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Radiative decays of X(3872) within the DD¯* molecular framework

Hao-Dong Cai, Run-Hao Chen, Yuan-Jun Gao, Zhao-Sai Jia, Gang Li, and Shi-Dong Liu

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 3 November, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/s5nw-53f1

Abstract

Within the framework of nonrelativistic effective field theory, we calculate the radiative decay widths of the process X(3872)→DD‾γ while taking into account the DD‾ final-state interactions via resonance saturation. The X(3872) is treated as a $D^*\bar{D} +\rm c.c.$ bound state with JPC=1++. For a representative mixing angle θ=π/4, our numerical calculations predict that the tree-level partial decay width for X(3872)→D0D‾0γ can reach approximately 7.3 keV, while that for X(3872)→D+D−γ is less than 1 keV. It is found that the contribution of the triangle loop diagrams to the total decay width of X(3872)→D0D‾0γ is very small, amounting to less than 1% of the tree-level result. For the $X(3872)D^+ D^-$ decay, the contribution from the triangle loop diagrams is relatively more significant, enhancing the total decay width by roughly 1.3% relative to the tree-level result. We expect that the present predictions based on the molecular picture of the X(3872) can be tested by future experiments.

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