Exotic meson-meson molecules and compact four-quark states

J. Vijande*, A. Valcarce, N. Barnea

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Abstract

We present an exact calculation of S and P wave QQn̄n̄ states using different standard nonrelativistic quark-quark potentials. We explore in detail the charm and bottom sectors looking for bound states that could be measured within existing facilities. Against the proliferation of four-quark states sometimes predicted in the literature, we found a small number of candidates to be stable. We analyze their properties in a trial to distinguish between compact and molecular states. Possible decay modes are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number074010
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume79
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2009

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