Novel six-quark hidden-color dibaryon states in QCD

M. Bashkanov*, Stanley J. Brodsky, H. Clement

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Abstract

The recent observation of a hadronic resonance d* in the proton-neutron system with isospin I=0 and spin-parity JP=3+ raises the possibility of producing other novel six-quark dibaryon configurations allowed by QCD. A dramatic example of an exotic six-quark color-singlet system is the charge Q=+4, isospin I=3, Iz=+3 |uuuuuu〉 state which couples strongly to δ++++. The width and decay properties of such six-quark resonances could be regarded as manifestations of "hidden-color" six-quark configurations, a first-principle prediction of QCD - SU(3)-color gauge theory for the deuteron distribution amplitude. Other implications and possible future experiments are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)438-442
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume727
Issue number4-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Dec 2013

Keywords

  • Exotic hadrons
  • Hexaquark states
  • Hidden color

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