Observation of the Narrow State X(3872)→J/ψπ+π− in p¯p Collisions at s=1.96 TeV

Abstract

We report the observation of a narrow state decaying into $J/\psi {\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}$ and produced in $220{\mathrm{p}\mathrm{b}}^{-1}$ of $\bar{p}p$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96\mathrm{T}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{V}$ in the CDF II experiment. We observe $730\pm 90$ decays. The mass is measured to be $3871.3\pm 0.7\left(\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{t}\right)\pm 0.4\left(\mathrm{s}\mathrm{y}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}\right)\mathrm{M}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{V}/c^2$, with an observed width consistent with the detector resolution. This is in agreement with the recent observation by the Belle Collaboration of the $X\left(3872\right)$ meson.