Novel Method for Precisely Measuring the $X(3872)$ Mass

Abstract

The $X(3872)$ is the first and the most interesting one amongst the abundant $XYZ$ states. Its mass coincides exactly with the $D^0{\bar{D}}^{\ast 0}$ threshold with an uncertainty of 180 keV. Precise knowledge of its mass is crucial to understand the $X(3872)$. However, whether it is above or below the $D^0{\bar{D}}^{\ast 0}$ threshold is still unknown. We propose a completely new method to measure the $X(3872)$ mass precisely by measuring the $X(3872)\gamma$ line shape between 4010 and 4020 MeV, which is strongly sensitive to the $X(3872)$ mass relative to the $D^0{\bar{D}}^{\ast 0}$ threshold due to a triangle singularity. This method can be applied to experiments which produce copious $D^{\ast 0}{\bar{D}}^{\ast 0}$ pairs, such as electron-positron, proton-antiproton and other experiments, and may lead to much more precise knowledge about the $X(3872)$ mass.

Comments: Version to be published in Phys. Rev. Lett