Scalar Meson Photoproduction

TL;DR

This paper explores scalar meson photoproduction as a feasible method to investigate the structure and existence of scalar mesons like f0(1370), f0(1500), and f0(1710), which are not well understood.

Contribution

It proposes scalar meson photoproduction as a new experimental approach to study scalar mesons and differentiate their models.

Findings

Photoproduction is a feasible method for scalar meson investigation.

Radiative decays effectively probe meson structure.

The approach can help resolve meson existence and classification issues.

Abstract

The scalar mesons f0(1370), f0(1500) and f0(1710) are of interest as there is as yet no consensus of their status, or indeed of the existence of the f0(1370). Radiative decays to rho and omega have been shown to provide effective probes of their structure and to discriminate among models. Scalar-meson photoproduction is proposed as an alternative and it is shown that it represents a feasible approach.