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Bhattacharya, S.; Mondal, N.; Roshan, R.; Vatsyayan, D. |
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Leptogenesis, dark matter and gravitational waves from discrete symmetry breaking |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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06 |
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6 |
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029 - 25pp |
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leptogenesis; dark matter theory; gravitational waves / theory |
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We analyse a model that connects the neutrino sector and the dark sector of the universe via a mediator 41., stabilised by a discrete Z4 symmetry that breaks to a remnant Z2 upon 41. acquiring a non -zero vacuum expectation value (v phi). The model accounts for the observed baryon asymmetry of the universe via additional contributions to the canonical Type -I leptogenesis. The Z4 symmetry breaking scale (v phi) in the model not only establishes a connection between the neutrino sector and the dark sector, but could also lead to gravitational wave signals that are within the reach of current and future experimental sensitivities. |
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[Bhattacharya, Subhaditya; Mondal, Niloy] Indian Inst Technol Guwahati, Dept Phys, Gauhati 781039, Assam, India, Email: subhab@iitg.ac.in; |
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WOS:001246744300003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Bottoni, S. et al; Gadea, A.; Perez-Vidal, R. M. |
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Search for the γ decay of the narrow near-threshold proton resonance in 11B |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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855 |
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138851 - 4pp |
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11B; Near-threshold resonance; gamma-ray decay; Continuum shell model |
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The y decay of the elusive narrow, near-threshold proton resonance in 11 B was investigated at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (INFN) in a particle-y coincidence experiment, using the 6 Li( 6 Li,py) fusion-evaporation reaction and the GALILEO-GALTRACE setup. No clear signature was found for a possible E1 decay to the 1/2-1, – 1 , first-excited state of 11 B, predicted by the Shell Model Embedded in the Continuum (SMEC) with a branching of 0.98+167 +167 -69 x 10-3 -3 with respect to the dominant particle-decaying modes. The statistical analysis of the y-ray spectrum provided an average upper limit of 2.37 x 10-3 -3 for this y-ray branching, with a global significance of 5 sigma. On the other hand, by imposing a global confidence level of 3 sigma, a significant excess of counts was observed for Ey y = 9300(20) keV, corresponding to a resonance energy of 11429(20) keV (namely 200(20) keV above the proton separation energy of 11 B) and a y-ray branching of 1.12(35) x10-3. -3 . This result is compatible with the SMEC calculations, potentially supporting the existence of a near-threshold proton resonance in 11 B. |
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[Bottoni, S.; Corbari, G.; Leoni, S.; Capra, S.; Albanese, E.; Ziliani, S.; Bracco, A.; Camera, F.; Crespi, F. C. L.; Gamba, E.; Polettini, M.; Porzio, C.] Univ Milano 1, Dipartimento Fis, Via Celoria 16, I-20133 Milan, Italy, Email: simone.bottoni@mi.infn.it |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:001272132000001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Centelles Chulia, S.; Herrero-Brocal, A.; Vicente, A. |
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The Type-I Seesaw family |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2024 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
Pages |
060 - 35pp |
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Lepton Flavour Violation (charged); New Light Particles; Non-Standard Neutrino Properties; Specific BSM Phenomenology |
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We provide a comprehensive analysis of the Type-I Seesaw family of neutrino mass models, including the conventional type-I seesaw and its low-scale variants, namely the linear and inverse seesaws. We establish that all these models essentially correspond to a particular form of the type-I seesaw in the context of explicit lepton number violation. We then focus into the more interesting scenario of spontaneous lepton number violation, systematically categorizing all inequivalent minimal models. Furthermore, we identify and flesh out specific models that feature a rich majoron phenomenology and discuss some scenarios which, despite having heavy mediators and being invisible in processes such as μ-> e gamma, predict sizable rates for decays including the majoron in the final state. |
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[Centelles Chulia, Salvador] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany, Email: chulia@mpi-hd.mpg.de; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:001264784900001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6201 |
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Chu, X.Y.; Garani, R.; Garcia-Cely, C.; Hambye, T. |
Title |
Dark matter bound-state formation in the Sun |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2024 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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05 |
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5 |
Pages |
045 - 32pp |
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Models for Dark Matter; Specific BSM Phenomenology; Neutrino Interactions; Early Universe Particle Physics |
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The Sun may capture asymmetric dark matter (DM), which can subsequently form bound-states through the radiative emission of a sub-GeV scalar. This process enables generation of scalars without requiring DM annihilation. In addition to DM capture on nucleons, the DM-scalar coupling responsible for bound-state formation also induces capture from self-scatterings of ambient DM particles with DM particles already captured, as well as with DM bound-states formed in-situ within the Sun. This scenario is studied in detail by solving Boltzmann equations numerically and analytically. In particular, we take into consideration that the DM self-capture rates require a treatment beyond the conventional Born approximation. We show that, thanks to DM scatterings on bound-states, the number of DM particles captured increases exponentially, leading to enhanced emission of relativistic scalars through bound-state formation, whose final decay products could be observable. We explore phenomenological signatures with the example that the scalar mediator decays to neutrinos. We find that the neutrino flux emitted can be comparable to atmospheric neutrino fluxes within the range of energies below one hundred MeV. Future facilities like Hyper-K, and direct DM detection experiments can further test such scenario. |
