Study of $$\chi _{cJ}\rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ via intermediate charmed meson loop mechanisms and its implications for non-observation of $$\eta _1(1855)$$ in $$\chi _{cJ}$$ decays

Abstract Recently, the BESIII Collaboration reported the first observation of the decays $$\chi _{cJ} \rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>cJ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> in order to search for the $$1^{-+}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> exotic state $$\eta _1(1855)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1855</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . A partial wave analysis of the $$\eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> invariant mass spectrum shows no significant signal for the $$\eta _1(1855)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1855</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . In this work, we, using an effective Lagrangian approach, investigate the processes $$\chi _{cJ} \rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>cJ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> via the box and triangle loops involving charmed mesons and the scalar meson $$f_0(1500)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1500</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . Our calculations reproduce well the experimental branching fractions of $$\chi _{cJ} \rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>cJ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . Furthermore, we present the predictions of the relevant invariant mass spectra of $$\eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and $$\eta \eta $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> produced in the $$\chi _{c1}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> decay, which seem overall consistent with the BESIII measurements. In the present model, the decay $$\chi _{c1} \rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$

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Study of $$\chi _{cJ}\rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ via intermediate charmed meson loop mechanisms and its implications for non-observation of $$\eta _1(1855)$$ in $$\chi _{cJ}$$ decays

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Study of $$\chi _{cJ}\rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ via intermediate charmed meson loop mechanisms and its implications for non-observation of $$\eta _1(1855)$$ in $$\chi _{cJ}$$ decays

Shi-Dong Liu, Qi Wu, Shu-Qi Wang, Gang Li, Ju-Jun Xie, Xin-Ru Wang
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Abstract Recently, the BESIII Collaboration reported the first observation of the decays $$\chi _{cJ} \rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>cJ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> in order to search for the $$1^{-+}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> exotic state $$\eta _1(1855)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1855</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . A partial wave analysis of the $$\eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> invariant mass spectrum shows no significant signal for the $$\eta _1(1855)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1855</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . In this work, we, using an effective Lagrangian approach, investigate the processes $$\chi _{cJ} \rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>cJ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> via the box and triangle loops involving charmed mesons and the scalar meson $$f_0(1500)$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1500</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . Our calculations reproduce well the experimental branching fractions of $$\chi _{cJ} \rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>cJ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . Furthermore, we present the predictions of the relevant invariant mass spectra of $$\eta \eta ^\prime $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mo>′</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and $$\eta \eta $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> <mml:mi>η</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> produced in the $$\chi _{c1}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> decay, which seem overall consistent with the BESIII measurements. In the present model, the decay $$\chi _{c1} \rightarrow \eta \eta \eta ^\prime $$

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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Qufu Normal University (CN), Institute of Modern Physics (CN), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Henan Normal University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province, National Key Research and Development Program of China
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