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$\Upsilon$ and $\eta_b$ nuclear bound states

Nuclear Theory 2025-06-10 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Υ\Upsilon and ηb\eta_b 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 BB and BB^{*} meson masses, as well as the density distributions in nuclei, are calculated within the quark-meson coupling (QMC) model. The attractive potentials for the Υ\Upsilon and ηb\eta_b 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 BBB\overline{B} and BBBB^{*} loops in their respective self energy. After an extensive analysis we conclude that our results suggest that the Υ\Upsilon and ηb\eta_b mesons should form bound states with all the nuclei considered.

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@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

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