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Search for the $X_b$ and other hidden-beauty states in the $π^+ π^- Υ(1 \rm S)$ channel at ATLAS

This Letter presents a search for a hidden-beauty counterpart of the $X(3872)$ in the mass ranges 10.05--10.31 GeV and 10.40--11.00 GeV, in the channel $X_b \to π^{+} π^{-} Υ(1 \rm S)(\rightarrowμ^+μ^-)$, using 16.2 fb$^{-1}$ of $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV $pp$ collision data collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. No evidence for new narrow states is found, and upper limits are set on the product of the $X_b$ cross section and branching fraction, relative to those of the $Υ(2 \rm S)$, at the 95% confidence level using the CL$_S$ approach. These limits range from 0.8% to 4.0%, depending on mass. For masses above 10.1 GeV, the expected upper limits from this analysis are the most restrictive to date. Searches for production of the $Υ(1^3 \rm{D}$$_J)$, $Υ(10860)$, and $Υ(11020)$ states also reveal no significant signals.