In this work, we investigate the production and decay of molecular states with quark content $cc\bar c\bar q$ and $J^P=1^+$ using a phenomenological analysis and an effective Lagrangian approach. Based on an $\textit{SU}$(3) flavor-symmetry analysis to identify golden channels, we further explore the dynamics of these processes under the molecular assumptions of ${\eta_c D^*}$ and ${J/\psi D^*}$ . Our results indicate that the production branching ratio in $B_c$ decays is sizable: it can be of order $10^{-4}$ for the molecular configuration ${{\eta}_cD^*}$ and $10^{-5}$ for the molecule ${J/\psi D^*}$ . In addition, we find that the decay widths of the two molecular configurations ${{\eta}_cD^*}$ and ${J/\psi D^*}$ are not significant, at the level of ${\cal{O}}$ ( $\text{MeV}$ ).

China

Na Li

Ye Xing

Jing-Rui Shi

Analysis of molecular state $\textit{η$_{c}$D}$ $^{*}$ and $\textit{J}$/$\textit{ψD}$ $^{*}$ in the effective Lagrangian approach * Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (12005294)

Motivated by the recent BESIII measurements of the $$J/\psi \rightarrow \Xi ^0 {\bar{\Lambda }}K_S^0 + c.c.$$ process, we investigate this reaction by considering the contributions from the $$\Xi (1690)$$ , $$\Lambda (1890)$$ and $$\Lambda (1830)$$ resonances. The $$\Xi (1690)$$ state is dynamically generated from the $\textit{S}$-wave pseudoscalar meson-octet baryon interactions within the chiral unitary approach. Our theoretical model provides a good description of the $${\bar{\Lambda }}K^0$$ , $$\Xi ^0 K^0$$ , and $${\bar{\Lambda }}\Xi ^0$$ invariant mass distributions. The results indicate that the $$\Xi (1690)$$ resonance, which was neglected in the experimental analysis by BESIII, plays a crucial role in this process. Furthermore, we evaluate the theoretical uncertainties of our model using the parametric bootstrap method. Future high-precision measurements of this process will further help to elucidate the properties of the $$\Xi (1690)$$ , $$\Lambda (1890)$$ and $$\Lambda (1830)$$ states.

Spain

Wen-Tao Lyu

Lian-Rong Dai

Eulogio Oset

Role of $$\Xi (1690)$$ in the $$J/\psi \rightarrow \Xi ^0{\bar{\Lambda }}K^0$$ reaction

Confirming the existence of hybrid states remains challenging due to their experimental indistinguishability from tightly bound tetraquarks and loosely bound molecules. To address this issue, we employ QCD sum rules to systematically investigate the $$ \pi _1(1600) $$ and $$ \eta _1(1855) $$ as candidate tetraquark states with exotic quantum numbers $$ J^{PC} = 1^{-+}$$ . Within the hybrid framework, an $$ SU(3) $$ flavor nonet is expected, featuring two isoscalar configurations, $$ q{\bar{q}}g $$ and $$s{\bar{s}}g$$ , where $$q = u/d $$ . Moreover, the decay width of the $$ s{\bar{s}}g $$ state into the $$ K^* {\bar{K}}^* $$ channel ($\textit{VV}$) is found to be two orders of magnitude smaller than that into the $$ \eta \eta ^\prime $$ channel ($\textit{PP}$) [1]. In contrast, the tetraquark scenario predicts an $$ SU(3) $$ flavor 81-plet comprising three isoscalar states: $$ qq{\bar{q}}{\bar{q}} $$ , $$ qs{\bar{q}}{\bar{s}} $$ , and $$ ss{\bar{s}}{\bar{s}} $$ . Our analysis yields a mass of $$ 2.22^{+0.18}_{-0.26}~\textrm{GeV} $$ for the $$ ss{\bar{s}}{\bar{s}} $$ tetraquark state, which is expected to decay predominantly into the $$ \phi \phi $$ channel ($\textit{VV}$) and the $$ \eta f_1(1420) $$ channel, while its decay into the the $$ \eta \eta ^\prime $$ channel ($\textit{PP}$) is significantly suppressed. Therefore, experimental searches focusing on the $\textit{VV}$ decay channels are essential for discriminating between hybrid and tetraquark scenarios.

