We have searched for exclusive production of exotic charmonia in the reaction μ+N→μ+(J/ψπ+π−)π±N′ using COMPASS data collected with incoming muons of 160 GeV/c and 200 GeV/c momentum. In the J/ψπ+π− mass distribution we observe a signal with a statistical significance of 4.1 σ. Its mass and width are consistent with those of the X(3872). The shape of the π+π− mass distribution from the observed decay into J/ψπ+π− shows disagreement with previous observations for X(3872). The observed signal may be interpreted as a possible evidence of a new charmonium state. It could be associated with a neutral partner of X(3872) with C=−1 predicted by a tetraquark model. The product of cross section and branching fraction of the decay of the observed state into J/ψπ+π− is determined to be 71±28(stat)±39(syst) pb.

Search for muoproduction of X(3872) at COMPASS and indication of a new state X˜(3872)

Alexeev M. G.;Amoroso A.;Balestra F.;Chiosso M.;Frolov V.;Gnesi I.;Guskov A.;Ivanov A.;Kotzinian A. M.;Longo R.;Panzieri D.;Parsamyan B.;Tosello F.;
2018-01-01

Abstract

We have searched for exclusive production of exotic charmonia in the reaction μ+N→μ+(J/ψπ+π−)π±N′ using COMPASS data collected with incoming muons of 160 GeV/c and 200 GeV/c momentum. In the J/ψπ+π− mass distribution we observe a signal with a statistical significance of 4.1 σ. Its mass and width are consistent with those of the X(3872). The shape of the π+π− mass distribution from the observed decay into J/ψπ+π− shows disagreement with previous observations for X(3872). The observed signal may be interpreted as a possible evidence of a new charmonium state. It could be associated with a neutral partner of X(3872) with C=−1 predicted by a tetraquark model. The product of cross section and branching fraction of the decay of the observed state into J/ψπ+π− is determined to be 71±28(stat)±39(syst) pb.
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037026931830546X?pes=vor
COMPASS; Exotic charmonia; Photoproduction; Tetraquark; X(3872)
Aghasyan M.; Akhunzyanov R.; Alexeev M.G.; Alexeev G.D.; Amoroso A.; Andrieux V.; Anfimov N.V.; Anosov V.; Antoshkin A.; Augsten K.; Augustyniak W.; Austregesilo A.; Azevedo C.D.R.; Badelek B.; Balestra F.; Ball M.; Barth J.; Beck R.; Bedfer Y.; Bernhard J.; Bicker K.; Bielert E.R.; Birsa R.; Bodlak M.; Bordalo P.; Bradamante F.; Bressan A.; Buchele M.; Burtsev V.E.; Chang W.-C.; Chatterjee C.; Chiosso M.; Choi I.; Chumakov A.G.; Chung S.-U.; Cicuttin A.; Crespo M.L.; Dalla Torre S.; Dasgupta S.S.; Dasgupta S.; Denisov O.Y.; Dhara L.; Donskov S.V.; Doshita N.; Dreisbach C.; Dunnweber W.; Dusaev R.R.; Dziewiecki M.; Efremov A.; Eversheim P.D.; Faessler M.; Ferrero A.; Finger M.; Finger M.; Fischer H.; Franco C.; du Fresne von Hohenesche N.; Friedrich J.M.; Frolov V.; Fuchey E.; Gautheron F.; Gavrichtchouk O.P.; Gerassimov S.; Giarra J.; Giordano F.; Gnesi I.; Gorzellik M.; Grasso A.; Gridin A.; Grosse Perdekamp M.; Grube B.; Grussenmeyer T.; Guskov A.; Hahne D.; Hamar G.; von Harrach D.; Heinsius F.H.; Heitz R.; Herrmann F.; Horikawa N.; d'Hose N.; Hsieh C.-Y.; Huber S.; Ishimoto S.; Ivanov A.; Ivanshin Y.; Iwata T.; Jary V.; Joosten R.; Jorg P.; Kabuss E.; Kerbizi A.; Ketzer B.; Khaustov G.V.; Khokhlov Y.A.; Kisselev Y.; Klein F.; Koivuniemi J.H.; Kolosov V.N.; Kondo K.; Konigsmann K.; Konorov I.; Konstantinov V.F.; Kotzinian A.M.; Kouznetsov O.M.; Kral Z.; Kramer M.; Kremser P.; Krinner F.; Kroumchtein Z.V.; Kulinich Y.; Kunne F.; Kurek K.; Kurjata R.P.; Kuznetsov I.I.; Kveton A.; Lednev A.A.; Levchenko E.A.; Levillain M.; Levorato S.; Lian Y.-S.; Lichtenstadt J.; Longo R.; Lyubovitskij V.E.; Maggiora A.; Magnon A.; Makins N.; Makke N.; Mallot G.K.; Mamon S.A.; Marianski B.; Martin A.; Marzec J.; Matousek J.; Matsuda H.; Matsuda T.; Meshcheryakov G.V.; Meyer M.; Meyer W.; Mikhailov Y.V.; Mikhasenko M.; Mitrofanov E.; Mitrofanov N.; Miyachi Y.; Nagaytsev A.; Nerling F.; Neyret D.; Novy J.; Nowak W.-D.; Nukazuka G.; Nunes A.S.; Olshevsky A.G.; Orlov I.; Ostrick M.; Panzieri D.; Parsamyan B.; Paul S.; Peng J.-C.; Pereira F.; Pesek M.; Peskova M.; Peshekhonov D.V.; Pierre N.; Platchkov S.; Pochodzalla J.; Polyakov V.A.; Pretz J.; Quaresma M.; Quintans C.; Ramos S.; Regali C.; Reicherz G.; Riedl C.; Rogacheva N.S.; Ryabchikov D.I.; Rybnikov A.; Rychter A.; Salac R.; Samoylenko V.D.; Sandacz A.; Santos C.; Sarkar S.; Savin I.A.; Sawada T.; Sbrizzai G.; Schiavon P.; Schmidt K.; Schmieden H.; Schonning K.; Seder E.; Selyunin A.; Silva L.; Sinha L.; Sirtl S.; Slunecka M.; Smolik J.; Srnka A.; Steffen D.; Stolarski M.; Subrt O.; Sulc M.; Suzuki H.; Szabelski A.; Szameitat T.; Sznajder P.; Tasevsky M.; Tessaro S.; Tessarotto F.; Thiel A.; Tomsa J.; Tosello F.; Tskhay V.; Uhl S.; Vasilishin B.I.; Vauth A.; Veloso J.; Vidon A.; Virius M.; Wallner S.; Weisrock T.; Wilfert M.; ter Wolbeek J.; Zaremba K.; Zavada P.; Zavertyaev M.; Zemlyanichkina E.; Zhuravlev N.; Ziembicki M.
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