# Publications of the $b$-hadrons and Quarkonia Working Group

## Production and spectroscopy of $b$ hadrons and quarkonia (and quarkonia-like) states Quarkonia production and polarisation, including prompt/secondary separation, also in $pA$ and $AA$ Studies of potentially exotic quarkonia and quarkonia-like states ($X,Y,Z$), including production in $B$ decay Heavy flavoured hadron spectroscopy (except charm under charm) Double heavy flavour production Production and spectroscopy of $b$ hadrons (including $b$ baryons), also in $pA$ and $AA$ Search for new $b$ hadrons

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## List of papers (Total of 91 papers and 6083 citations)

### Cited

Observation of two resonances in the $\Lambda_b^0 \pi^\pm$ systems and precise measurement of $\Sigma_b^\pm$ and $\Sigma_b^{*\pm}$ properties PAPER-2018-032 arXiv:1809.07752 [PDF] PRL 20 Sep 2018 9
Evidence for an $\eta_c(1S) \pi^-$ resonance in $B^0 \to \eta_c(1S) K^+\pi^-$ decays PAPER-2018-034 arXiv:1809.07416 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C78 (2018) 1019 19 Sep 2018 6
Search for beautiful tetraquarks in the $\Upsilon(1S)\mu^+\mu^-$ invariant-mass spectrum PAPER-2018-027 arXiv:1806.09707 [PDF] JHEP 10 (2018) 086 25 Jun 2018 4
Observation of a new $\Xi_b^-$ resonance PAPER-2018-013 arXiv:1805.09418 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 121 (2018) 072002 23 May 2018 19
Observation of the decay $\Lambda_b^0 \to \Lambda_c^+ p \overline{p} \pi^-$ PAPER-2018-005 arXiv:1804.09617 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B784 (2018) 101 25 Apr 2018 2
Measurement of $\Upsilon$ production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$= 13 TeV PAPER-2018-002 arXiv:1804.09214 [PDF] JHEP 07 (2018) 134 24 Apr 2018 3
Search for weakly decaying $b$-flavored pentaquarks PAPER-2017-043 arXiv:1712.08086 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D97 (2018) 032010 21 Dec 2017 4
Search for excited $B_c^+$ states PAPER-2017-042 arXiv:1712.04094 [PDF] JHEP 01 (2018) 138 12 Dec 2017 4
Measurement of the $B^{\pm}$ production cross-section in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 7 and 13 TeV PAPER-2017-037 arXiv:1710.04921 [PDF] JHEP 12 (2017) 026 13 Oct 2017 8
Precise measurement of the $\chi_{c1}$ and $\chi_{c2}$ resonance parameters with the decays $\chi_{c1,c2}\to J/\psi\mu^+\mu^-$ PAPER-2017-036 arXiv:1709.04247 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 119 (2017) 221801 13 Sep 2017 1
Measurement of the $\Upsilon$ polarizations in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=7 and 8TeV PAPER-2017-028 arXiv:1709.01301 [PDF] JHEP 12 (2017) 110 05 Sep 2017 9
Study of charmonium production in ${b}$-hadron decays and first evidence for the decay ${{{B}} ^0_{{s}}} \!\rightarrow \phi \phi \phi$ PAPER-2017-007 arXiv:1706.07013 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C77 (2017) 609 21 Jun 2017 2
Observation of the decays $\Lambda_b^0 \to \chi_{c1} p K^-$ and $\Lambda_b^0 \to \chi_{c2} p K^-$ PAPER-2017-011 arXiv:1704.07900 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 119 (2017) 062001 25 Apr 2017 20
Measurement of $B^0$, $B^0_s$, $B^+$ and $\Lambda^0_b$ production asymmetries in 7 and 8 TeV proton-proton collisions PAPER-2016-062 arXiv:1703.08464 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B774 (2017) 139 24 Mar 2017 12
Measurement of the $B^{\pm}$ production asymmetry and the $CP$ asymmetry in $B^{\pm} \to J/\psi K^{\pm}$ decays PAPER-2016-054 arXiv:1701.05501 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D95 (2017) 052005 19 Jan 2017 8
Observation of the $\varXi^{-}_{b}\to J/\psi\varLambda K^{-}$ decay PAPER-2016-053 arXiv:1701.05274 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B772 (2017) 265 19 Jan 2017 6
Observation of $B_{c}^{+} \rightarrow D^{0} K^{+}$ decays PAPER-2016-058 arXiv:1701.01856 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 118 (2017) 111803 07 Jan 2017 12
