The Meson Spectrum of the BCC Quark Model (A Modification of the Quark Model)

Abstract

Using the quark spectrum of the BCC Quark Model [1] and the phenomenological formula for the binding energies of the mesons, not only have we deduced the intrinsic quantum numbers (I, S, C, b, and Q) of all mesons as was done with the Quark Model [2], but also we deduced the meson mass spectrum in agreement with experimental results [3] that we could not deduce using the Quark Model. The experimental meson spectrum gives some evidence of the existence of the new quarks $q_S^*(1391)$, $q_S^*(2551)$ and $q_C^*(6591)$..., which are predicted by the BCC Quark Model. The meson $\chi (1600)$ $[2^+(2^{++})]$ with I = 2 (predicted by the BCC Quark Model--T(1603)) has already been discovered [4]. If this is finally confirmed, it will provide a strong support for the BCC Quark Model. We propose a search for the mesons D(5996), $D_S (6151)$, B(9504), $B_S (9659)$, $B_C (11031)$, $\eta (5926)$, $\eta (17837)$, $\psi (25596)$, $\Upsilon (17805)$, $\Upsilon (29597)$, T(960), T(1282), T(1603), and T(1924).