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Low-lying light tetraquark states with quantum numbers JP=0+, 1+ and 2+

Hao Wu, Mao-Jun Yan, Chun-Sheng An*, and Cheng-Rong Deng

  • *Contact author: ancs@swu.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. D 112, 076028 – Published 22 October, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/cxs1-h9j1

Abstract

The low-lying light tetraquark states are investigated in the nonrelativistic quark model including the pseudoscalar meson exchange, where two different confinement potential schemes, the Cornell potential and the linear potential, are employed, along with the instanton-induced interaction serving as the residual spin-dependent interaction. The numerical results show agreement with masses of f0(500), f0(1370), f0(1500), f0(2020), f0(2200), h1(1170), h1(1595), h1(1900), h1(1965), h1(2215), f2(1430), f2(1640), f2(1810), f2(2010), f2(2150), a0(980), a0(1450), a0(1950), a1(1260), a1(1640), a2(1700), K0*(1430), K0*(1950), K1(1270), K1(1440), K1(1650), and K2*(1980). The results shed light on the spectrum of these mesons and offer guidance to search for the tetraquarks in the future.

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Phys. Rev. D 112, 076028– Published 22 October, 2025
  • Received 18 July 2025
  • Accepted 2 October 2025
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