Evidence for an $$\eta _c(1S) \pi ^-$$ η c ( 1 S ) π - resonance in $$B^0 \rightarrow \eta _c(1S) K^+\pi ^-$$ B 0 → η c ( 1 S ) K + π - decays

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Abstract

A Dalitz plot analysis of B 0 → η c ( 1 S ) K + π - decays is performed using data samples of pp collisions collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of s = 7 , 8 and 13 Te V , corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb - 1 . A satisfactory description of the data is obtained when including a contribution representing an exotic η c ( 1 S ) π - resonant state. The significance of this exotic resonance is more than three standard deviations, while its mass and width are 4096 ± 20 - 22 + 18 Me V and 152 ± 58 - 35 + 60 Me V , respectively. The spin-parity assignments J P = 0 + and J P = 1 - are both consistent with the data. In addition, the first measurement of the B 0 → η c ( 1 S ) K + π - branching fraction is performed and gives B ( B 0 → η c ( 1 S ) K + π - ) = ( 5.73 ± 0.24 ± 0.13 ± 0.66 ) × 10 - 4 , where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third is due to limited knowledge of external branching fractions.

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