# Study of $B_s^0 \to J/\psi \pi^+ \pi^- K^+ K^-$ decays

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## Abstract

The decays $B^0_s \rightarrow J/\psi \pi^+\pi^- K^+ K^-$ are studied using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9fb$^{-1}$, collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13TeV. The decays $B^0_s \rightarrow J/\psi K^{\ast0} \bar{K}^{\ast0}$ and $B^0_s \rightarrow \chi_{c1}(3872)K^+K^-$, where the $K^+K^-$ pair does not originate from a $\phi$ meson, are observed for the first time. Precise measurements of the ratios of branching fractions between intermediate $\chi_{c1}(3872)\phi$, $J/\psi K^{\ast0}\bar{K}^{\ast0}$, $\psi(2S)\phi$ and $\chi_{c1}(3872)K^+K^-$ states are reported. A structure, denoted as $X(4740)$, is observed in the $J/\psi\phi$ mass spectrum and, assuming a Breit-Wigner parameterisation, its mass and width are determined to be \begin{eqnarray*} m_{X(4740)} & = & 4741 \pm 6 \pm 6 {\mathrm{MeV}}/c^2 , \\ \Gamma_{X(4740)} & = & 53 \pm 15 \pm 11 {\mathrm{MeV}} , \end{eqnarray*} where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. In addition, the most precise single measurement of the mass of the $B^0_s$ meson is performed and gives a value of $$m_{B^0_s} = 5366.98 \pm 0.07 \pm 0.13 {\mathrm{MeV}}/c^2 .$$

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Created on 06 March 2021.