Published January 1, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Nature of the X(3872) from QCD

  • 1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, C.P. 66318, 05389-970 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
  • 2. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Astroparticules, CNRS-IN2P3 and Universite de Montpellier II, Case 070, Place Eugene Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 (France)

Description

We have studied some possible four-quark and molecule configurations of the X(3872) using double ratios of sum rules, which are more accurate than the usual simple ratios often used in the literature to obtain hadron masses. We found that the different structures (3-3 and 6-6 tetraquarks and D-D(*) molecule) lead to the same prediction for the mass (within the accuracy of the method), indicating that the alone prediction of the X mass may not be sufficient to reveal its nature. In doing these analyses, we also find that (within our approximation) the use of the MS running mc(mc2), rather than the on-shell mass, is more appropriate to obtain the J/ψ and X meson masses. Using vertex sum rules to roughly estimate the X(3872) hadronic and radiative widths, we found that the available experimental data does not exclude a λ-J/ψ-like molecule current.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
83
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 016004-016004.9
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42096076
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; APPROXIMATIONS; CONFIGURATION; FORECASTING; J PSI-3097 MESONS; MASS; MOLECULES; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUARKS; SUM RULES
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; CALCULATION METHODS; CHARMONIUM; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; HADRONS; MESONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARKONIUM; VECTOR MESONS

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