Structure and production mechanism of the enigmatic X(3872) in high-energy hadronic reactions

Mar 15, 2022
17 pages
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  • Eur.Phys.J.C 82 (2022) 11, 1062
  • Published: Nov 24, 2022
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Abstract: (Springer)
We calculate the total cross section and transverse momentum distributions for the production of the enigmatic χc1(3872)\chi _{c1}(3872) (or X(3872)) assuming different scenarios: ccˉc \bar{c} state and D0Dˉ0+D0Dˉ0D^{0*} {\bar{D}}^0 + D^0 {\bar{D}}^{0*} molecule. The derivative of the ccˉc \bar{c} wave function needed in the first scenario is taken from a potential model calculations. Compared to earlier calculations of molecular state we include not only single parton scattering (SPS) but also double parton scattering (DPS) contributions. The latter one seems to give smaller contribution than the SPS one. The upper limit for the DPS production of χc1(3872)\chi _{c1}(3872) is much below the CMS data. We compare results of our calculations with existing experimental data of CMS, ATLAS and LHCb collaborations. Reasonable cross sections can be obtained in either ccˉc \bar{c} or molecular DDˉD {\bar{D}}^* scenarios for X(3872), provided one takes into account both directly produced D0,Dˉ0D^0, \bar{D}^0, as well as D0,Dˉ0D^0, \bar{D}^0 from the decay of DD^*. However arguments related to the lifetime of DD^* suggest that the latter component is not active.
Note:
  • 17 pages, 7 figures, v2: references added, v3: a diagram added, minor changes
  • parton: scattering
  • transverse momentum: momentum spectrum
  • X(3872)
  • CMS
  • CERN SPS
  • wave function
  • hybrid
  • interpretation of experiments: LHC-B
  • potential model
  • total cross section