Faddeev fixed-center approximation to the $D\bar{D}K$ system and the hidden charm $K_{c\bar{c}}(4180)$ state

TL;DR

This study uses the fixed center approximation to Faddeev equations to predict a new hidden charm $K$ meson state from the $Dar{D}K$ system, supporting its potential experimental discovery.

Contribution

It introduces a novel application of the fixed center approximation to analyze the $Dar{D}K$ system and predicts a new $K_{car{c}}(4180)$ state.

Findings

A resonance structure indicating a $Dar{D}K$ bound state.

Support for the existence of the $K_{car{c}}(4180)$ meson.

Agreement with previous theoretical predictions.

Abstract

We perform a theoretical study on the $D\bar{D}K$ three body system, using the fixed center approximation to the Faddeev equations, considering the interaction between $D$ and $K$, $D$ and $\bar{D}$ from the chiral unitary approach. We assume the scattering of $K$ meson on a clusterized system $D\bar{D}$, where a scalar meson $X(3720)$ could be formed. Thanks to the strong $DK$ interaction, where the scalar $D^*_{s0}(2317)$ meson is dynamically generated, a resonance structure shows up in the modulus squared of the three body $K$-$(D\bar{D})_{X(3720)}$ scattering amplitude and supports that a $D\bar{D}K$ bound state can be formed. The result is in agreement with previous theoretical studies, which claim a new excited hidden charm $K$ meson, $K_{c\bar{c}}(4180)$ with quantum numbers $I(J^P) = \frac{1}{2}(0^-)$ and mass about $4180$ MeV. It is expected that these theoretical results motivate its search in experimental measurements.