Spectroscopy of higher bottomonia

In this contribution, we discuss our recent unquenched quark model results for the spectrum of $b \bar b$ mesons with self energy corrections, due to the coupling to the meson-meson continuum. Our unquenched quark model predictions for the masses of the recently discovered $\chi_b(3P)$ states are compared to those of a re-fit of Godfrey and Isgur's relativized quark model to the most recent experimental data. The possible importance of continuum effects in the $\chi_b(3P)$ states is discussed. Finally, we show our quark model results for the radiative decays of the $\chi_b(3P)$ system and the open-bottom decays of $b \bar b$ mesons.Comment: Talk given at the conference "Dark Matter, Hadron Physics and Fusion Physics", Messina (Italy), September 24-26, 201

The unquenched quark model

In this contribution, we briefly discuss the results for charmonium and bottomonium spectra with self-energy corrections in the unquenched quark model, due to the coupling to the meson-meson continuum. The UQM formalism can be extended to include also the effects of hybrid mesons, i.e. hybrid loops. Finally, we discuss the results of a calculation of hybrid mesons spectrum in Coulomb Gauge QCD.Comment: Talk given at the conference "Dark Matter, Hadron Physics and Fusion Physics", Messina (Italy), September 24-26, 201

Threshold corrections of χc(2P)\chi_{\rm c}(2P) and χb(3P)\chi_{\rm b}(3P) states and J/ψρJ/\psi \rho and J/ψωJ/\psi \omega transitions of the X(3872)X(3872) in a coupled-channel model

We calculate the masses of $\chi_{\rm c}(2P)$ and $\chi_{\rm b}(3P)$ states with threshold corrections in a coupled-channel model. Here, the meson quarkonium core is augmented by higher Fock components due to pair-creation effects. According to our results, we interpret the resonances characterized by very small threshold corrections, like $\chi_{\rm b}(3P)$'s, as almost pure quarkonia, and those states characterized by non-negligible threshold corrections, like the $X(3872)$, as quarkonium cores plus meson-meson components. We also study the $J/\psi \rho$ and $J/\psi \omega$ hidden-flavor strong decays of the $X(3872)$. The decays are calculated as the dissociation of one of these components ($D^0 \bar D^{0*}$) into a $c \bar c$ state ($J/\psi$) plus a light meson ($\rho$ or $\omega$) in a potential model. In particular, our result for the ratio between the $X(3872) \rightarrow J/\psi \omega$ and $J/\psi \rho$ widths (0.6) is compatible with the present experimental data ($0.8\pm0.3$) within the experimental error