Near-threshold DD¯$$ \mathrm{D}\overline{\mathrm{D}} $$ spectroscopy and observation of a new charmonium state

Abstract

Abstract

Using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1, collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, a new narrow charmonium state, the X(3842) resonance, is observed in the decay modes X3842→D0D¯0$$ \mathrm{X}(3842)\to {D}^0{\overline{D}}^0 $$ and X(3842) → D+D−. The mass and the natural width of this state are measured to be

m

X

3842

= 3842.71 ± 0.16 ± 0.12

M e V /

c 2

,

Γ

X

3842

= 2.79 ± 0.51 ± 0.35

M e V ,

$$ \begin{array}{l}{m}_{X(3842)}=3842.71\pm 0.16\pm 0.12\ MeV/{c}^2,\hfill \\ {}{\varGamma}_{X(3842)}=2.79\pm 0.51\pm 0.35\ MeV,\hfill \end{array} $$

where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The observed mass and narrow natural width suggest the interpretation of the new state as the unobserved (spin-3 ψ3 13D3) charmonium state. In addition, prompt hadroproduction of the ψ(3770) and χ2(3930) states is observed for the first time, and the parameters of these states are measured to be

m

ψ

3770

= 3778.1 ± 0.7 ± 0.6

M e V /

c 2

,

m

χ 2

3930

= 3921.9 ± 0.6 ± 0.2

M e V /

c 2

,

Γ

χ 2

3930

= 36.6

±

1.9

±

0.9

M e V ,

$$ \begin{array}{l}{m}_{\psi (3770)}=3778.1\pm 0.7\pm 0.6\ MeV/{c}^2,\hfill \\ {}{m}_{\chi_2(3930)}=3921.9\pm 0.6\pm 0.2\ MeV/{c}^2,\hfill \\ {}{\varGamma}_{\chi_2(3930)}=36.6 \pm 1.9 \pm 0.9\ MeV,\hfill \end{array} $$

where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.