2002
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.112001
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First Observation of the Doubly Charmed BaryonΞcc+

Abstract: We observe a signal for the doubly charmed baryon Xi(+)(cc) in the charged decay mode Xi(+)(cc)-->Lambda(+)(c)K-pi(+) in data from SELEX, the charm hadroproduction experiment at Fermilab. We observe an excess of 15.9 events over an expected background of 6.1+/-0.5 events, a statistical significance of 6.3sigma. The observed mass of this state is 3519+/-1 MeV/c(2). The Gaussian mass width of this state is 3 MeV/c(2), consistent with resolution; its lifetime is less than 33 fs at 90% confidence.

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“…The only evidence in the past from the experimental side was found for + cc by the SELEX a e-mail: wei.wang@sjtu.edu.cn b e-mail: yufsh@lzu.edu.cn c e-mail: star_0027@sjtu.edu.cn collaboration [3,4]. However, this evidence has not been confirmed by any other experiments [5][6][7][8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…The only evidence in the past from the experimental side was found for + cc by the SELEX a e-mail: wei.wang@sjtu.edu.cn b e-mail: yufsh@lzu.edu.cn c e-mail: star_0027@sjtu.edu.cn collaboration [3,4]. However, this evidence has not been confirmed by any other experiments [5][6][7][8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Besides, we obtain 11) corresponding to T ∝ 2a 8 − a 9 − 2a 11 and a 11 , respectively. Currently, apart from [1], such that we can estimate B(Ξ 0 c → Ω − K + ) with the input of B(Ξ 0 c → Ξ − π + ) = (1.6 ± 0.1) × 10 −2 .…”
Section: Jhep11(2017)147mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, the existence of the Ξ + cc state was once reported by the SELEX collaboration [11,12], but not confirmed by the other experiments [13][14][15][16]. Until very recently, LHCb has eventually found the doubly charmed Ξ ++ cc state at a mass of (3621.40 ± 0.72 ± 0.27 ± 0.14) MeV [4], which is reconstructed as the two-body Ξ ++ cc → Σ ++ c (2455)K * 0 decay with the resonant strong decays of Σ ++…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Being isosin partners, the Ξ ++ cc and Ξ + cc are expected to have masses differing by only a few MeV/c 2 , but the lifetime of the Ξ ++ cc should be about three times larger than the one of the Ξ + cc . The observation of the Ξ + cc baryon was reported previously by the SELEX experiment [29,30], but not confirmed by FOCUS, Babar or Belle. The LHCb collaboration used 1.7 fb −1 of data taken in 2016 to look for the decay of a Ξ ++ cc into Λ + c K − π + π + , with Λ + c → pK − π + and found a signal yield of 313 ± 33 events, as seen on Fig.…”
Section: Exotic and New Statesmentioning
confidence: 50%