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Screening masses for scalar and pseudoscalar mesons and their diquark partners: Insights from the contact interaction model

M. A. Ramírez-Garrido1,*, R. J. Hernández-Pinto1,†, I. M. Higuera-Angulo2,‡, and L. X. Gutiérrez-Guerrero3,§

  • *Contact author: miguelramirez.fcfm@ms.uas.edu.mx
  • †Contact author: roger@uas.edu.mx
  • ‡Contact author: higuera@jlab.org
  • §Contact author: lxgutierrez@secihti.mx
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Phys. Rev. D 112, 034024 – Published 25 August, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/jfzy-2nt4

Abstract

In this study, we calculate the screening masses of 40 spin-zero meson and diquark states composed of light, heavy, and heavy-light quarks, within a symmetry-preserving framework based on Dyson-Schwinger equations and a vector × vector contact interaction. This effective interaction reproduces hadron static properties at T=0  MeV that are in close agreement with experimental data and results from more sophisticated interaction kernels. Our analysis reveals that, at temperatures above the critical temperature, the dressed quark masses of the lightest mesons converge toward their respective current quark masses. Our work extends this study up to T=500  MeV. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the screening masses of meson parity partners become degenerate above a characteristic temperature, a phenomenon that is likewise reflected in the thermal evolution of their associated Bethe-Salpeter amplitudes, providing robust evidence for chiral symmetry restoration. A similar trend is observed for scalar and pseudoscalar diquarks, whose screening masses also converge at high temperatures. As a consequence, these diquarks shall contribute equally to the baryon screening masses in the high-temperature regime. Wherever results from other approaches are available, we perform direct comparisons and observe consistency with our findings.

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Phys. Rev. D 112, 034024– Published 25 August, 2025
  • Received 17 June 2025
  • Accepted 5 August 2025
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