Observation of a charmed baryon decaying to D(0)p at a mass near 2.94 GeV/c(2)

Observation of a charmed baryon decaying to D(0)p at a mass near 2.94 GeV/c(2)

A search for charmed baryons decaying to D0p reveals two states: the Λc(2880)+ baryon and a previously unobserved state at a mass of [2939.8±1.3(stat)±1.0(syst)]MeV/c2 and with an intrinsic width of [17.5±5.2(stat)±5.9(syst)]MeV. Consistent and significant signals are observed for the K-π+ and K-π+π...

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Main Authors: Aubert, B, Barate, R, Bona, M, Boutigny, D, Couderc, F, Karyotakis, Y, Lees, J, Poireau, V, Tisserand, V, Zghiche, A, Grauges, E, Palano, A, Pappagallo, M, Chen, J, Qi, N, Rong, G, Wang, P, Zhu, Y, Eigen, G, Ofte, I, Stugu, B, Abrams, G, Battaglia, M, Brown, D, Button-Schafer, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Summary:A search for charmed baryons decaying to D0p reveals two states: the Λc(2880)+ baryon and a previously unobserved state at a mass of [2939.8±1.3(stat)±1.0(syst)]MeV/c2 and with an intrinsic width of [17.5±5.2(stat)±5.9(syst)]MeV. Consistent and significant signals are observed for the K-π+ and K-π+π-π+ decay modes of the D0 in 287fb-1 annihilation data recorded by the BABAR detector at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV. There is no evidence in the D+p spectrum of doubly charged partners. The mass and intrinsic width of the Λc(2880)+ baryon and relative yield of the two baryons are also measured. © 2007 The American Physical Society.

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