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[Chu, Xiaoyong] Austrian Acad Sci, Inst High Energy Phys, Nikolsdorfer Gasse 18, A-1050 Vienna, Austria, Email: xiaoyong.chu@oeaw.ac.at; |
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WOS:001255993100008 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6172 |
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Centelles Chulia, S.; Miranda, O.G.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Leptonic neutral-current probes in a short-distance DUNE-like setup |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2024 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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109 |
Issue |
11 |
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115007 - 12pp |
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Precision measurements of neutrino -electron scattering may provide a viable way to test the nonminimal form of the charged and neutral current weak interactions within a hypothetical near -detector setup for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). Although low -statistics, these processes are clean and provide information complementing the results derived from oscillation studies. They could shed light on the scale of neutrino mass generation in low -scale seesaw schemes. |
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[Chulia, Salvador Centelles] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany, Email: chulia@mpi-hd.mpg.de; |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Das, B. et al; Algora, A. |
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Broken seniority symmetry in the semimagic proton mid-shell nucleus 95Rh |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
Publication |
Physical Review Research |
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Phys. Rev. Res. |
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6 |
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2 |
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L022038 - 7pp |
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Lifetime measurements of low-lying excited states in the semimagic ( N = 50) nucleus 95 Rh have been performed by means of the fast -timing technique. The experiment was carried out using gamma -ray detector arrays consisting of LaBr 3 (Ce) scintillators and germanium detectors integrated into the DESPEC experimental setup commissioned for the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research ( FAIR ) Phase -0, Darmstadt, Germany. The excited states in 95 Rh were populated primarily via the /3 decays of 95 Pd nuclei, produced in the projectile fragmentation of a 850 MeV / nucleon 124 Xe beam impinging on a 4 g / cm 2 9 Be target. The deduced electromagnetic E2 transition strengths for the gamma -ray cascade within the multiplet structure depopulating from the isomeric I pi = 21 / 2 + state are found to exhibit strong deviations from predictions of standard shell model calculations which feature approximately conserved seniority symmetry. In particular, the observation of a strongly suppressed E2 strength for the 13 / 2 + -> 9 / 2 + ground state transition cannot be explained by calculations employing standard interactions. This remarkable result may require revision of the nucleon-nucleon interactions employed in state-of-the-art theoretical model calculations, and might also point to the need for including three-body forces in the Hamiltonian. |
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[Das, B.; Cederwall, B.; Qi, C.; Aktas, O.; Liotta, R.; Vasiljevic, J.] KTH Royal Inst Technol, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, Email: b.das@gsi.de; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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del Rio, A.; Ester, E.A. |
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Electrically charged black hole solutions in semiclassical gravity and dynamics of linear perturbations |
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2024 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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109 |
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10 |
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105022 - 23pp |
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We explore quantum corrections of electrically charged black holes subject to vacuum polarization effects of fermion fields in QED. Solving this problem exactly is challenging so we restrict to perturbative corrections that one can obtain using the heat kernel expansion in the one -loop effective action for electrons. Starting from the corrections originally computed by Drummond and Hathrell, we solve the full semiclassical Einstein -Maxwell system of coupled equations to leading order in Planck 's constant and find a new electrically charged, static black hole solution. To probe these quantum corrections, we study electromagnetic and gravitational (axial) perturbations on this background and derive the coupled system of Regge-Wheeler master equations that govern the propagation of these waves. In the classical limit, our results agree with previous findings in the literature. We finally compare these results with those that one can obtain by working out the Euler-Heisenberg effective action. We find again a new electrically charged static black hole spacetime and derive the coupled system of Regge-Wheeler equations governing the propagation of axial electromagnetic and gravitational perturbations. Results are qualitatively similar in both cases. We briefly discuss some challenges found in the numerical computation of the quasinormal mode frequency spectra when quantum corrections are included. |
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[del Rio, Adrian] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, Dr Moliner 50, Burjassot 46100, Valencia, Spain, Email: adrian.rio@uv.es; |
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WOS:001239211500007 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Di Bari, P.; King, S.F.; Hossain Rahat, M. |
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Gravitational waves from phase transitions and cosmic strings in neutrino mass models with multiple majorons |
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2024 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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05 |
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5 |
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068 - 31pp |
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Cosmology of Theories BSM; Early Universe Particle Physics; Phase Transitions in the Early Universe |
