An Estimate of the Partial Width for X(3872) into p p-bar

dc.creatorBraaten, Eric
dc.date2007-11-12
dc.date2008-02-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:13:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:13:06Z
dc.descriptionWe present an estimate of the partial width of X(3872) into p p-bar under the assumption that it is a weakly-bound hadronic molecule whose constituents are a superposition of the charm mesons D^{*0} D-bar^0 and D^{0} D-bar^{*0}. The p p-bar partial width of X is therefore related to the cross section for p p-bar to D^{*0} D-bar^0 near the threshold. That cross section at an energy well above the threshold is estimated by scaling the measured cross section for p p-bar to K^{*-} K^+. It is extrapolated to the D^{*0} D-bar^0 threshold by taking into account the threshold resonance in the 1^{++} channel. The resulting prediction for the p p-bar partial width of X(3872) is proportional to the square root of its binding energy. For the current central value of the binding energy, the estimated partial width into p p-bar is comparable to that of the P-wave charmonium state chi_{c1}.
dc.description12 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1854
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1854
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D77:034019,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.77.034019
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/191604
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleAn Estimate of the Partial Width for X(3872) into p p-bar
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