119244918
New molecular candidates: X(2000), X(2200), and X(2350)
Assuming the newly observed resonant structures X(1910), X(2200), and X(2350) as $\omega\omega$, $\omega\phi$, and $\phi\phi$ molecular states respectively, we compute their mass values in the framework of QCD sum rules. The numerical results are $1.97\pm0.17 {GeV}$ for $\omega\omega$ state, $2.07\pm0.21 {GeV}$ for $\omega\phi$ state, and $2.18\pm0.29 {GeV}$ for $\phi\phi$ state, which coincide with the experimental values of X(1910), X(2200), and X(2350), respectively. This supports the statement that X(1910), X(2200), and X(2350) could be $\omega\omega$, $\omega\phi$, and $\phi\phi$ molecular candidates respectively.
118375588
Heavy flavor baryon spectra via QCD sum rules
In this talk, we give a short review of our recent works on studying the singly heavy baryon, doubly heavy baryon, and triply heavy baryon spectra from QCD sum rules.
118409517
Mass spectra of the heavy baryons $\Lambda_{Q}$ and $\Sigma_Q^(*)$ from QCD sum rules
We use QCD sum rule approach to calculate the masses of the ground-state Lambda_Q and Sigma_Q^(*) baryons. Contributions of the operators up to dimension six are included in operator product expansion. The resulting heavy baryonic masses from the calculations are m_{Lambda_b}=5.69 +/- 0.13 GeV, and m_{Lambda_c}=2.31 +/- 0.19 GeV for Lambda_Q; m_{Sigma_b}=5.73 +/- 0.21 GeV, m_{Sigma_b^*}=5.81 +/- 0.19 GeV, m_{Sigma_c}=2.40 +/- 0.31 GeV and m_{Sigma_c^*}=2.56 +/- 0.24 GeV for Sigma_Q^(*), respectively, which are in good agreement with the experimental values.
118393254
Study $X_{c}(3250)$ as a $D_{0}^{*}(2400)N$ molecular state
We present a QCD sum rule analysis for the newly observed resonance $X_{c}(3250)$ by assuming it as a $D_{0}^{*}(2400)N$ molecular state. Technically, contributions of operators up to dimension 12 are included in the operator product expansion (OPE). We find that it is difficult to find the conventional OPE convergence in this work. By trying releasing the rigid OPE convergence criterion, one could find that the OPE convergence is still under control in the present work and the numerical result for $D_{0}^{*}(2400)N$ state is $3.18\pm0.51 {GeV}$, which is in agreement with the experimental data of $X_{c}(3250)$. In view of that the conventional OPE convergence is not obtained here, thus only weak conclusions can be drawn regarding the explanation of $X_{c}(3250)$ in terms of a $D_{0}^{*}(2400)N$ molecular state. As a byproduct, the mass for the bottom counterpart $\bar{B}_{0}^{*}N$ state is predicted to be $6.50\pm0.49 {GeV}$.
119213612
Deciphering triply heavy baryons in terms of QCD sum rules
Abstract The mass spectra of ground-state triply heavy baryons are systematically unscrambled and computed in QCD sum rules. With a tentative ( QQ ) – ( Q ′ ) configuration for QQQ ′ , the interpolating currents representing the triply heavy baryons are proposed. Technically, contributions of the operators up to dimension six are included in operator product expansion (OPE). The numerical results are presented in comparison with other theoretical predictions.
119234067
The $P$-wave $[cs][\bar{c}\bar{s}]$ tetraquark state: $Y(4260)$ or $Y(4660)$?
The mass of $P$-wave $cs$-scalar-diquark $\bar{c}\bar{s}$-scalar-antidiquark state is computed in the framework of QCD sum rules. The result $4.69\pm0.36{GeV}$ is in good agreement with the experimental value of Y(4660) but higher than Y(4260)'s, which supports the $P$-wave $[cs][\bar{c}\bar{s}]$ configuration for Y(4660) while disfavors the interpretation of Y(4260) as the $P$-wave $[cs][\bar{c}\bar{s}]$ state. In the same picture, the mass of $P$-wave $[bs][\bar{b}\bar{s}]$ is predicted to be $11.19\pm0.49 {GeV}$.
