What are the different types of long-lived hadrons and their properties?

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The discussion revolves around the different types of long-lived hadrons, including their properties, lifetimes, and the combinations of quarks that form them. Participants explore theoretical aspects, classifications, and the implications of observed versus predicted hadrons.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants present a systematic list of di- and triquarks, detailing the masses and lifetimes of various hadrons formed from these combinations.
  • There is a suggestion to refer to the Particle Data Group (PDG) for data organization, with a note that meson and baryon states are not solely determined by quark-antiquark combinations.
  • One participant discusses the combinations of three quarks, noting that certain combinations lead to stable or long-lived states, while others are resonances.
  • Another participant emphasizes the significance of long-lived states that do not have easy decay paths, suggesting they may decay via weak interactions.
  • Some participants express disagreement regarding the organization of data in the PDG, arguing that it reflects a deeper understanding of hadron physics.
  • There are mentions of unseen combinations of hadrons, particularly those involving heavy quarks, and the challenges associated with their production rates.
  • One participant categorizes seen and unseen baryons based on their charges, highlighting the distribution of observed states.
  • A later reply introduces a broader perspective, suggesting that the discussion of long-lived hadrons could be framed within the context of fundamental particles.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express multiple competing views regarding the classification and properties of hadrons, particularly concerning the organization of data and the significance of long-lived states versus resonances. The discussion remains unresolved on several points, particularly regarding the unseen combinations and their implications.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note limitations in the data presentation and the challenges in observing certain hadrons, particularly those involving heavy quarks. There is also an acknowledgment of the complexity in categorizing hadrons based on their lifetimes and decay paths.

  • #31
malawi_glenn said:
Classically yes.
You also have to care about the strong force, you can not treat the pions in pionium as two "heavy" electrons/positrons
this is a nice overview https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.3522v2
Page 4 (Chapter 1 Introduction):
The distance rB ≃ 220 fm is much smaller than the
hydrogen radius, but still much larger than the range of strong interactions, which
is typically of the order of a few fm. It is for this reason that strong interactions
do not change the structure of the bound–state spectrum in a profound manner.
At leading order in an expansion in α, the energy of S-wave states of pionic
hydrogen is still given by the standard quantum–mechanical formula
This
corresponds to a lifetime τ1 ∼ 10−15 s, which is much smaller than the lifetime of
the charged pion, τπ ∼ 10−8 s, so that the pion in the atom can be considered a
practically stable particle. Despite of its short lifetime, pionic hydrogen can be
considered a quasi-stable bound state, since the pion travels many times around
the proton before decaying, as the ratio 1
2 μcα2/Γ1 ∼ 103 indicates.
I had a general impression to that effect, but thanks for providing authoritative confirmation to my opinion.
So, a tetraquark, pentaquark or hexaquark is characterized by strong interaction as perturbation to electromagnetics - strong decay paths if they exist (but leptonic atoms may also decay by lepton capture, even though this is weak rather than strong) and strong interaction energy level shifts.
The review discusses pentaquarks π-p and Kp.
Obviously all longlived negative diquarks would be prone to forming such pentaquarks, because their Bohr timescale is 10-18 s or less, but their free lifetime exceeds 10-13 s. This means that we also have
3) D-p
4) Ds-p
5) B-p
6) Bc-p
What are their strong energy shifts and decay widths?
I note something about Ds-p...
Ds- is not charming because it is anticharming. Therefore, it cannot possibly react to form a charming baryon. The quark is the strange one.
But look at the masses:
Ds- 1968,3 MeV
D0 1864,8 MeV
p 938,3 MeV
Λ0 1115,7 MeV
so: Ds-+p=2906,6 MeV
D00=2980,5 MeV
Cannot see a strong decay for Ds-p.
 
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  • #32
malawi_glenn said:
You also have to care about the strong force you can not treat the pions in pionium as two "heavy" electrons/positrons
I should have written "the symmetries of the strong interaction"
 

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