Published November 18, 2003 | Version v1
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The Lightest Scalar Nonet and Its Mixing Angle

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Murcia, E-30071 Murcia (Spain)

Description

We show that the κ, a0(980), σ and the f0(980) resonances constitute the lightest scalar nonet in three different ways. First, by establishing the continuous movement of the poles from the physical to a SU(3) limit. Second, by performing an analysis of the couplings of the scalar mesons to pairs of pseudoscalars and third, by analysing the couplings of the scalars with two pseudoscalars SU(3) scattering eigenstates. Every of the last two methods agree that the mixing angle between the singlet and the octet I = 0 states is θ = 19 deg. ± 5 deg. so that the σ is mainly the singlet and the f0(980) the isosinglet octet state

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Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
688
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 167-182
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
An interesting puzzle for QCD'
Acronym
High energy physics workshop 'Scalar mesons
Dates
16-18 May 2003
Place
Utica, NY (United States)

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(c) 2003 American Institute of Physics