Amplitude analysis of the B+→D+D−K+ decay

By L. C. R. Aaij, C. Beteta, T. Ackernley, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, H. Afsharnia, C. Aidala, S. Aiola, Z. Ajaltouni, S. Akar and 953 more. Physical Review D, 2020

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Results are reported from an amplitude analysis of the $B^+\to D^+D^-K^+$ decay. The analysis is carried out using LHCb proton-proton collision data taken at $\sqrt{s}=7,8,$ and $13$ TeV, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 9 fb$^{-1}$. In order to obtain a good description of the data, it is found to be necessary to include new spin-0 and spin-1 resonances in the $D^-K^+$ channel with masses around 2.9 GeV$/c^2$, and a new spin-0 charmonium resonance in proximity to the spin-2 $\chi_{c2}(3930)$ state. The masses and widths of these resonances are determined, as are the relative contributions of all components in the amplitude model, which additionally include the vector charmonia $\psi(3770)$, $\psi(4040)$, $\psi(4160)$ and $\psi(4415)$ states and a nonresonant component.

Subfields: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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