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Confirmation of the Double Charm Baryon Xi_cc+ via its Decay to p D+ K-

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We observes a signal for the double charm baryon Xi_cc+ in the charged decay mode Xi_cc+ -> p D+ K- to complement the previously reported decay Xi_cc+ -> Lambda_c K- pi+ in data from SELEX, the charm hadro-production experiment (E781) at Fermilab. In this new decay mode we observe an excess of 5.62 events over an expected background estimated by event mixing to be 1.38+/-0.13 events. The Poisson probability that a background fluctuation can produce the apparent signal is less than 6.4E-4. The observed mass of this state is (3518+/-3)MeV/c^2, consistent with the published result. Averaging the two results gives a mass of (3518.7+/-1.7)MeV/c^2. The observation of this new weak decay mode confirms the previous SELEX suggestion that this state is a double charm baryon. The relative branching ratio Gamma(Xi_cc+ -> pD+K-)/Gamma(Xi_cc+ -> Lambda_c K- pi+) = 0.36+/-0.21.

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hep-ph 2

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2026 1 2023 1

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UNVERDICTED 2

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Revisiting lifetimes of doubly charmed baryons

hep-ph · 2023-05-03 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Updated predictions within the heavy quark expansion confirm the lifetime hierarchy τ(Ξ_cc^+) < τ(Ω_cc^+) < τ(Ξ_cc^++) with τ(Ξ_cc^++) = 0.32 ± 0.05 +0.08/-0.07 ps matching LHCb data and provide ratios for the other states.

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  • Final-state rescattering mechanism of doubly-charmed baryon decays: $\mathcal{B}_{cc}\to\mathcal{B}_{c}V$ hep-ph · 2026-06-10 · unverdicted · none · ref 70 · internal anchor

    Calculates branching ratios, decay asymmetries, and CP violations for doubly charmed baryon decays to singly charmed baryons and vector mesons by evaluating full real and imaginary parts from final-state rescattering triangle diagrams.

  • Revisiting lifetimes of doubly charmed baryons hep-ph · 2023-05-03 · unverdicted · none · ref 25 · internal anchor

    Updated predictions within the heavy quark expansion confirm the lifetime hierarchy τ(Ξ_cc^+) < τ(Ω_cc^+) < τ(Ξ_cc^++) with τ(Ξ_cc^++) = 0.32 ± 0.05 +0.08/-0.07 ps matching LHCb data and provide ratios for the other states.