Transverse momentum spectra of f0(980) from coalescence model

We use a coalescence model to generate f0(980) particles for four configurations: ss¯ meson, uu¯ss¯ tetraquark, KK¯ molecule, and uu¯ p-wave state. The phase-space information of the coalescing constituents is taken from a multi-phase transport (AMPT) simulation of proton-proton (pp) and proton-lead...

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Main Authors: An Gu, Fuqiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269323007323
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Summary:We use a coalescence model to generate f0(980) particles for four configurations: ss¯ meson, uu¯ss¯ tetraquark, KK¯ molecule, and uu¯ p-wave state. The phase-space information of the coalescing constituents is taken from a multi-phase transport (AMPT) simulation of proton-proton (pp) and proton-lead (pPb) collisions at the LHC. It is shown that the transverse momentum spectra and production yields of f0(980) differ significantly among the configurations. It is suggested that the pT spectra of the f0(980) compared to those of other hadrons (such as pion) and the ratio of the f0(980) pT spectra in pPb over pp collisions can be exploited to tell the configuration of the f0(980).
ISSN:0370-2693