Spectroscopy of Mesons with Heavy Quarks

TL;DR

This paper reviews the spectroscopy of heavy-quark mesons, focusing on p-wave charmed mesons and charmonium-like states, highlighting the influence of nearby open channels on their spectra.

Contribution

It provides a concise overview of heavy-quark mesons and emphasizes the impact of S-wave open channels on their spectral properties.

Findings

Identification of key charmonium-like states such as X(3872) and Y(4260)

Analysis of the effects of open channels on meson spectra

Discussion of the quark model's applicability to heavy mesons

Abstract

I will give a concise overview of mesons with heavy quarks including p-wave charmed mesons and charmonium (or charmonium-like) states such as X(3872), Y(4260), X(3940), Y(3940), Z(3930) etc. The effect from the nearby S-wave open channels on the quark model spectrum is emphasized.