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If the quantum numbers of the X(3872) are J^{PC}=1^{++}, the measurement of its mass implies that it is either a loosely-bound hadronic molecule whose constituents are a superposition of the charm mesons pairs D^{*0} Dbar^0 and D^0…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Eric Braaten , Meng Lu

Both the mass (just below the D^{*0}Dbar^0 threshold) and the likely quantum numbers (J^{PC}=1^{++}) of the X(3872) suggest that it is either a weakly-bound hadronic ``molecule'' or a virtual state of charmed mesons. Assuming the X(3872) is…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-09-02 David L. Canham , H. -W. Hammer , Roxanne P. Springer

We investigate the decays of $B^0 \to K^0 X(3872)$ and $B^+ \to K^+ X(3872)$ based on the picture where the $X(3872)$ resonance is strongly coupled to the $D\bar{D}^* + c.c.$ channel. In addition to the decay mechanism where the $X(3872)$…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-11-29 Hao-Nan Wang , Li-Sheng Geng , Qian Wang , Ju-Jun Xie

We construct spectra of decays of the resonance X(3872) with good analytical and unitary properties which allows to define the branching ratio of the X(3872) \to D^{*0}\bar D^0 + c.c. decay studying only one more decay, for example, the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-10-27 N. N. Achasov , E. V. Rogozina

The X(3872) is studied as an axial-vector charmonium state in the multichannel framework of the Resonance-Spectrum-Expansion quark-meson model, previously applied to a variety of other puzzling mesonic resonances. Included are the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-03-17 S. Coito , G. Rupp , E. van Beveren

It is pointed out that in the decays $X(3872) \to D {\bar D} \gamma$ the possible `molecular' component of the X(3872) should give rise essentially only to a $D^0 {\bar D}^0 \gamma$ final state with a predictable spectrum, and should yield…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 M. B. Voloshin

We investigate the radiative decays of the $X(3872)$ to $\gamma V~(V=\rho^0,\, \omega)$ in the molecule scenario, where the $X(3872)$ is regarded as a pure hadronic molecule of the $D\bar{D}^*+c.c$ in an $S$-wave with the quantum numbers…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-02-28 Fan Wang , Gang Li , Shi-Dong Liu , Qi Wu

Starting from the hypothesis that the X(3872) is a $D\bar D^*$ molecule, we discuss the radiative decays of the X(3872) into $\gamma J/\psi$ and $\gamma\psi'$ from an effective field theory point of view. We show that radiative decays are…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-02-19 Feng-Kun Guo , C. Hanhart , Yu. S. Kalashnikova , Ulf. -G. Meißner , A. V. Nefediev

The $X(3872)$ could be a shallow $D\bar D^*$ bound state, a compact four-quark state, or a partially composite particle, i.e. a superposition of the two. We will review how these hypotheses could be tested experimentally, examining…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-06-11 Angelo Esposito , Alfredo Glioti , Davide Germani , Antonio D. Polosa

In this paper, we calculate mass and probability fractions of meson-meson components of $X(3872)$ in an unquenched quark model. Different from most of other unquenched quark models, the quark pairs creation operator from $^3P_0$ is modified…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-08-28 Yue Tan , Jialun Ping

We present an estimate of the partial width of X(3872) into p p-bar under the assumption that it is a weakly-bound hadronic molecule whose constituents are a superposition of the charm mesons D^{*0} D-bar^0 and D^{0} D-bar^{*0}. The p p-bar…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Eric Braaten

Currently, the structure of the $X(3872)$ meson is unknown. Different competing models of the $c\bar c$ exotic state $X(3872)$ exist, including the possibilities that this state is either a mesonic molecule with dominating $D^0 \bar D^{*0}…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-08-25 A. B. Larionov , M. Strikman , M. Bleicher

We analyze recent data from the Babar and Belle Collaborations on the X(3872) resonance in the J/psi pi+ pi- and D0 D0-bar pi0 decay channels, taking careful account of the universal features of an S-wave threshold resonance. Because the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2013-05-29 Eric Braaten James Stapleton

The nature of the $X(3872)$ and other exotic hadrons has been a subject of extensive investigation. While various theoretical models have been proposed, experimental evidence suggests that the $X(3872)$ may be a mixture state of a hadronic…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-05-12 Kotaro Miyake , Yasuhiro Yamaguchi

We discuss the nature of the $\chi_b(3P)$ and $X(3872)$ mesons: Are the $\chi_b(3P)$'s standard $b \bar b$ mesons or $b \bar b$ states with a significative continuum component? Is the $X(3872)$ a $c \bar c$ state with continuum coupling…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-20 J. Ferretti , G. Galatà , E. Santopinto

In this work, we revisit the isospin violating decays of $X(3872)$ in a coupled-channel effective field theory. In the molecular scheme, the $X(3872)$ is interpreted as the bound state of $\bar{D}^{*0}D^0/\bar{D}^0D^{*0}$ and…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-11-17 Lu Meng , Guang-Juan Wang , Bo Wang , Shi-Lin Zhu

We perform a systematical study of possible molecular states composed of the $S$ wave heavy light mesons, where the $S-D$ mixing and {$\eta-\eta^{\prime}$ mixing} are explicitly included. Our calculation indicates that the observed…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-06-14 Ming-Zhu Liu , Duo-Jie Jia , Dian-Yong Chen

Right since its discovery in 2003 by the Belle collaboration, establishing the nature of the $X(3872)$ meson has been one of the main priorities in the field of quarkonium physics. Not qualifying as a conventional $c\bar{c}$ state, the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-10-30 Martin Cleven , Volodymyr K. Magas , Angels Ramos

We explore the quark-mass dependence of the pole position of the X(3872) state within the molecular picture. The calculations are performed within the framework of a nonrelativistic Faddeev-type three-body equation for the $D\bar{D}\pi$…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2013-10-01 V. Baru , E. Epelbaum , A. A. Filin , C. Hanhart , U. -G. Meißner , A. V. Nefediev

We study the behaviour of the $\chi_{c1}(3872)$, also known as $X(3872)$, in dense nuclear matter. We begin from a picture in vacuum of the $X(3872)$ as a purely molecular $(D \bar D^*-c.c.)$ state, generated as a bound state from a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-09-29 M. Albaladejo , J. M. Nieves , L. Tolos