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A possible NN*(1440) quasi-molecular state

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-06-15 v1

Abstract

Inspired by the recent observation of a narrow resonance-like structure around 2360 MeV in the p+n to d + \pi 0 + \pi 0 cross section, the possibility of forming a NN*(1440) quasi-molecular state is investigated by using a meson exchange model in which the \pi, \sigma, \rho\ and \omega\ exchanges in t- and u-channels are considered. By adopting the coupling constants extracted from the relevant NN scattering and N*(1440) decay data, it is found that a deuteron-like quasi-molecular state of NN*(1440) with a binding energy in the range of from 2 to 67MeV can be formed. Therefore, it is speculated that the observed structure around 2360 MeV might be or may have a large component of the NN*(1440) quasi-molecular state.

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@article{arxiv.1302.4790,
  title  = {A possible NN*(1440) quasi-molecular state},
  author = {Lu Zhao and Peng-Nian Shen and Ying-Jie Zhang and Bing-Song Zou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.4790},
  year   = {2015}
}

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28 pages and 19 figures

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