Published December 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

SU(3) classification of p-wave ηπ and η'π systems

  • 1. Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, NY 11973 (United States)
  • 2. Helmholtz-Institut fuer Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universitaet Bonn, Nussallee 12, D-53115 Bonn (Germany)
  • 3. Institut fuer Physik, Universitaet Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, D-55099 Mainz (Germany)

Description

An exotic meson, the π1(1400) with JPC=1-+, has been seen to decay into a p-wave ηπ system. If this decay conserves flavor SU(3), then it can be shown that this exotic meson must be a four-quark state (qq+qq) belonging to a flavor 10+10 representation of SU(3). In contrast, the π1(1600) with a substantial decay mode into η'π is likely to be a member of a flavor octet. (orig.)

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Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2002-10058-0

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Journal Title
European Physical Journal. A
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 539-542
ISSN
1434-6001