Quark structure of the $\chi_{\rm c}(3P)$ and $X(4274)$ resonances and their strong and radiative decays

Abstract

We calculate the masses of $\chi_{\rm c}(3P)$ states with threshold corrections in a coupled-channel model. The model was recently applied to the description of the properties of $\chi_{\rm c}(2P)$ and $\chi_{\rm b}(3P)$ multiplets [Phys.\ Lett.\ B {\bf 789}, 550 (2019)]. We also compute the open-charm strong decay widths of the $\chi_{\rm c}(3P)$ states and their radiative transitions. According to our predictions, the $\chi_{\rm c}(3P)$ states should be dominated by the charmonium core, but they may also show small meson-meson components. The $X(4274)$ is interpreted as a $c \bar c$ $\chi_{\rm c1}(3P)$ state. More informations on the other members of the $\chi_{\rm c}(3P)$ multiplet, as well as a more rigorous analysis of the $X(4274)$'s decay modes, are needed to provide further indications on the quark structure of the previous resonance.