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Has A 125 GeV Pseudoscalar Resonance Been Observed at the LHC?

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2012-08-24 v5

Abstract

We conjecture that a 125 GeV resonance ζ0\zeta^0 with JPC=0+J^{PC}=0^{-+} composed of a quark-antiquark state may have been observed at the LHC. The decay modes of this pseudoscalar particle are determined using the non-relativistic quark model. The leading order partial decay widths for the decays of the pseudoscalar quarkonium resonance ζ0γγ\zeta^0\rightarrow \gamma\gamma and ζ0gg\zeta^0\rightarrow gg are compared to the standard model Higgs particle decays H0γγH^0\rightarrow \gamma\gamma and H0ggH^0\rightarrow gg. An experimental analysis at the LHC of the observed production cross sections for the ζ0\zeta^0 and the Higgs particle could distinguish between a heavy quarkonium ζ0\zeta^0 particle and a light Higgs particle at 125 GeV.

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@article{arxiv.1204.4702,
  title  = {Has A 125 GeV Pseudoscalar Resonance Been Observed at the LHC?},
  author = {J. W. Moffat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.4702},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

4 pages, no figures, LaTeX file. Revised version. References added. Further revision made