Published September 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Hadron molecules

  • 1. Institut fuerTheoretische Physik, Universitat Tubingen, Kepler Center for Astro and Particle Physics, Auf der Morgenstelle 14, Tubingen (Germany)

Description

We discuss a possible interpretation of the open charm mesons Ds0* (2317), D s1 (2460) and the hidden charm mesons X(3872), Y(3940) and Y(4140) as hadron molecules. Using a phenomenological Lagrangian approach we review the strong and radiative decays of the Ds0* (2317) and Ds1 (2460) states. The X(3872) is assumed to consist dominantly of molecular hadronic components with an additional small admixture of a charmonium configuration. Determining the radiative (γJ/ψ and γψ(2s)) and strong (J/ψ2π and J/ψ3π) decay modes we show that the present experimental observation is consistent with the molecular structure assumption of the X(3872). Finally, we give evidence for molecular interpretations of the Y(3940) and Y(4140) related to the observed strong decay modes J/ψ+ω or J/ψ+φ, respectively. (authors)

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Journal Title
Chinese Physics. C, High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 1185-1190
ISSN
1674-1137

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Notes
8 figs., 4 tabs., 30 refs.