Model-Independent Study of Structure in B + → D + D − K + Decays

K. De Bruyn, C. J. G. Onderwater, M. van Veghel, LHCb Collaboration

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Abstract

The only anticipated resonant contributions to B+→D+D−K+ decays are charmonium states in the D+D− channel. A model-independent analysis, using LHCb proton-proton collision data taken at center-of-mass energies of √s=7, 8, and 13 TeV, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 9  fb−1, is carried out to test this hypothesis. The description of the data assuming that resonances only manifest in decays to the D+D− pair is shown to be incomplete. This constitutes evidence for a new contribution to the decay, potentially one or more new charm-strange resonances in the D−K+ channel with masses around 2.9  GeV/c2.

Original languageEnglish
Article number242001
Number of pages10
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume125
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7-Dec-2020

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