Published January 1, 2014 | Version v1
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Detecting the long-distance structure of the X(3872)

  • 1. Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik and Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bonn, 53115 , Bonn, Germany
  • 2. Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC), Centro Mixto CSIC-Universidad de Valencia, Institutos de Investigación de Paterna, Aptd. 22085, 46071 , Valencia, Spain
  • 3. Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, 06531Â , Ankara, Turkey
  • 4. Institut de Physique Nucléaire, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, 91406 , Orsay Cedex, France

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We study the X(3872)→D0D¯0π0 decay within a DD¯∗ molecular picture for the X(3872) state. This decay mode is more sensitive to the long-distance structure of the X(3872) resonance than its J/ψππ and J/ψ3π decays, which are mainly controlled by the details of the X(3872) wave function at short distances. We show that the D0D¯0 final state interaction can be important, and that a precise measurement of this partial decay width can provide valuable information on the interaction strength between the D(∗)D¯(∗) charm mesons.

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