The nature of near-threshold XYZ states

TL;DR

This paper argues that certain near-threshold XYZ states are genuine particles, not just kinematic effects, using S-matrix poles and heavy quark spin symmetry to distinguish their true nature.

Contribution

It introduces a method to differentiate cusp effects from genuine states and analyzes the nature of XYZ states using S-matrix poles and heavy quark spin symmetry.

Findings

Narrow near-threshold structures indicate genuine S-matrix poles.

Kinematic cusp effects cannot produce narrow elastic channel structures.

Spectral analysis helps distinguish hadro-quarkonia, tetraquarks, and molecules.

Abstract

We demonstrate that the recently observed $X$, $Y$, $Z$ states cannot be purely from kinematic effect. Especially the narrow near-threshold structures in elastic channels call for nearby poles of the $S$-matrix which are qualified as states. We propose a way to distinguish cusp effects from genuine states and demonstrate that (not all of) the recently observed $X$, $Y$, $Z$ states cannot be purely from kinematic effects. Especially, we show that the narrow near-threshold structures in elastic channels call for nearby poles of the $S$-matrix, since the normal kinematic cusp effect cannot produce that narrow structures in the elastic channels in contrast to genuine $S$-matrix poles. In addition, it is also discussed how spectra can be used to distinguish different scenarios proposed for the structure of those poles, such as hadro-quarkonia, tetraquarks and hadronic molecules. The basic tool employed is heavy quark spin symmetry.