Exotic and Radiative Charmonium Physics from Lattice QCD

Jozef Dudek, Robert Edwards,
Nilmani Mathur, David Richards

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Theory Center
Contact e-mail(s):  dudek@jlab.org


Previous Studies:


Preprint:

  • Charmonium excited state spectrum in lattice QCD: arXiv:0707.4162
  • Working with a large basis of covariant derivative-based meson interpolating fields we demonstrate the feasibility of reliably extracting multiple excited states using a variational method. The study is performed on quenched anisotropic lattices with clover quarks at the charm mass. We demonstrate how a knowledge of the continuum limit of a lattice interpolating field can give additional spin-assignment information, even at a single lattice spacing, via the overlap factors of interpolating field and state. Excited state masses are systematically high with respect to quark potential model predictions and, where they exist, experimental states. We conclude that this is most likely a result of the quenched approximation.
Recent Talks: Recent Progress:

  • Derivative based operators implemented into sequential source technology. Initial testing indicates ground state three-point function results compatible with point-like operators.