High-energy $η^{(\prime)}π$ photoproduction and the nature of exotic waves

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Autores principales: Montaña, Gloria, Mathieu, Vincent, Shastry, Vanamali, Bibrzycki, Łukasz, Fernández-Ramírez, César, Hammoud, Nadine, Perry, Robert J., Pilloni, Alessandro, Rodas, Arkaitz, Smith, Wyatt A., Szczepaniak, Adam P., Winney, Daniel
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author Montaña, Gloria
Mathieu, Vincent
Shastry, Vanamali
Bibrzycki, Łukasz
Fernández-Ramírez, César
Hammoud, Nadine
Perry, Robert J.
Pilloni, Alessandro
Rodas, Arkaitz
Smith, Wyatt A.
Szczepaniak, Adam P.
Winney, Daniel
author_facet Montaña, Gloria
Mathieu, Vincent
Shastry, Vanamali
Bibrzycki, Łukasz
Fernández-Ramírez, César
Hammoud, Nadine
Perry, Robert J.
Pilloni, Alessandro
Rodas, Arkaitz
Smith, Wyatt A.
Szczepaniak, Adam P.
Winney, Daniel
contents The observation of hybrid mesons in photoproduction experiments can provide essential insight into the inner workings of quantum chromodynamics in the strong coupling regime. In particular, the study of final $η^{(\prime)}π$ states is of great interest due to the presence of the lowest lying hybrid candidate with manifestly exotic quantum numbers, the $π_1(1600)$. In this work, a double-vector exchange model with Reggeized $ρ$ and $ω$ trajectories is developed to describe the photoproduction of $η^{(\prime)}π$ in the high-mass region. Results are presented for the differential cross sections and forward-backward asymmetries in the energy region of interest to the GlueX experiment. The model contains no free parameters, and reproduces the magnitude and $t$-dependence of existing CLAS data at $E_γ=5$\gev. The model predicts a stronger asymmetry in the $η^\prime π$ channel than in the $ηπ$ channel, consistent with what has previously been observed in pion beam experiments. This suggests that the sizeable production of exotic odd waves in $η'π$ is not necessarily related to the presence of gluon-rich environments. Confirmation of these predicted asymmetries from forthcoming GlueX data would enable further predictions of the low-energy spectrum.
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spellingShingle High-energy $η^{(\prime)}π$ photoproduction and the nature of exotic waves
Montaña, Gloria
Mathieu, Vincent
Shastry, Vanamali
Bibrzycki, Łukasz
Fernández-Ramírez, César
Hammoud, Nadine
Perry, Robert J.
Pilloni, Alessandro
Rodas, Arkaitz
Smith, Wyatt A.
Szczepaniak, Adam P.
Winney, Daniel
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
The observation of hybrid mesons in photoproduction experiments can provide essential insight into the inner workings of quantum chromodynamics in the strong coupling regime. In particular, the study of final $η^{(\prime)}π$ states is of great interest due to the presence of the lowest lying hybrid candidate with manifestly exotic quantum numbers, the $π_1(1600)$. In this work, a double-vector exchange model with Reggeized $ρ$ and $ω$ trajectories is developed to describe the photoproduction of $η^{(\prime)}π$ in the high-mass region. Results are presented for the differential cross sections and forward-backward asymmetries in the energy region of interest to the GlueX experiment. The model contains no free parameters, and reproduces the magnitude and $t$-dependence of existing CLAS data at $E_γ=5$\gev. The model predicts a stronger asymmetry in the $η^\prime π$ channel than in the $ηπ$ channel, consistent with what has previously been observed in pion beam experiments. This suggests that the sizeable production of exotic odd waves in $η'π$ is not necessarily related to the presence of gluon-rich environments. Confirmation of these predicted asymmetries from forthcoming GlueX data would enable further predictions of the low-energy spectrum.
title High-energy $η^{(\prime)}π$ photoproduction and the nature of exotic waves
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14549