New Structures in the $J/\psi$ $J/\psi$ Mass Spectrum at CMS

TL;DR

This paper reports the observation of new structures near the $J/\psi$ $J/\psi$ mass threshold in proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV, using CMS data, with significance exceeding 5 sigma for two structures.

Contribution

First observation of new structures in the $J/\psi$ $J/\psi$ mass spectrum at the LHC with high significance.

Findings

Two structures observed with >5σ significance.

Evidence for an additional structure at 4.7σ.

Results suggest potential new exotic states.

Abstract

A search is reported for structures near the $J/\psi$ $J/\psi$ mass threshold using a dataset of proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} \: =13 \: \mathrm{TeV} $ recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about $135 \: \mathrm{fb^{-1}}$. Two structures are observed with a significance exceeding $5\sigma$ and evidence of an additional structure is reported with a local significance of $4.7\sigma$.