Search for the Xb and other hidden-beauty states in the π+π-ϒ(1S) channel at ATLAS

G. Aad; B. Abbott; J. Abdallah; S.A. Abdel Khalek; O. Abdinov; R. Aben; B. Abi; M. Abolins; O.S. AbouZeid; H. Abramowicz; Mogens Dam; Jørn Dines Hansen; Jørgen Beck Hansen; Stefania Xella; Peter Henrik Hansen; Troels Christian Petersen; Lotte Ansgaard Thomsen; Sascha Mehlhase; Morten Dam Jørgensen; Almut Maria Pingel; Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen; Alejandro Alonso Diaz; James William Monk; Lars Egholm Pedersen; Graig Wiglesworth; Gorm Aske Gram Krohn Galster

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Search for the X_b and other hidden-beauty states in the π⁺π^-ϒ(1S) channel at ATLAS

G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, S.A. Abdel Khalek, O. Abdinov, R. Aben, B. Abi, M. Abolins, O.S. AbouZeid, H. Abramowicz, Mogens Dam, Jørn Dines Hansen, Jørgen Beck Hansen, Stefania Xella, Peter Henrik Hansen, Troels Christian Petersen, Lotte Ansgaard Thomsen, Sascha Mehlhase, Morten Dam Jørgensen, Almut Maria PingelAsk Emil Løvschall-Jensen, Alejandro Alonso Diaz, James William Monk, Lars Egholm Pedersen, Graig Wiglesworth, Gorm Aske Gram Krohn Galster

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This Letter presents a search for a hidden-beauty counterpart of the X(3872) in the mass ranges of 10.05–10.31 GeV and 10.40–11.00 GeV, in the channel X_b→π⁺π⁻ϒ(1S)(→μ⁺μ⁻), using 16.2 fb⁻¹ of s=8 TeV pp collision data collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. No evidence for new narrow states is found, and upper limits are set on the product of the X_b cross section and branching fraction, relative to those of the ϒ(2S), at the 95% confidence level using the CL_S approach. These limits range from 0.8% to 4.0%, depending on mass. For masses above 10.1 GeV, the expected upper limits from this analysis are the most restrictive to date. Searches for production of the ϒ(1³D_J), ϒ(10860), and ϒ(11020) states also reveal no significant signals.

Original language	English
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	740
Pages (from-to)	199-217
Number of pages	19
ISSN	0370-2693
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2014.11.055
Publication status	Published - 5 Jan 2015

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Aad, G., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Abdel Khalek, S. A., Abdinov, O., Aben, R., Abi, B., Abolins, M., AbouZeid, O. S., Abramowicz, H., Dam, M., Hansen, J. D., Hansen, J. B., Xella, S., Hansen, P. H., Petersen, T. C., Thomsen, L. A., Mehlhase, S., Jørgensen, M. D., ... Galster, G. A. G. K. (2015). Search for the X_b and other hidden-beauty states in the π⁺π^-ϒ(1S) channel at ATLAS. Physics Letters B, 740, 199-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2014.11.055

Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abdallah, J, Abdel Khalek, SA, Abdinov, O, Aben, R, Abi, B, Abolins, M, AbouZeid, OS, Abramowicz, H, Dam, M , Hansen, JD , Hansen, JB , Xella, S , Hansen, PH , Petersen, TC, Thomsen, LA, Mehlhase, S, Jørgensen, MD, Pingel, AM, Løvschall-Jensen, AE, Alonso Diaz, A, Monk, JW, Pedersen, LE, Wiglesworth, G & Galster, GAGK 2015, 'Search for the X_b and other hidden-beauty states in the π⁺π^-ϒ(1S) channel at ATLAS', Physics Letters B, vol. 740, pp. 199-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2014.11.055

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Search for the Xb and other hidden-beauty states in the π+π-ϒ(1S) channel at ATLAS

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