Measurement of the $J/\psi$ pair production cross-section in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13 \,{\mathrm{TeV}}$ PAPER-2016-057 arXiv:1612.07451 [PDF] JHEP 06 (2017) 047, JHEP 10 (2017) 068 22 Dec 2016 28
Observation of $B_{c}^{+} \to J/\psi D^{(*)} K^{(*)}$ decays PAPER-2016-055 arXiv:1612.07421 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D95 (2017) 032005 22 Dec 2016 5
Search for structure in the $B_s^0\pi^\pm$ invariant mass spectrum PAPER-2016-029 arXiv:1608.00435 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 (2016) 152003 01 Aug 2016 74
Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions $\mathcal{B}(B_{c}^{+} \to J/\psi K^{+})/\mathcal{B}(B_{c}^{+} \to J/\psi\pi^{+})$ PAPER-2016-020 arXiv:1607.06823 [PDF] JHEP 09 (2016) 153 22 Jul 2016 5
Observation of $\eta_{c}(2S) \to p \bar p$ and search for $X(3872) \to p \bar p$ decays PAPER-2016-016 arXiv:1607.06446 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B769 (2017) 305 21 Jul 2016 10
Amplitude analysis of $B^+\to J/\psi \phi K^+$ decays PAPER-2016-019 arXiv:1606.07898 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D95 (2017) 012002 25 Jun 2016 83
Observation of $J/\psi\phi$ structures consistent with exotic states from amplitude analysis of $B^+\to J/\psi \phi K^+$ decays PAPER-2016-018 arXiv:1606.07895 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 118 (2017) 022003 25 Jun 2016 101
Evidence for exotic hadron contributions to $\Lambda_b^0 \to J/\psi p \pi^-$ decays PAPER-2016-015 arXiv:1606.06999 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 (2016) 082003 22 Jun 2016 76
Model-independent evidence for $J/\psi p$ contributions to $\Lambda_b^0\to J/\psi p K^-$ decays PAPER-2016-009 arXiv:1604.05708 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 (2016) 082002 19 Apr 2016 73
Measurement of the properties of the $\Xi_b^{*0}$ baryon PAPER-2016-010 arXiv:1604.03896 [PDF] JHEP 05 (2016) 161 13 Apr 2016 10
Observation of $\Lambda_b^0 \to \psi(2S)pK^-$ and $\Lambda_b^0 \to J/\psi \pi^+ \pi^- pK^-$ decays and a measurement of the $\Lambda_b^0$ baryon mass PAPER-2015-060 arXiv:1603.06961 [PDF] JHEP 05 (2016) 132 22 Mar 2016 8
Study of $\psi(2S)$ production and cold nuclear matter effects in $p$Pb collisions at $\sqrt {s_{NN}} = 5$ TeV PAPER-2015-058 arXiv:1601.07878 [PDF] JHEP 03 (2016) 133 28 Jan 2016 33
Production of associated $\Upsilon$ and open charm hadrons in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ and $8$ TeV via double parton scattering PAPER-2015-046 arXiv:1510.05949 [PDF] JHEP 07 (2016) 052 20 Oct 2015 53
Model-independent confirmation of the $Z(4430)^-$ state PAPER-2015-038 arXiv:1510.01951 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D92 (2015) 112009 07 Oct 2015 32
Forward production of $\Upsilon$ mesons in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ and 8TeV PAPER-2015-045 arXiv:1509.02372 [PDF] JHEP 11 (2015) 103 08 Sep 2015 39
Measurement of forward $J/\psi$ production cross-sections in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV PAPER-2015-037 arXiv:1509.00771 [PDF] JHEP 05 (2017) 063, JHEP 05 (2017) 063 02 Sep 2015 75
Study of the production of $\Lambda_b^0$ and $\overline{B}^0$ hadrons in $pp$ collisions and first measurement of the $\Lambda_b^0\rightarrow J/\psi pK^-$ branching fraction PAPER-2015-032 arXiv:1509.00292 [PDF] Chin. Phys. C 40 (2016) 011001 01 Sep 2015 84
Measurement of the branching fraction ratio $\mathcal{B}(B_c^+ \rightarrow \psi(2S)\pi^+)/\mathcal{B}(B_c^+ \rightarrow J/\psi \pi^+)$ PAPER-2015-024 arXiv:1507.03516 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D92 (2015) 072007 13 Jul 2015 11
Observation of $J/\psi p$ resonances consistent with pentaquark states in ${\Lambda_b^0\to J/\psi K^-p}$ decays PAPER-2015-029 arXiv:1507.03414 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 115 (2015) 072001 13 Jul 2015 653
