The possible members of the $5^1S_0$ meson nonet

Abstract

The strong decays of the $5^1S_0$ $q\bar{q}$ states are evaluated in the $^3P_0$ model with two types of space wave functions. Comparing the model expectations with the experimental data for the $π(2360)$, $η(2320)$, $X(2370)$, and $X(2500)$, we suggest that the $π(2360)$, $η(2320)$, and $X(2500)$ can be assigned as the members of the $5^1S_0$ meson nonet, while the $5^1S_0$ assignment for the $X(2370)$ is not favored by its width. The $5^1S_0$ kaon is predicted to have a mass of about 2418 MeV and a width of about 163 MeV or 225 MeV.

10 pages, 5 figures, version accepted by Eur. Phys. J. C