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$Z_c(4430)$ and $Z_c(4200)$ as triangle singularities

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2019-09-18 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Zc(4430)Z_c(4430) discovered by the Belle and confirmed by the LHCb in Bˉ0ψ(2S)Kπ+\bar{B}^0\to\psi(2S)K^-\pi^+ is generally considered to be a charged charmonium-like state that includes minimally two quarks and two antiquarks. Zc(4200)Z_c(4200) found in Bˉ0J/ψKπ+\bar{B}^0\to J/\psi K^-\pi^+ by the Belle is also a good candidate of a charged charmonium-like state. We demonstrate that kinematical singularities in triangle loop diagrams induce a resonance-like behavior that can consistently explain the properties (mass, width, and Argand plot) of Zc(4430)Z_c(4430) and Zc(4200)Z_c(4200) from the experimental analyses. The triangle diagrams include only experimentally well-established hadrons. Applying this idea to Λb0J/ψpπ\Lambda_b^0\to J/\psi p\pi^-, we also identify triangle singularities that behave like Zc(4200)Z_c(4200), but no triangle diagram is available for Zc(4430)Z_c(4430). This is consistent with the LHCb's finding that their description of the Λb0J/ψpπ\Lambda_b^0\to J/\psi p\pi^- data is significantly improved by including a Zc(4200)Z_c(4200) contribution while Zc(4430)Z_c(4430) seems to hardly contribute. Even though the proposed mechanisms have uncertainty in the absolute strengths which are currently difficult to estimate, they are certainly a compelling alternative to tetraquark-based interpretations of Zc(4430)Z_c(4430) and Zc(4200)Z_c(4200).

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@article{arxiv.1901.07385,
  title  = {$Z_c(4430)$ and $Z_c(4200)$ as triangle singularities},
  author = {S. X. Nakamura and K. Tsushima},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.07385},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

6 pages, 5 figures; published version; one figure on the cutoff-dependence added