A New Look at the X Compositeness from its Lineshape

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Autori principali: Carducci, A., Cianti, G., D'Annibali, P., Germani, D., Polosa, A. D.
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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author Carducci, A.
Cianti, G.
D'Annibali, P.
Germani, D.
Polosa, A. D.
author_facet Carducci, A.
Cianti, G.
D'Annibali, P.
Germani, D.
Polosa, A. D.
contents The existing analyses on the X(3872) lineshape are consistent with the hypothesis that it is a compact particle composed of four quarks. This conclusion follows from fitting available data with a Flatte' distribution derived from an effective Lagrangian in which X, D, and D* are all elementary fields. A molecular X, i.e., a deuteron-like bound state of D and Dbar*, must instead be described by an effective theory where the X field is initially absent or introduced as an auxiliary, unphysical, field, yielding a lineshape parametrization that differs significantly from the Flatte' one. We demonstrate, in the analogous theory of nucleons with an auxiliary deuteron field, that this parametrization gives a fully consistent description of np--> deuteron --> np scattering data, and motivate applying the same method to the X lineshape.
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spellingShingle A New Look at the X Compositeness from its Lineshape
Carducci, A.
Cianti, G.
D'Annibali, P.
Germani, D.
Polosa, A. D.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
The existing analyses on the X(3872) lineshape are consistent with the hypothesis that it is a compact particle composed of four quarks. This conclusion follows from fitting available data with a Flatte' distribution derived from an effective Lagrangian in which X, D, and D* are all elementary fields. A molecular X, i.e., a deuteron-like bound state of D and Dbar*, must instead be described by an effective theory where the X field is initially absent or introduced as an auxiliary, unphysical, field, yielding a lineshape parametrization that differs significantly from the Flatte' one. We demonstrate, in the analogous theory of nucleons with an auxiliary deuteron field, that this parametrization gives a fully consistent description of np--> deuteron --> np scattering data, and motivate applying the same method to the X lineshape.
title A New Look at the X Compositeness from its Lineshape
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12274