A search for a long-lived scalar particle χ is performed, looking for the decay B þ → K þ χ with χ → μ þ μ − in pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb −1 , collected by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of ffiffi ffi s p ¼ 7 and 8 TeV. This new scalar particle, predicted by hidden sector models, is assumed to have a narrow width. The signal would manifest itself as an excess in the dimuon invariant mass distribution over the Standard Model background. No significant excess is observed in the accessible ranges of mass 250 < mðχÞ < 4700 MeV=c 2 and lifetime 0.1 < τðχÞ < 1000 ps. Upper limits on the branching fraction BðB þ → K þ χðμ þ μ − ÞÞ at 95% confidence level are set as a function of mðχÞ and τðχÞ, varying between 2 × 10 −10 and 10 −7. These are the most stringent limits to date. The limits are interpreted in the context of a model with a light inflaton particle.

The production of J=ψ mesons in jets is studied in the forward region of proton-proton collisions using data collected with the LHCb detector at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The fraction of the jet transverse momentum carried by the J=ψ meson, zðJ=ψÞ ≡ p T ðJ=ψÞ=p T ðjetÞ, is measured using jets with p T ðjetÞ > 20 GeV in the pseudorapidity range 2.5 < ηðjetÞ < 4.0. The observed zðJ=ψÞ distribution for J=ψ mesons produced in b-hadron decays is consistent with expectations. However, the results for prompt J=ψ production do not agree with predictions based on fixed-order nonrelativistic QCD. This is the first measurement of the p T fraction carried by prompt J=ψ mesons in jets at any experiment.

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