The Zc(3900) is a hadron, a type of subatomic particle made of quarks, believed to be the first tetraquark that has been observed experimentally. The discovery was made in 2013 by two independent research groups: one using the BES III detector at the Chinese Beijing Electron Positron Collider, the other being part of the Belle experiment group at the Japanese KEK particle physics laboratory.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Composition | Exotic meson |
|---|---|
| Status | On hold |
The Zc(3900) is a decay product of the previously observed anomalous Y(4260) particle.[6]
The Zc(3900) in turn decays into a charged pion (π±) and a J/ψ meson. This is consistent with the Zc(3900) containing four or more quarks.[5]
The first evidence of the neutral Zc(3900) was provided by CLEO-c in 2013.[5] It was later observed by BESIII in 2015. It decays into a neutral pion (π0) and a J/ψ meson.[7]
Researchers were expected to run decay experiments in 2013 to determine the particle's nature with more precision.[citation needed]
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