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Theta meson

Theta meson
Quark structure of the theta meson
Compositiontt
Statisticsbosonic
Interactionsstrong, weak, gravitational, electromagnetic
Statushypothetical
Antiparticleself
Electric charge0 e
Isospin0
Hypercharge0
Parity−1
C parity−1

The theta meson (θ)[1] is a hypothetical form of quarkonium (i.e. a flavourless meson) formed by a top quark (t) and top antiquark (t). As a P-odd and C-odd tt state, it is analogous to the ϕ (ss), J/ψ (cc) and ϒ (bb) mesons. Due to the top quark's short lifetime, the theta meson is expected to not be observed in nature.[2]

In 2025, new research from the CMS[3] and ATLAS[4] collaborations demonstrated the existence of theta mesons at greater than 5-sigma significance.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Roos, M.; Wohl, C.G. "Naming Scheme for Hadrons" (PDF). lbl.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ Fabiano, N. (1998). "Top mesons". European Physical Journal C. 2 (2): 345–350. arXiv:hep-ph/9704261. Bibcode:1998EPJC....2..345F. doi:10.1007/s100520050144. S2CID 17321939.
  3. ^ CMS Collaboration (2025). "Observation of a pseudoscalar excess at the top quark pair production threshold". Reports on Progress in Physics. 88 (8). arXiv:2503.22382. Bibcode:2025RPPh...88h7801C. doi:10.1088/1361-6633/adf7d3. PMID 40763770.
  4. ^ ATLAS Experiment. "Observation of a cross-section enhancement near the threshold in TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector".
  5. ^ Siegel, Ethan (9 July 2025). "Starts With A Bang: The top quark isn't a loner after all: "toponium" is real!". bigthink.com. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Elusive romance of top-quark pairs observed at the LHC". home.cern. Retrieved 10 July 2025.


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