Production of hadron pairs in electron-positron annihilation near the K(+)K(-), D-Dbar, B-Bbar and Lambda(c)(+)-Lambda(c)(-) thresholds

Abstract

We study the structures in cross sections and R ratios concerning electron-positron annihilation reactions, for open-strangeness, open-charm and open-beauty hadron-pair production, from the perspective of a recently developed production formalism. Special attention is paid to non-resonant contributions. Known, tentative, and yet unknown resonances are spotted, with estimates for their masses and widths.