Search for the doubly charmed baryon Ξcc+

LHCb Collaboration

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Abstract

A search for the doubly charmed baryon Ξcc+ is performed through its decay to the Λc+K−π+ final state, using proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV. The data correspond to a total integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. No significant signal is observed in the mass range from 3.4 to 3.8 GeV/c2. Upper limits are set at 95% credibility level on the ratio of the Ξcc+ production cross-section times the branching fraction to that of Λc+ and Ξcc++ baryons. The limits are determined as functions of the Ξcc+ mass for different lifetime hypotheses, in the rapidity range from 2.0 to 4.5 and the transverse momentum range from 4 to 15 GeV/c.

Original languageEnglish
Article number221062
Pages (from-to)1-15
Number of pages15
JournalScience China. Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy
Volume63
Issue number2
Early online date19 Nov 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2020

Funding

FundersFunder number
Not addedST/J004332/1, ST/N000250/1, ST/K003410/1, ST/L003163/1
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Seventh Framework Programme261323, 792684
Science and Technology Facilities CouncilST/N000234/1, GRIDPP

    Keywords

    • charmed baryons
    • charmed quarks
    • experimental tests
    • limits on production of particles

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