Quantum numbers of the $X(3872)$ state and orbital angular momentum in its $\rho^0 J/\psi$ decays PAPER-2015-015 arXiv:1504.06339 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D92 (2015) 011102(R) 23 Apr 2015 42
Precise measurements of the properties of the $B_1(5721)^{0,+}$ and $B^\ast_2(5747)^{0,+}$ states and observation of $B^{+,0}\pi^{-,+}$ mass structures PAPER-2014-067 arXiv:1502.02638 [PDF] JHEP 04 (2015) 024 09 Feb 2015 30
Measurement of the lifetime of the $B_c^+$ meson using the $B_c^+ \rightarrow J/\psi\pi^+$ decay mode PAPER-2014-060 arXiv:1411.6899 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B742 (2015) 39 25 Nov 2014 27
Observation of two new $\Xi_b^-$ baryon resonances PAPER-2014-061 arXiv:1411.4849 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 114 (2015) 062004 18 Nov 2014 37
Measurement of $B_c^+$ production in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV PAPER-2014-050 arXiv:1411.2943 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 114 (2015) 132001 11 Nov 2014 44
Study of $\eta-\eta'$ mixing from measurement of $B^0_{(s)}\to J/\psi\eta^{(')}$ decay rates PAPER-2014-056 arXiv:1411.0943 [PDF] JHEP 01 (2015) 024 04 Nov 2014 17
Precision measurement of the mass and lifetime of the $\Xi_b^-$ baryon PAPER-2014-048 arXiv:1409.8568 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 (2014) 242002 30 Sep 2014 31
Measurement of the $\eta_c (1S)$ production cross-section in proton-proton collisions via the decay $\eta_c (1S) \rightarrow p \bar{p}$ PAPER-2014-029 arXiv:1409.3612 [PDF] Eur. J. Phys. C75 (2015) 311 11 Sep 2014 51
Measurement of the $\chi_b(3P)$ mass and of the relative rate of $\chi_{b1}(1P)$ and $\chi_{b2}(1P)$ production PAPER-2014-040 arXiv:1409.1408 [PDF] JHEP 10 (2014) 088 04 Sep 2014 40
First observation of a baryonic $B_c^+$ decay PAPER-2014-039 arXiv:1408.0971 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 (2014) 153003 05 Aug 2014 27
Measurement of the $\bar{B}^0-B^0$ and $\bar{B}^0_s-B^0_s$ production asymmetries in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV PAPER-2014-042 arXiv:1408.0275 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B739 (2014) 218 01 Aug 2014 54
Study of $\chi_{b}$ meson production in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ and 8TeV and observation of the decay $\chi_{b}(3P) \rightarrow \Upsilon(3S) \gamma$ PAPER-2014-031 arXiv:1407.7734 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C74 (2014)3092 29 Jul 2014 42
Measurement of the ratio of $B_c^+$ branching fractions to $J/\psi\pi^+$ and $J/\psi\mu^+\nu_\mu$ final states PAPER-2014-025 arXiv:1407.2126 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D90 (2014) 032009 08 Jul 2014 28
Study of $\Upsilon$ production and cold nuclear matter effects in pPb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=5 \mathrm{TeV}$ PAPER-2014-015 arXiv:1405.5152 [PDF] JHEP 07 (2014) 094 20 May 2014 67
Observation of the resonant character of the $Z(4430)^-$ state PAPER-2014-014 arXiv:1404.1903 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 112 (2014) 222002 07 Apr 2014 304
Evidence for the decay $B_c^+ \rightarrow J/\psi 3\pi^+ 2\pi^-$ PAPER-2014-009 arXiv:1404.0287 [PDF] JHEP 05 (2014) 148 01 Apr 2014 22
Evidence for the decay $X(3872)\rightarrow\psi(2S)\gamma$ PAPER-2014-008 arXiv:1404.0275 [PDF] Nucl. Phys. B886 (2013) 665 01 Apr 2014 99
Measurement of $\psi(2S)$ polarisation in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV PAPER-2013-067 arXiv:1403.1339 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C74 (2014)2872 06 Mar 2014 41
Measurement of $\Upsilon$ production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=2.76$ TeV PAPER-2013-066 arXiv:1402.2539 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C74 (2014) 2835 11 Feb 2014 40
