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Scattering of D and D* mesons off the X(3872)

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Canham, DL; Hammer, HW; Springer, RP
Published in: Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
August 6, 2009

Both the mass (just below the D*0D̄0 threshold) and the likely quantum numbers (JPC=1++) of the X(3872) suggest that it is either a weakly bound hadronic "molecule" (X(3872)∼1/2[D*0D̄0+D̄*0D0]) or a virtual state of charmed mesons. Assuming the X(3872) is a weakly bound molecule, the scattering of neutral D and D* mesons off the X(3872) can be predicted from the X(3872) binding energy. We calculate the phase shifts and cross section for scattering of D0 and D*0 mesons and their antiparticles off the X(3872) in an effective field theory for short-range interactions. This provides another example of a three-body process, along with those in nuclear and atomic systems, that displays universal properties. It may be possible to extract the scattering within the final state interactions of Bc decays and/or other LHC events. © 2009 The American Physical Society.

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Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

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1550-2368

ISSN

1550-7998

Publication Date

August 6, 2009

Volume

80

Issue

1

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5101 Astronomical sciences
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
 

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Canham, D. L., Hammer, H. W., & Springer, R. P. (2009). Scattering of D and D* mesons off the X(3872). Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 80(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.014009
Canham, D. L., H. W. Hammer, and R. P. Springer. “Scattering of D and D* mesons off the X(3872).” Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 80, no. 1 (August 6, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.014009.
Canham DL, Hammer HW, Springer RP. Scattering of D and D* mesons off the X(3872). Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 2009 Aug 6;80(1).
Canham, D. L., et al. “Scattering of D and D* mesons off the X(3872).” Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 80, no. 1, Aug. 2009. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.80.014009.
Canham DL, Hammer HW, Springer RP. Scattering of D and D* mesons off the X(3872). Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 2009 Aug 6;80(1).

Published In

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

DOI

EISSN

1550-2368

ISSN

1550-7998

Publication Date

August 6, 2009

Volume

80

Issue

1

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5101 Astronomical sciences
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences