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Superexotic $K^{*+}D^{*+}K^{*+}$ bound state

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-02-26 v2

Abstract

We study a system made from K+D+K+K^{*+}D^{*+}K^{*+} with charge 33, isospin I=3/2I=3/2, spin J=3J=3, and a quark content of cdˉsˉusˉuc\bar d \bar s u \bar s u, which make it highly exotic relative to the standard qqˉq\bar q structure of mesons. The interaction of the three body system is obtained starting from a cluster of K+D+K^{*+}D^{*+} in I=1I=1 and J=2J=2, that in different works has been found bound, and adding to it an extra K+K^{*+} with spin aligned with those of the vectors of the cluster. We find that the KKK^* K^* interaction in I=1I=1 and J=2J=2 is repulsive, but its strength is small compared to that of K+D+K^{*+}D^{*+} in I=1I=1 and J=2J=2, such that we find a three body state bound by about 100MeV100 \, \rm MeV with respect to the mass of a K+K^{*+} and the K+D+K^{*+} D^{*+} cluster. The width of the state, of about 10MeV10\, \rm MeV, is much smaller than the binding, which facilitates its observation. We suggest to find that state by measuring the invariant mass of KDKK D K^*, something feasible in present experimental facilities.

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@article{arxiv.2512.04001,
  title  = {Superexotic $K^{*+}D^{*+}K^{*+}$ bound state},
  author = {Wen-Hao Jia and Pei-Shen Su and Wei-Hong Liang and Raquel Molina and Eulogio Oset},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.04001},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

8 pages, 4 figures; v2: discussion added, references added

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