Reis T.
Thomas L.
Vander Velde C.
Vanlaer P.
Wang J.
Adler V.
Beernaert K.
Cimmino A.
Costantini S.
Garcia G.
Grunewald M.
Klein B.
Lellouch J.
Marinov A.
Mccartin J.
Ocampo Rios A.A.
Ryckbosch D.
Strobbe N.
Thyssen F.
Tytgat M.
Vanelderen L.
Verwilligen P.
Walsh S.
Yazgan E.
Zaganidis N.
Basegmez S.
Bruno G.
Castello R.
Ceard L.
Yerevan Physics Institute
Yerevan Physics Institute
Yerevan Physics Institute
Yerevan Physics Institute
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Institut für Hochenergiephysik der OeAW
Publisher(s)
American Physical Society
Abstract
The observation of a new b baryon via its strong decay into Ξb-π + (plus charge conjugates) is reported. The measurement uses a data sample of pp collisions at √s=7TeV collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.3fb -1. The known Ξb- baryon is reconstructed via the decay chain Ξb-→J/ψΞ -→μ +μ -Λ0π -, with Λ0→pπ -. A peak is observed in the distribution of the difference between the mass of the Ξb-π + system and the sum of the masses of the Ξb- and π +, with a significance exceeding 5 standard deviations. The mass difference of the peak is 14.84±0.74(stat)±0.28(syst)MeV. The new state most likely corresponds to the JP=3/2 + companion of the Ξ b. © 2012 CERN.
Volume
108
Issue
25
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84862891142
Source
Physical Review Letters
ISSN of the container
00319007
Sponsor(s)
Science and Technology Facilities Council GRIDPP, ST/F006748/1, ST/F007094/1, ST/F007434/1, ST/G502347/1, ST/H000925/1, ST/I000410/1, ST/I002200/1, ST/I005912/1, ST/I505572/1, ST/I505580/1, ST/J004901/1, ST/J005665/1, ST/K001604/1 STFC Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur F&#x00F6;rderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 123501, 134939 SNF
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