Deciphering charmoniumlike exotic states in photon - hadron interactions at RHIC and LHC energies

TL;DR

This paper proposes studying the photoproduction of exotic charmoniumlike states in proton-proton collisions at RHIC and LHC to better understand their nature through estimated cross sections and rapidity distributions.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to investigate exotic hadrons via photon-hadron interactions in high-energy collisions, providing predictions for experimental verification.

Findings

Estimated rapidity distributions for exotic states

Predicted total cross sections at RHIC and LHC energies

Suggested experimental analysis can clarify the nature of these states

Abstract

In this paper we propose the study of the photoproduction of charmoniumlike states in $pp$ collisions at RHIC and LHC energies and estimate the rapidity distribution and total cross sections for the production of the exotic hadrons $Y(3940)$, $X(3915)$, $Z(4430)$ and $Z_c(3900)$. We demonstrate that the experimental analysis of this process can provide complementary and independent checks on these states, and help to understand their underlying nature.