Probing the $X(4350)$ in $\gamma \gamma$ interactions at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper predicts the production rates of the $X(4350)$ and $X(3915)$ exotic states in photon-photon interactions at the LHC, providing a basis for experimental verification of their existence.

Contribution

It offers parameter-free predictions for the production cross sections of these states in various collision environments at the LHC.

Findings

Feasible experimental study of $X(4350)$ at LHC.

Predicted cross sections for $X(4350)$ and $X(3915)$ production.

Confirmation potential for the existence of these exotic states.

Abstract

The production of $X(4350)$ in the $\gamma \gamma$ interactions that occur in proton-proton, proton-nucleus and nucleus-nucleus collisions at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is investigated and predictions for the kinematical ranges probed by the ALICE and LHCb Collaborations are presented. We focus on the $\gamma \gamma \rightarrow \phi J/\Psi$ process, which have been measured by the Belle Collaboration, and present parameter free predictions for the total cross sections at the LHC energies. Our results demonstrate that the experimental study of this process is feasible and can be used to confirm or not the existence of the $X(4350)$ state. Finally, for completeness, we present predictions for the production of the $X(3915)$ state in the $\gamma \gamma \rightarrow \omega J/\Psi$ process and show that this exotic state can also be probed in $\gamma \gamma$ interactions at the LHC.