Niu Su

Er-Liang Cui

Yi-Wei Jiang

Hua-Xing Chen

A tetraquark 81-plet with $$J^{PC}=1^{-+}$$ or a hybrid nonet

Netherlands

R. Aaij

United Kingdom

A. Abdelmotteleb

Switzerland

C. Abellan Beteta

F. Abudinén

T. Ackernley

United States

A. Adefisoye

B. Adeva

M. Adinolfi

Sweden

P. Adlarson

France

C. Agapopoulou

C. Aidala

Z. Ajaltouni

S. Akar

K. Akiba

Poland

M. Akthar

Italy

P. Albicocco

Germany

J. Albrecht

Lithuania

R. Aleksiejunas

F. Alessio

P. Alvarez Cartelle

R. Amalric

Brazil

S. Amato

J. Amey

Y. Amhis

L. An

L. Anderlini

M. Andersson

P. Andreola

M. Andreotti

S. Andres Estrada

A. Anelli

D. Ao

C. Arata

F. Archilli

Z. Areg

M. Argenton

Costa Rica

S. Arguedas Cuendis

L. Arnone

A. Artamonov

M. Artuso

E. Aslanides

R. Ataíde Da Silva

M. Atzeni

B. Audurier

J. Authier

D. Bacher

I. Bachiller Perea

S. Bachmann

M. Bachmayer

J. Back

P. Baladron Rodriguez

V. Balagura

A. Balboni

W. Baldini

Z. Baldwin

L. Balzani

H. Bao

J. Baptista de Souza Leite

C. Barbero Pretel

M. Barbetti

I. Barbosa

R. Barlow

M. Barnyakov

S. Barsuk

W. Barter

J. Bartz

S. Bashir

B. Batsukh

P. Battista

A. Bay

A. Beck

M. Becker

F. Bedeschi

I. Bediaga

N. Behling

S. Belin

A. Bellavista

K. Belous

I. Belov

I. Belyaev

G. Benane

G. Bencivenni

E. Ben-Haim

A. Berezhnoy

R. Bernet

S. Bernet Andres

A. Bertolin

C. Betancourt

F. Betti

J. Bex

Ia. Bezshyiko

Ukraine

O. Bezshyyko

J. Bhom

M. Bieker

N. Biesuz

A. Biolchini

M. Birch

F. Bishop

A. Bitadze

A. Bizzeti

Erratum: Measurement of $\textit{CP}$ asymmetry in $$ {D}^0\to {K}_{\textrm{S}}^0{K}_{\textrm{S}}^0 $$ decays with the LHCb Run 3 detector

<p>A search for resonant structures in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow></math> mass spectrum is performed using proton-proton collision data at <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msqrt><mi>s</mi></msqrt><mo>=</mo><mn>13</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><mi>TeV</mi></math>, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>140</mn><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><msup><mi>fb</mi><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></math>, recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The decay channels of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mn>4</mn><mi>μ</mi></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mn>4</mn><mi>μ</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>π</mi></math> are analyzed. An excess near 6.9 GeV is observed in both channels with a combined significance of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mn>8.9</mn><mi>σ</mi></mrow></math>. No significant signal is observed near 7.2 GeV, and an upper limit on its yield relative to <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>X</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>6900</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></math> is provided. A simultaneous fit with the di-<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></math> channel is carried out under assumptions regarding the resonance interferences, yielding a ratio of the partial decay widths between the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow></math> and di-<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></math> channels of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mn>1.08</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>0.2</mn><msubsup><mn>0</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>0.17</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mn>0.40</mn></mrow></msubsup></math> for the resonance near 6.9 GeV.</p>

G. Aad

Norway

E. Aakvaag

B. Abbott

United Arab Emirates

S. Abdelhameed

K. Abeling

N.J. Abicht

S.H. Abidi

M. Aboelela

Morocco

A. Aboulhorma

Israel

H. Abramowicz

Y. Abulaiti

B.S. Acharya

A. Ackermann

C. Adam Bourdarios

L. Adamczyk

S.V. Addepalli

M.J. Addison

J. Adelman

Türkiye

A. Adiguzel

T. Adye

A.A. Affolder

Y. Afik

M.N. Agaras

A. Aggarwal

Romania

C. Agheorghiesei

F. Ahmadov

S. Ahuja

X. Ai

G. Aielli

A. Aikot

M. Ait Tamlihat

B. Aitbenchikh

M. Akbiyik

T.P.A. Åkesson

A.V. Akimov

Japan

D. Akiyama

N.N. Akolkar

S. Aktas

G.L. Alberghi

Canada

J. Albert

U. Alberti

G.L. Albouy

S. Alderweireldt

Z.L. Alegria

CERN

M. Aleksa

I.N. Aleksandrov

C. Alexa

Greece

T. Alexopoulos

F. Alfonsi

M. Algren

M. Alhroob

Czechia

B. Ali

H.M.J. Ali

S. Ali

S.W. Alibocus

South Africa

M. Aliev

Observation of structures in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>S</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></math> mass spectrum with the ATLAS detector