59151648
Topological Defects from the Multiverse
Many theories of the early universe predict the existence of a multiverse where bubbles continuously nucleate giving rise to observers in their interior. In this paper, we point out that topological defects of several dimensionalities will also be produced in de Sitter like regions of the multiverse. In particular, defects could be spontaneously nucleated in our parent vacuum. We study the evolution of these defects as they collide with and propagate inside of our bubble. We estimate the present distribution of defects in the observable part of the universe. The expected number of such nearby defects turns out to be quite small, even for the highest nucleation rate. We also study collisions of strings and domain walls with our bubble in our past light cone. We obtain simulated full-sky maps of the loci of such collisions, and find their angular size distribution. Similarly to what happens in the case of bubble collisions, the prospect of detecting any collisions of our bubble with ambient defects is greatly enhanced in the case where the cosmological constant of our parent vacuum is much higher than the vacuum energy density during inflation in our bubble.
53400647
Study of pentaquarks on the lattice with overlap fermions
We present a quenched lattice QCD calculation of spin-$1/2$ five-quark states with $uudd\overline{s}$ quark content for both positive and negative parities. We do not observe any bound pentaquark state in these channels for either $I=0$ or $I=1$. The states we found are consistent with $KN$ scattering states which are checked to exhibit the expected volume dependence of the spectral weight. The results are based on overlap-fermion propagators on two lattices, ${12}^{3}\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}28$ and ${16}^{3}\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}28$, with the same lattice spacing of 0.2 fm, and pion mass as low as $\ensuremath{\sim}180\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{M}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{V}$.
118595684
Next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the single top quark production via model-independent tqg flavor-changing neutral-current couplings at hadron colliders
We present the calculations of the complete next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD effects on the single top productions induced by model-independent tqg flavor-changing neutral-current couplings at hadron colliders. Our results show that, for the tcg coupling, the NLO QCD corrections can enhance the total cross sections by about 60% and 30%, and for the tug coupling by about 50% and 20% at the Tevatron and LHC, respectively, which means that the NLO corrections can increase the experimental sensitivity to the flavor-changing neutral-current couplings by about 10%-30%. Moreover, the NLO corrections reduce the dependence of the total cross sections on the renormalization or factorization scale significantly, which lead to increased confidence on the theoretical predictions. Besides, we also evaluate the NLO corrections to several important kinematic distributions, and find that for most of them the NLO corrections are almost the same and do not change the shape of the distributions.
119461087
Scalar Mesons a0(1450) and sigma(600) from Lattice QCD
We study the a0 and sigma mesons with the overlap fermion in the chiral regime with the pion mass as low as 182 MeV in the quenched approximation. After the eta'pi ghost states are separated, we find that the a0 mass with q\bar{q} interpolation field to be almost independent of the quark mass in the region below the strange quark mass. The chirally extrapolated results are consistent with a0(1450) being the u\bar{d} meson and K0*(1430) being the u\bar{s} meson with calculated masses at 1.42+_0.13 GeV and 1.41+_ 0.12 GeV respectively. We also calculate the scalar mesonium with a tetraquark interpolation field. In addition to the two pion scattering states, we find a state at around 550 MeV. Through the study of volume dependence, we confirm that this state is a one-particle state, in contrast to the two-pion scattering states. This suggests that the observed state is a tetraquark mesonium which is quite possibly the sigma(600) meson.
118623641
Threshold resummation effects in neutral Higgs boson production by bottom quark fusion at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
We investigate the QCD effects in the production of neutral Higgs bosons via bottom quark fusion in both the standard model and the minimal supersymmetric standard model at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. We include the next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD corrections (including supersymmetric QCD) and the threshold resummation effects. We use the soft-collinear effective theory to resum the large logarithms near threshold from soft gluon emission. Our results show that the resummation effects can enhance the total cross sections by about 5% compared with the NLO results.