Search for charm

TLDR

The discussion builds on intuition from known hadron phenomenology, noting that predictions serve only as experimental guidelines. The paper systematically discusses charmed particle phenomenology, clarifying the theoretical framework and outlining experimental search strategies, including short‑lived track detection. The authors clarify the charm theoretical framework and analyze SU(4) spectroscopy of light baryons and mesons, detailing masses, decay modes, lifetimes, and production mechanisms, while briefly addressing short‑lived track searches. The authors conclude that their predictions, derived from known hadron phenomenology, should be treated as experimental guidelines rather than definitive results.

Abstract

A systematic discussion of the phenomenology of charmed particles is presented with an eye to experimental searches for these states. We begin with an attempt to clarify the theoretical framework for charm. We then discuss the $SU(4)$ spectroscopy of the lowest lying baryon and meson states, their masses, decay modes, lifetimes, and various production mechanisms. We also present a brief discussion of searches for short-lived tracks. Our discussion is largely based on intuition gained from the familiar---but not necessarily understood---phenomenology of known hadrons, and predictions must be interpreted only as guidelines for experimenters.