Hadronic decays of possible pseudoscalar $P$-wave $D\bar{D}^\ast/\bar{D}D^\ast$ molecular state

TL;DR

This paper predicts the existence and decay properties of a pseudoscalar P-wave D D* molecular state, called G0(3900), suggesting experimental searches in specific hidden-charm decay channels.

Contribution

It introduces a theoretical prediction of a new pseudoscalar molecular state G0(3900) and calculates its decay widths within a meson exchange model.

Findings

G0(3900) likely observable in future experiments.

Dominant decay modes are G0→ωJ/ψ and G0→π+π−ηc(1S).

Open-charm decay rate is very small.

Abstract

Recently, the new structure $G(3900)$ observed by the BESIII Collaboration in the $e^+e^-\to D\bar{D}$ was identified to be the $P$-wave $D\bar{D}^\ast/\bar{D}D^\ast$ vector molecular resonance using a unified meson exchange model. Apart from the vector $P$-wave state, a possible pseudoscalar $P$-wave molecular state of the $D\bar{D}^\ast/\bar{D}D^\ast$ [called $G_0(3900)$ for short] was also predicted, which is likely to be observed in future experiments. Within the molecular framework, we calculated the partial decay widths for a series of hadronic decays of the $G_0$, including $G_0\to \omega(\rho^0) J/\psi $, $\pi^+\pi^- \eta_c (1S)$, $\pi^+\pi^- \chi_{c1} (1P)$, and $D^0\bar{D}^0\pi^0$. Under present model parameters, the hidden-charm decay modes are dominated by the $G_0\to\omega J/\psi$ and $G_0\to\pi^+\pi^-\eta_c (1S)$, and the partial widths can reach 1 MeV and 0.1 MeV, respectively. The open-charm channel $G_0\to D^0\bar{D}^0\pi^0$ exhibits a rather small decay rate ($\sim 0.1~\mathrm{keV}$). In terms of our present predictions, we suggest BESIII and Belle II to search for the pseudoscalar $P$-wave $D\bar{D}^\ast / \bar{D}D^\ast$ molecular state with $J^{PC} = 0^{-+}$ in the hidden-charm processes $G_0 \to \omega J/\psi$ or $G_0 \to \pi^+\pi^-\eta_c(1S)$.