On the possibility of observing tetraquarks in the K+ beam

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential to observe tetraquarks in kaon-proton reactions by evaluating different theoretical models and predicting their inclusive spectra at high energies.

Contribution

It introduces various models for tetraquark production in K+ p reactions and provides spectral predictions at 32 and 250 GeV energies.

Findings

Predicted inclusive spectra at 32 GeV

Predicted inclusive spectra at 250 GeV

Assessment of tetraquark observability in K+ beams

Abstract

Various models of tetraquark generation in the reaction $K^{+} p \rightarrow T (us; \bar{s}\bar{s})X$ are considered. The predictions for corresponding inclusive spectra were evaluated at the energy 32 and 250 GeV.