Near-threshold D D ¯ $$ \mathrm{D}\overline{\mathrm{D}} $$ spectroscopy and observation of a new charmonium state

Abstract Using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1, collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, a new narrow charmonium state, the X(3842) resonance, is observed in the decay modes X 3842 → D 0 D ¯ 0 $$ \mathrm{X}(3842)\to {D}^0{\overline{D}}^0 $$ and X(3842) → D + D −. The mass and the natural width of this state are measured to be m X 3842 = 3842.71 ± 0.16 ± 0.12 M e V / c 2 , Γ X 3842 = 2.79 ± 0.51 ± 0.35 M e V , $$ \begin{array}{l}{m}_{X(3842)}=3842.71\pm 0.16\pm 0.12\ MeV/{c}^2,\hfill \\ {}{\varGamma}_{X(3842)}=2.79\pm 0.51\pm 0.35\ MeV,\hfill \end{array} $$ where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The observed mass and narrow natural width suggest the interpretation of the new state as the unobserved (spin-3 ψ 3 13D3) charmonium state. In addition, prompt hadroproduction of the ψ(3770) and χ 2(3930) states is observed for the first time, and the parameters of these states are measured to be m ψ 3770 = 3778.1 ± 0.7 ± 0.6 M e V / c 2 , m χ 2 3930 = 3921.9 ± 0.6 ± 0.2 M e V / c 2 , Γ χ 2 3930 = 36.6 ± 1.9 ± 0.9 M e V , $$ \begin{array}{l}{m}_{\psi (3770)}=3778.1\pm 0.7\pm 0.6\ MeV/{c}^2,\hfill \\ {}{m}_{\chi_2(3930)}=3921.9\pm 0.6\pm 0.2\ MeV/{c}^2,\hfill \\ {}{\varGamma}_{\chi_2(3930)}=36.6 \pm 1.9 \pm 0.9\ MeV,\hfill \end{array} $$ where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.