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We explore the origin of Majorana masses within the majoron model and how this can lead to the generation of a distinguishable primordial stochastic background of gravitational waves. We first show how in the simplest majoron model only a contribution from cosmic string can be within the reach of planned experiments. We then consider extensions containing multiple complex scalars, demonstrating how in this case a spectrum comprising contributions from both a strong first order phase transition and cosmic strings can naturally emerge. We show that the interplay between multiple scalar fields can amplify the phase transition signal, potentially leading to double peaks over the wideband sloped spectrum from cosmic strings. We also underscore the possibility of observing such a gravitational wave background to provide insights into the reheating temperature of the universe. We conclude highlighting how the model can be naturally combined with scenarios addressing the origin of matter of the universe, where baryogenesis occurs via leptogenesis and a right-handed neutrino plays the role of dark matter. |
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[Di Bari, Pasquale; King, Stephen F.; Rahat, Moinul Hossain] Univ Southampton, Sch Phys & Astron, Southampton SO17 1BJ, England, Email: P.Di-Bari@soton.ac.uk; |
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WOS:001256020200004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Di Gregorio, E.; Staelens, M.; Hosseinkhah, N.; Karimpoor, M.; Liburd, J.; Lim, L.; Shankar, K.; Tuszynski, J.A. |
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Raman Spectroscopy Reveals Photobiomodulation-Induced α-Helix to β-Sheet Transition in Tubulins: Potential Implications for Alzheimer's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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2024 |
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Nanomaterials |
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Nanomaterials |
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14 |
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13 |
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1093 - 21pp |
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proteins; protein dynamics; protein structure; non-invasive therapies; low-level laser therapy; spectroscopy; amide bands; amide I; spectral decomposition |
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In small clinical studies, the application of transcranial photobiomodulation (PBM), which typically delivers low-intensity near-infrared (NIR) to treat the brain, has led to some remarkable results in the treatment of dementia and several neurodegenerative diseases. However, despite the extensive literature detailing the mechanisms of action underlying PBM outcomes, the specific mechanisms affecting neurodegenerative diseases are not entirely clear. While large clinical trials are warranted to validate these findings, evidence of the mechanisms can explain and thus provide credible support for PBM as a potential treatment for these diseases. Tubulin and its polymerized state of microtubules have been known to play important roles in the pathology of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, we investigated the effects of PBM on these cellular structures in the quest for insights into the underlying therapeutic mechanisms. In this study, we employed a Raman spectroscopic analysis of the amide I band of polymerized samples of tubulin exposed to pulsed low-intensity NIR radiation (810 nm, 10 Hz, 22.5 J/cm2 dose). Peaks in the Raman fingerprint region (300-1900 cm-1)-in particular, in the amide I band (1600-1700 cm-1)-were used to quantify the percentage of protein secondary structures. Under this band, hidden signals of C=O stretching, belonging to different structures, are superimposed, producing a complex signal as a result. An accurate decomposition of the amide I band is therefore required for the reliable analysis of the conformation of proteins, which we achieved through a straightforward method employing a Voigt profile. This approach was validated through secondary structure analyses of unexposed control samples, for which comparisons with other values available in the literature could be conducted. Subsequently, using this validated method, we present novel findings of statistically significant alterations in the secondary structures of polymerized NIR-exposed tubulin, characterized by a notable decrease in alpha-helix content and a concurrent increase in beta-sheets compared to the control samples. This PBM-induced alpha-helix to beta-sheet transition connects to reduced microtubule stability and the introduction of dynamism to allow for the remodeling and, consequently, refreshing of microtubule structures. This newly discovered mechanism could have implications for reducing the risks associated with brain aging, including neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, through the introduction of an intervention following this transition. |
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[Di Gregorio, Elisabetta; Staelens, Michael; Tuszynski, Jack A.] Univ Alberta, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada, Email: michael.staelens@ific.uv.es |
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Du, M.L.; Filin, A.; Baru, V.; Dong, X.K.; Epelbaum, E.; Guo, F.K.; Hanhart, C.; Nefediev, A.; Nieves, J.; Wang, Q. |
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Role of Left-Hand Cut Contributions on Pole Extractions from Lattice Data: Case Study for Tcc(3875)+ |
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2023 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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131 |
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13 |
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131903 - 7pp |
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We discuss recent lattice data for the T-cc(3875)(+) state to stress, for the first time, a potentially strong impact of left-hand cuts from the one-pion exchange on the pole extraction for near-threshold exotic states. In particular, if the left-hand cut is located close to the two-particle threshold, which happens naturally in the DD* system for the pion mass exceeding its physical value, the effective-range expansion is valid only in a very limited energy range up to the cut and as such is of little use to reliably extract the poles. Then, an accurate extraction of the pole locations requires the one-pion exchange to be implemented explicitly into the scattering amplitudes. Our findings are general and potentially relevant for a wide class of hadronic near-threshold states. |
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[Du, Meng-Lin] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Phys, Chengdu 611731, Peoples R China |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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