Measurement of the $B_c^+$ meson lifetime using $B_c^+ \to J/\psi\mu^+ \nu_{\mu} X$ decays PAPER-2013-063 arXiv:1401.6932 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C74 (2014) 2839 27 Jan 2014 55
Observation of the decay $B_c^+ \rightarrow J/\psi K^+ K^- \pi^+$ PAPER-2013-047 arXiv:1309.0587 [PDF] JHEP 11 (2013) 94 03 Sep 2013 28
Study of $J/\psi$ production and cold nuclear matter effects in $p$Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 5 TeV PAPER-2013-052 arXiv:1308.6729 [PDF] JHEP 02 (2014) 72 30 Aug 2013 149
Observation of the decay $B_c^+ \to B_s^0 \pi^+$ PAPER-2013-044 arXiv:1308.4544 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 111 (2013) 181801 21 Aug 2013 73
Measurement of $J/\psi$ polarization in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV PAPER-2013-008 arXiv:1307.6379 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C73 (2013) 2631 24 Jul 2013 118
Measurement of the relative rate of prompt $\chi_{c0}$, $\chi_{c1}$ and $\chi_{c2}$ production at $\sqrt{s}=7$TeV PAPER-2013-028 arXiv:1307.4285 [PDF] JHEP 10 (2013) 115 16 Jul 2013 53
First observation of the decay $B_{c}^{+}\to J/\psi K^+$ PAPER-2013-021 arXiv:1306.6723 [PDF] JHEP 09 (2013) 75 28 Jun 2013 52
Measurement of $B$ meson production cross-sections in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=$ 7 TeV PAPER-2013-004 arXiv:1306.3663 [PDF] JHEP 08 (2013) 117 16 Jun 2013 85
Observation of $B^0_s\rightarrow\chi_{c1}\phi$ decay and study of $B^0\rightarrow\chi_{c1,2}K^{*0}$ decays PAPER-2013-024 arXiv:1305.6511 [PDF] Nucl. Phys. B874 (2013) 663 28 May 2013 18
Production of $J/\psi$ and $\Upsilon$ mesons in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV PAPER-2013-016 arXiv:1304.6977 [PDF] JHEP 06 (2013) 64 25 Apr 2013 115
Observation of $B^+_c \rightarrow J/\psi D_s^+$ and $B^+_c \rightarrow J/\psi D_s^{*+}$ decays PAPER-2013-010 arXiv:1304.4530 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D87 (2013) 112012 16 Apr 2013 81
Observation of the decay $B_c^+ \to \psi(2S)\pi^+$ PAPER-2012-054 arXiv:1303.1737 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D87 (2013) 071103(R) 07 Mar 2013 50
Observation of the $B^0_{s}\to\psi{(2\mathrm{S})}\eta$ and $B^0_{(s)}\to\psi{(2\mathrm{S})}\pi^+\pi^-$ decays PAPER-2012-053 arXiv:1302.6354 [PDF] Nucl. Phys. B871 (2013) 403 26 Feb 2013 18
Determination of the $X(3872)$ meson quantum numbers PAPER-2013-001 arXiv:1302.6269 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 110 (2013) 222001 25 Feb 2013 315
Measurements of the $\Lambda_b^0 \to J/\psi \Lambda$ decay amplitudes and the $\Lambda_b^0$ polarisation in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV PAPER-2012-057 arXiv:1302.5578 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B724 (2013) 27 22 Feb 2013 67
Measurement of the $\Lambda_b^0$, $\Xi_b^-$ and $\Omega_b^-$ baryon masses PAPER-2012-048 arXiv:1302.1072 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 110 (2013) 182001 05 Feb 2013 67
Measurement of $J/\psi$ production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=2.76$ TeV PAPER-2012-039 arXiv:1212.1045 [PDF] JHEP 02 (2013) 41 05 Dec 2012 62
First observation of the $B_{s2}^\ast(5840)^0 \to B^{\ast+} K^-$ and studies of excited $B^0_s$ mesons PAPER-2012-030 arXiv:1211.5994 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 110 (2013) 151803 26 Nov 2012 39
Evidence for the decay $B^0 \to J/\psi \omega$ and measurement of the relative branching fractions of $B^0_s$ meson decays to $J/\psi \eta$ and $J/\psi \eta'$ PAPER-2012-022 arXiv:1210.2631 [PDF] Nucl. Phys. B867 (2013) 547 09 Oct 2012 35
Measurements of $B_c^+$ production and mass with the $B_c^+ \to J/\psi \pi^+$ decay PAPER-2012-028 arXiv:1209.5634 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 109 (2012) 232001 25 Sep 2012 78
