Related papers: The search for strongly decaying exotic matter

We confirm our previous prediction of a $d^*$ state with $I(J^P)=0(3^+)$ [Phys. Rev. C 60, 045203 (1999)] and report for the first time based on a microscopic calculation that $d^*$ is a hexaquark dominated exotic state as it has about 2/3…

Investigations of the existence of pentaquark states containing a single $b$ (anti)quark decaying weakly into four specific final states J/$\psi K^+\pi^- p$, J/$\psi K^- \pi^- p$, J/$\psi K^- \pi^+ p$, and $J/\psi \phi (1020) p$ are…

The $\Xi^-_\mathrm{b} \pi^+ \pi^-$ invariant mass spectrum is investigated with an event sample of proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = $ 13 TeV, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016-2018 and corresponding to an integrated…

We report evidence for the decays $B^0\to D_s^{+} \pi^-$ and $B^0\to D_s^{-} K^+$ and the results of a search for $B^0 \to D_s^{*+} \pi^-$ and $B^0\to D_s^{*-} K^+$ in a sample of 84 milion Y(4S) decays into $B\bar{B}$ pairs collected with…

The SELEX experiment (E781) at Fermilab has observed two statistically compelling high mass states near 3.6 GeV/c^2, decaying to Lambda_c+ K- pi+ and Lambda_c+ K- pi+ pi+. These final states are Cabibbo-allowed decay modes of doubly charmed…

We study the X(3872)-->D^0 \bar D^0 \pi^0 decay within a D \bar D^* molecular picture for the X(3872) state. This decay mode is more sensitive to the long-distance structure of the X(3872) resonance than its J/\psi\pi\pi and J/\psi3\pi…

The latest results of CMS in the area of exotic quarkonium decays will be presented: observation of a peaking structure in $J/\psi\Phi$ mass spectrum in the decay $B^\pm \rightarrow J/\psi \Phi K^\pm$, search for new bottomonium states in…

Rare decay modes $J/\psi \to D_{S}^{-} \pi^{+} + c.c.$, $J/\psi \to D^{-} \pi^{+} + c.c.$, and $J/\psi \to \bar D^{0} \bar K^{0} + c.c.$ are searched for using 5.77$\times 10^{7}$ $J/\psi$ events collected with the BESII detector at the…

Motivated by the LHCb's recent confirmation of $Z_1(4475)$ as the $J^P=1^+$ resonance, we investigate various exotic interpretations of $Z_1(4475)$, which may be an axial vector tetraquark state, the P-wave excitation of the S-wave $D_1…

Using a sample of about 10 billion $J/\psi$ events with the BESIII detector, we search for the weak decays of $J/\psi \to \bar{D}^0\pi^0 + c.c.$, $J/\psi \to \bar{D}^0\eta + c.c.$, $J/\psi \to \bar{D}^0\rho^0 + c.c.$, $J/\psi \to D^-\pi^+ +…

We report the first observation of a narrow charmmonium state produced in the exclusive decay process B+->K+ pi+pi- J/psi. This state, which decays into pi+pi-J/psi, has a mass of 3871.8+-0.7(stat)+-0.4(syst) MeV, which is very near the M_D…

The baryon-baryon continuum invariant mass spectrum generated from relativistic nucleus + nucleus collision data may reveal the existence of doubly-strange dibaryons not stable against strong decay if they lie within a few MeV of threshold.…

The charmonium-like exotic states $Y(4230)$ and the less known $Y(4320)$, produced in $e^+e^-$ collisions, are sources of positive parity exotic hadrons in association with photons or pseudoscalar mesons. We analyze the radiative and pion…

We study the hadronic molecular structure of hidden heavy pentaquarks - new exotic states composed of charmed/bottom baryons and $D(D^*)/B(B^*)$ mesons. Based on the observation of three pentaquark candidates $P_c^+(4312)$, $P_c^+(4440)$,…

Decays of beauty baryons to the $D^0 p h^-$ and $\Lambda_c^+ h^-$ final states (where $h$ indicates a pion or a kaon) are studied using a data sample of $pp$ collisions, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb$^{-1}$, collected…

The decays $\Xi_b \to \Lambda_b \pi$ are strangeness changing weak transitions involving only the light diquark in the baryon. Thus these decays can test the properties of such diquarks, in particular the suggestions existing in the…

The interaction between pseudoscalar and/or vector mesons can be studied using hidden gauge Lagrangians. In this framework, the interaction between charmed mesons has been studied. Furthermore, doubly charmed states are also predicted.…

The discovery of numerous new charmonium-like structures since 2003 have revitalized interest in exotic meson spectroscopy. These structures do not fit easily into the conventional charmonium model, and proposals like four-quark states,…

A search for the exotic meson $X(5568)$ decaying into the $B^0_s \pi^{\pm}$ final state is performed using data corresponding to $9.6 \textrm{fb}^{-1}$ from $p{\bar p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 1960$ GeV recorded by the Collider Detector…

Starting from 2003, a large number of the so-called exotic hadrons, such as $X(3872)$ and $D_{s0}^*(2317)$, were discovered experimentally. Since then, understanding the nature of these states has been a central issue both theoretically and…