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$\bar{\mathrm{D}}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ mesons in nuclear medium

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2019-08-07 v1 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We discuss the mass modifications of Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}} and Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}}^{\ast} (B\mathrm{B} and B\mathrm{B}^{\ast}) mesons in nuclear medium. The heavy quark symmetry for Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}} and Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}}^{\ast} (B\mathrm{B} and B\mathrm{B}^{\ast}) mesons is adopted, and the interaction between a Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}} or Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}}^{\ast} (B\mathrm{B} or B\mathrm{B}^{\ast}) meson and a nucleon is supplied from the pion exchange. We find the negative mass shifts for Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}} meson and B\mathrm{B} meson, and hence that the Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}} and B\mathrm{B} mesons are bound in the nuclear medium. As applications, we consider the atomic nuclei with a Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}} meson, Dˉ40Ca^{40}_{\bar{\mathrm{D}}}\mathrm{Ca} and Dˉ208Pb^{208}_{\bar{\mathrm{D}}}\mathrm{Pb}, and investigate the energy levels of the Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}} meson in each nucleus. We also discuss the mass shifts in the isospin asymmetric nuclear medium, and present the possible phenomenon about distribution of isospin density around a Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}} or B\mathrm{B} meson in nuclear medium. We find that the mass shifts of Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}}^{\ast} and B\mathrm{B}^{\ast} mesons have large imaginary parts, which would prevent precise study of the energy levels of Dˉ\bar{\mathrm{D}}^{\ast} and B\mathrm{B}^{\ast} mesons in nuclei.

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@article{arxiv.1207.3134,
  title  = {$\bar{\mathrm{D}}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ mesons in nuclear medium},
  author = {S. Yasui and K. Sudoh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.3134},
  year   = {2019}
}

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21 pages, 9 figures

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