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Could the $X(3915)$ and the $X(3930)$ Be the Same Tensor State?

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-07-15 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

By using a combined amplitude analysis of the γγDDˉ\gamma\gamma\rightarrow D\bar{D} and γγJ/ψω\gamma\gamma\rightarrow J/\psi\omega data, we demonstrate that the X(3915)X(3915), which is quoted as a JPC=0++J^{PC}=0^{++} state in the Particle Data Group table, is favored by the data to be a JPC=2++J^{PC}=2^{++} state appearing in both channels, which means that the X(3915)X(3915) and the X(3930)X(3930) can be regarded as the same JPC=2++J^{PC}=2^{++} state. Meanwhile, the data also prefer a large helicity-0 contribution of this tensor resonance to the amplitudes instead of the helicity-2 dominance assumed by {\it BABAR}, which may indicate a sizable portion of non-qqˉq\bar q components in this state. Identifying the X(3915)X(3915) with the X(3930)X(3930) and abandoning the helicity-2 dominance for this tensor state are helpful for the further understandings of the properties of this state and also of the mysterious "XYZXYZ" charmoniumlike resonances.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1501.00879,
  title  = {Could the $X(3915)$ and the $X(3930)$ Be the Same Tensor State?},
  author = {Zhi-Yong Zhou and Zhiguang Xiao and Hai-Qing Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.00879},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

5 pages, 1 table, 3 figures, version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett.; Title changed, significantly improved discussions, minor corrections to formulas and figures, main framework and results not changed

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