Measurement of the fraction of $\Upsilon(1S)$ originating from $\chi_b(1P)$ decays in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 TeV PAPER-2012-015 arXiv:1209.0282 [PDF] JHEP 11 (2012) 31 03 Sep 2012 34
Implications of LHCb measurements and future prospects PAPER-2012-031 arXiv:1208.3355 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C73 (2013) 2373 16 Aug 2012 277
Observation of excited $\Lambda^0_b$ baryons PAPER-2012-012 arXiv:1205.3452 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 109 (2012) 172003 15 May 2012 79
Observation of double charm production involving open charm in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=7 TeV PAPER-2012-003 arXiv:1205.0975 [PDF] JHEP 06 (2012) 141 04 May 2012 179
Measurement of relative branching fractions of B decays to $\psi(2S)$ and $J/\psi$ mesons PAPER-2012-010 arXiv:1205.0918 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C72 (2012) 2118 04 May 2012
Measurement of the ratio of prompt $\chi_{c}$ to $J/\psi$ production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV PAPER-2011-030 arXiv:1204.1462 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B718 (2012) 431 06 Apr 2012 67
Measurement of $\psi$(2S) meson production in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=7 TeV PAPER-2011-045 arXiv:1204.1258 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C72 (2012) 2100 05 Apr 2012 94
First observation of decay $B_c^+\to J/\psi \pi^+\pi^-\pi^+$ PAPER-2011-044 arXiv:1204.0079 [PDF] Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 (2012) 251802 31 Mar 2012 73
Measurement of $\Upsilon$ production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV PAPER-2011-036 arXiv:1202.6579 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C72 (2012) 2025 29 Feb 2012 123
Search for the $X(4140)$ state in $B^+\to J/\psi\phi K^+$ decays PAPER-2011-033 arXiv:1202.5087 [PDF] Phys. Rev. D85 (2012) 091103(R) 23 Feb 2012 99
Measurement of the $B^\pm$ production cross-section in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV PAPER-2011-043 arXiv:1202.4812 [PDF] JHEP 04 (2012) 93 22 Feb 2012 47
Measurement of the cross-section ratio $\sigma(\chi_{c2})/\sigma(\chi_{c1})$ for prompt $\chi_c$ production at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV PAPER-2011-019 arXiv:1202.1080 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B714 (2012) 215 06 Feb 2012 62
Observation of X(3872) production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV PAPER-2011-034 arXiv:1112.5310 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C72 (2012) 1972 22 Dec 2011 162
Measurement of $b$-hadron masses PAPER-2011-035 arXiv:1112.4896 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B708 (2012) 241 21 Dec 2011 75
Observation of J/$\psi$ pair production in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=7 TeV PAPER-2011-013 arXiv:1109.0963 [PDF] Phys. Lett. B707 (2012) 52 05 Sep 2011 151
Measurement of $J/\psi$ production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 TeV PAPER-2011-003 arXiv:1103.0423 [PDF] Eur. Phys. J. C71 (2011) 1645 02 Mar 2011 378

## List of conference notes (Total of 4 conference notes and 26 citations)

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LHCb dimuon and charm mass distributions CONF-2016-005 19 Jul 2016 2
Reference pp cross-sections for $\Upsilon(1S)$ studies in proton-lead collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5.02$ TeV and comparisons between ALICE and LHCb results CONF-2014-003 08 Aug 2014 4
Reference $pp$ cross-sections for $J/\psi$ studies in proton-lead collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 5.02$ TeV and comparisons between ALICE and LHCb results CONF-2013-013 22 Dec 2013 17
Studies of $\Lambda^0_{\mathrm{b}} \rightarrow \mathrm{J}/\psi \Lambda$ production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 TeV CONF-2012-031 04 Oct 2012 3

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