Possible precise measurements of the $X(3872)$ mass with the $e^+e^-\to\pi^0\gamma X(3872)$ and $p\bar p\to\gamma X(3872)$ reactions

Abstract

It was recently proposed that the $X(3872)$ binding energy, the difference between the $D^0\bar D^{*0}$ threshold and the $X(3872)$ mass, can be precisely determined by measuring the $\gamma X(3872)$ line shape from a short-distance $D^{*0}\bar D^{*0}$ source produced at high-energy experiments. Here, we investigate the feasibility of such a proposal by estimating the cross sections for the $e^+e^-\to\pi^0\gamma X(3872)$ and $p\bar p\to\gamma X(3872)$ processes considering the $D^{*0}\bar D^{*0}D^0/\bar D^{*0}D^{*0}\bar D^0$ triangle loops. These loops can produce a triangle singularity slightly above the $D^{*0}\bar D^{*0}$ threshold. It is found that the peak structures originating from the $D^{*0}\bar D^{*0}$ threshold cusp and the triangle singularity are not altered much by the energy dependence introduced by the $e^+e^-\to\pi^0D^{*0}\bar D^{*0}$ and $p\bar p\to\bar D^{*0}D^{*0}$ production parts or by considering a finite width for the $X(3872)$. We find that $\sigma(e^+e^-\to\pi^0\gamma X(3872)) \times {\rm Br}(X(3872)\to\pi^+\pi^-J/\psi)$ is $\mathcal{O}(0.1~{\rm fb})$ with the $\gamma X(3872)$ invariant mass integrated from 4.01 to 4.02 GeV and the c.m. energy of the $e^+e^-$ pair fixed at 4.23 GeV. The cross section $\sigma(p\bar p\to\gamma X(3872))\times {\rm Br}(X(3872)\to\pi^+\pi^-J/\psi)$ is estimated to be of $\mathcal{O}(10~{\rm pb})$. Our results suggest that a precise measurement of the $X(3872)$ binding energy can be done at PANDA.