FIZIKA B 17 (2008) 2, 321 - 328

 

WHERE IS THE GLUEBALL?

D. KRUPA

Institute of Physics, SAS, Dubravska cesta 9, 845 11 Bratislava, Slovakia
krupa@savba.sk

Received 13 November 2007;   Accepted 20 February 2008
Online 20 June 2008

The processes pp®pp, K[`K] and hh, with IGJPC = 0+0++, are analysed by means of simultaneous coupled-channel analysis of all available data. The investigation is focussed on the properties of the f0(665), f0(980), f0(1370), f0(1500) and f0(1710) states with the aim to determine their quark-gluonic content. The analysis supports the existence of f0(665) as a very broad resonance. It suggests further to see the f0(980) state as predominantly the hh bound state. The quark content of other states is inferred and f0(1500) appears as a mixed state with dominant glueball component.

PACS numbers: 11.55.Bq, 11.80.Gw, 12.29.Mk, 14.40.Cs
UDC 539.126

Keywords: glueball, processes with IGJPC=0+0++, f0 states, quark-gluonic content

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