# Search for a dimuon resonance in the $\Upsilon$ mass region

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## Abstract

A search is performed for a spin-0 boson, $\phi$, produced in proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, using prompt $\phi\rightarrow\mu^+\mu^-$ decays and a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 3.0 ${\rm fb}^{-1}$ collected with the LHCb detector. No evidence is found for a signal in the mass range from 5.5 to 15 GeV. Upper limits are placed on the product of the production cross-section and the branching fraction into the dimuon final state. The limits are comparable to the best existing over most of the mass region considered and are the first to be set near the $\Upsilon$ resonances.

## Figures and captions

 The expected sensitivity, defined as $2\sqrt{B}$, where $B$ is the background under a dimuon peak with invariant mass ${11\mathrm{ Ge V} }$, is shown for the 12 $[ p_{\mathrm{ T}} , \eta]$ bins. For comparison, signal yields in the various bins are shown for three different production mechanisms: a $\phi$ boson produced via gluon-gluon fusion, a $\phi$ boson coming from a $H\rightarrow \phi \phi$ decay and a vector $A^\prime$ boson produced via the Drell-Yan mechanism. Fig1.pdf [182 KiB] HiDef png [219 KiB] Thumbnail [213 KiB] *.C file Total efficiency as a function of the $p_{\mathrm{ T}}$ of the dimuon candidate for the two $\eta(\phi )$ bins considered, obtained for three different $\phi$ boson mass hypotheses. Fig2.pdf [156 KiB] HiDef png [197 KiB] Thumbnail [169 KiB] *.C file (top) Fit to the dimuon invariant mass distribution in the whole scanned region. All $[ p_{\mathrm{ T}} , \eta]$ bins as well as the 7 and 8 TeV data sets are combined. Peaks for five $\phi$ boson mass hypotheses are displayed in green, assuming $\sigma(pp \rightarrow \phi ) \times \mathcal{B} ( \phi \rightarrow \mu ^+ \mu ^- ) = 50\mathrm{ pb}$. (bottom) A closeup view of the mass spectrum in the $\Upsilon{(nS)}$ region together with $\phi$ boson mass peaks for the tested $m(\phi )$ values closest to the three $\Upsilon{(nS)}$ narrow resonances. To show how the $\Upsilon{(nS)}$ mass tails change with the kinematics, two regions of $p_{\mathrm{ T}}$ are displayed in the plot. Fig3a.pdf [332 KiB] HiDef png [354 KiB] Thumbnail [266 KiB] *.C file Fig3b.pdf [883 KiB] HiDef png [581 KiB] Thumbnail [385 KiB] *.C file Upper limits on the direct production of a spin-0 boson decaying to $\mu^+\mu^-$ in 8 TeV $pp$ collisions. Fig4.pdf [250 KiB] HiDef png [520 KiB] Thumbnail [295 KiB] *.C file (left) Upper limits on the production of vector $A^\prime$ bosons produced in 8 TeV $pp$-collisions through Drell-Yan and decaying to $\mu^+\mu^-$. (right) Upper limits on the branching fraction of a SM Higgs decaying to two $\phi$ bosons followed by the decay of one of the two to $\mu^+\mu^-$. Fig5a.pdf [233 KiB] HiDef png [452 KiB] Thumbnail [251 KiB] *.C file Fig5b.pdf [301 KiB] HiDef png [420 KiB] Thumbnail [268 KiB] *.C file Animated gif made out of all figures. PAPER-2018-008.gif Thumbnail

Created on 22 October 2019.