Published September 1, 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Tests for gluonium or other non-qq-bar admixtures in the f(1270)

Creators

  • 1. Research Institute for Fundamental Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606, Japan

Description

SU(3) and SU(6) suggest GAMMA(f→ππ) = 112--115 MeV for a quark-antiquark state, while the observed value is 148 +- 17 MeV. This small discrepancy permits a non-qq-bar admixture (''gg'') in the f: Vertical Barf> = costhetaVertical Barqq-bar>+sinthetaVertical Bargg>. We examine the possibility that the orthogonal state f/sup perpendicular/ = -sinthetaVertical Barqq-bar>+costhetaVertical Bargg> decouples from ππ, and find sin2theta = 0.15/sup +0.05//sub -0.06/. Consequences include a diminished predicted rate for f→γγ, in qualitative accord with experiment; a mass formula f/sup perpendicular/-A2 = cot2theta(A2-f) yielding f/sup perpendicular/ in the range 1.45--1.87 GeV/c2; and predictions for f/sup() perpendicular/ spectra as produced in γγ→f/sup() perpendicular/ or J/psi→f/sup() perpendicular/+γ and detected in f→KK-bar, rhoγ, or γγ. The width of f/sup perpendicular/ is estimated to be no more than 40 MeV under these assumptions

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
1347-1355
ISSN
0556-2821