$\Upsilon$ and $\eta_b$ nuclear bound states
Nuclear Theory
2025-06-10 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract
and nuclear bound state energies are calculated for various nuclei neglecting any possible effects of the widths. Essential input for the calculations, namely the medium-modified and meson masses, as well as the density distributions in nuclei, are calculated within the quark-meson coupling (QMC) model. The attractive potentials for the and mesons in nuclei are calculated from the mass shifts of these mesons in nuclear matter in the local density approximation. These potentials originate from the in-medium enhanced and loops in their respective self energy. After an extensive analysis we conclude that our results suggest that the and mesons should form bound states with all the nuclei considered.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2201.05696,
title = {$\Upsilon$ and $\eta_b$ nuclear bound states},
author = {J. J. Cobos-Martínez and G. N. Zeminiani and K. Tsushima},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.05696},
year = {2025}
}
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10 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables