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X(3872) and Other Possible Heavy Molecular States

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-05-26 v3 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We perform a systematic study of the possible molecular states composed of a pair of heavy mesons such as DDˉD\bar D, DDˉD^\ast\bar D, DDˉD^\ast \bar D^\ast in the framework of the meson exchange model. The exchanged mesons include the pseudoscalar, scalar and vector mesons. Through our investigation, we find that (1) the structure X(3764) is not a molecular state; (2) There exists strong attraction in the range r<1r < 1 fm for the DDˉD^*\bar D^* system with J=0,1J=0, 1. If future experiments confirm Z+(4051)Z^+(4051) as a loosely bound molecular state, its quantum number is probably JP=0+J^{P}=0^+. Its partner state Φ0\Phi^{**0} may be searched for in the π0χc1\pi^0\chi_{c1} channel; (3) The vector meson exchange provides strong attraction in the DDˉD^\ast \bar D channel together with the pion exchange. A bound state solution exists with a reasonable cutoff parameter Λ1.4\Lambda\sim 1.4 GeV. X(3872) may be accommodated as a molecular state dynamically although drawing a very definite conclusion needs further investigation; (4) The BBˉB^\ast \bar B molecular state exists.

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@article{arxiv.0808.0073,
  title  = {X(3872) and Other Possible Heavy Molecular States},
  author = {Xiang Liu and Zhi-Gang Luo and Yan-Rui Liu and Shi-Lin Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.0073},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

21 pages, 17 tables, 11 figures. Typos corrected

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