%0 Journal Article %1 LlanesEstrada2008FranckCondon %A Llanes-Estrada, Felipe J. %A Cotanch, Stephen R. %A General, Ignacio G. %A Wang, Ping %D 2008 %K heavy %T Franck-Condon principle for heavy-quark hadron decays %U http://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0806 %X The Franck-Condon principle governing molecular electronic transitions is utilized to study heavy-quark hadron decays. This provides a direct assessment of the wavefunction of the parent hadron if the momentum distribution of the open-flavor decay products is measured. Model-independent results include an experimental distinction between quarkonium and exotica (hybrids, tetraquarks...), an off-plane correlator signature for tetraquarks and a direct probe of the sea quark orbital wavefunction relevant in the discussion of 3S\_1 or 3P\_0 decay mechanisms.

@article{LlanesEstrada2008FranckCondon, abstract = {{The Franck-Condon principle governing molecular electronic transitions is utilized to study heavy-quark hadron decays. This provides a direct assessment of the wavefunction of the parent hadron if the momentum distribution of the open-flavor decay products is measured. Model-independent results include an experimental distinction between quarkonium and exotica (hybrids, tetraquarks...), an off-plane correlator signature for tetraquarks and a direct probe of the sea quark orbital wavefunction relevant in the discussion of 3S\_1 or 3P\_0 decay mechanisms.}}, added-at = {2019-02-23T22:09:48.000+0100}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, author = {Llanes-Estrada, Felipe J. and Cotanch, Stephen R. and General, Ignacio G. and Wang, Ping}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22b59a305ec8548c81e80916b606fddff/cmcneile}, citeulike-article-id = {5486943}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0806}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/0803.0806}, day = 6, eprint = {0803.0806}, interhash = {d39754df36ca65bfeea8308f5beb3edd}, intrahash = {2b59a305ec8548c81e80916b606fddff}, keywords = {heavy}, month = mar, posted-at = {2009-08-19 16:11:09}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2019-02-23T22:15:27.000+0100}, title = {{Franck-Condon principle for heavy-quark hadron decays}}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0806}, year = 2008 }