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High spin kaons

Ya-Rong Wang1,2, Hao Chen3, Xiao-Hai Liu1,*, and Cheng-Qun Pang4,†

  • 1Center for Joint Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 2Center for Theoretical Physics, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
  • 3College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810000, China
  • 4School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai 264000, China

  • *Contact author: xiaohai.liu@tju.edu.cn
  • †Contact author: xuehua45@163.com
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Phys. Rev. D 112, 094039 – Published 20 November, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/25pr-kyxh

Abstract

The COMPASS Collaboration recently reported the observation of strange-meson spectra in the reaction K−+p→K−π−π++p and found K3 and K4 states, with masses of 2119±13−12+45  MeV and 2210±40−30+80  MeV, respectively. This discovery has significantly renewed interest, prompting a detailed and systematic study of high-spin kaons. In this work, we analyze the mass spectrum and the Okubo-Zweig-Iizuka-allowed two-body strong decay properties of high-spin kaons having JP=3±,4±, and 5± within the framework of the modified Godfrey-Isgur model and the P03 model. Moreover, we identify critical decay channels, which may serve as useful guidance for future experimental studies.

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Phys. Rev. D 112, 094039– Published 20 November, 2025
  • Received 25 July 2025
  • Accepted 30 October 2025
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