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MESONS
in the 1997 WWW Review of Particle Physics

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* Light Unflavored Mesons (pi, eta, rho, ...)
* Strange Mesons (K's)
* Charmed Mesons (D's)
* Charmed, Strange Mesons (D(s)'s)
* Bottom Mesons (B's)
* Bottom, Strange Mesons (B(s)'s)
* c cbar Mesons (eta(c), ... J/psi, ... chi (c0))
* b bbar Mesons (Upsilon, ... chi(c0))
* Non-q qbar Mesons

Light Mesons
pi+-
pi0
eta
f(0)(400-1200) or sigma
rho(770)
omega(782)
eta'(958)
f(0)(980)
a(0)(980)
phi(1020)
h(1)(1170)
b(1)(1235)
a(1)(1260)
f(2)(1270)
f(1)(1285)
eta(1295)
pi(1300)
a(2)(1320)
f(0)(1370)
h(1)(1380)
rhohat(1405)
f(1)(1420)
omega(1420)
f(2)(1430)
eta(1440)
a(0)(1450)
rho(1450)
f(0)(1500)
f(1)(1510)
f(2)'(1525)
f(2)(1565)
omega(1600)
X(1600)
f(2)(1640)
eta(2)(1645)
X(1650)
omega(3)(1670)
pi(2)(1670)
phi(1680)
rho(3)(1690)
rho(1700)
f(J)(1710)
X(1740)
eta(1760)
pi(1800)
X(1775)
f(2)(1810)
phi(3)(1850)
eta(2)(1870)
X(1910)
f(2)(1950)
X(2000)
f(2)(2010)
a(4)(2040)
f(4)(2050)
pi(2)(2100)
f(2)(2150)
rho(2150)
f(0)(2200)
f(J)(2220)
eta(2225)
rho(3)(2250)
f(2)(2300)
f(4)(2300)
f(2)(2340)
rho(5)(2350)
a(6)(2450)
f(6)(2510)
X(3250)
-----
e+e-(1100-2200)
NbarN(1100-3600)
X(1900-3600)

Strange Mesons
K+-
K0
K(S)0
K(L)0
K*(892)
K(1)(1270)
K(1)(1400)
K*(1410)
K(0)*(1430)
K(2)*(1430)
K(1460)
K(2)(1580)
K(1)(1650)
K*(1680)
K(2)(1770)
K(3)*(1780)
K(2)(1820)
K(1830)
K(0)*(1950)
K(2)*(1980)
K(4)*(2045)
K(2)(2250)
K(3)(2320)
K(5)*(2380)
K(4)(2500)
K(3100)

Charmed and Bottom Mesons:
Charmed Charmed, Strange Bottom Bottom, Strange
D+-
D0
D*(2007)0
D*(2010)+-
D(1)(2420)0
D(1)(2420)+-
D(2)*(2460)0
D(2)*(2460)+-
D(s)+-
D(s)*+-
D(s1)(2536)+-
D(sJ)(2573)+-
B organization
B+-
B0
B+-/B0 Admixture
B+-/B0/B(s)0/b-baryon Admixture Errata
B*
B(J)*(5732)
B(s)0
B(s)*
B(sJ)*(5850)

c cbar Mesons b bbar Mesons
eta(c)(1S)
J/psi(1S)
chi(c0)(1P)
chi(c1)(1P)
h(c)(1P)
chi(c2)(1P)
eta(c)(2S)
psi(2S)
psi(3770)
psi(4040)
psi(4160)
psi(4415)
Upsilon(1S)
chi(b0)(1P)
chi(b1)(1P)
chi(b2)(1P)
Upsilon(2S)
chi(b0)(2P)
chi(b1)(2P)
chi(b2)(2P)
Upsilon(3S)
Upsilon(4S)
Upsilon(10860)
Upsilon(11020)

Non-q qbar Mesons
Non-q qbar Candidates

* *See below for details on file size, number of pages.

* Light Unflavored Mesons (pi, eta, rho, ...)
* Strange Mesons (K's)
* Charmed Mesons (D's)
* Charmed, Strange Mesons (D(s)'s)
* Bottom Mesons (B's)
* Bottom, Strange Mesons (B(s)'s)
* c cbar Mesons (eta(c), ... J/psi, ... chi(c0))
* b bbar Mesons (Upsilon, ... chi(c0))
* Non-q qbar Mesons

* LIGHT UNFLAVORED MESONS (S = C = B = 0)
pi+- (8 pages, 124kb)
pi0 (7 pages, 113kb)
eta (13 pages, 204kb)
f(0)(400-1200) (4 pages, 58kb)
or sigma
rho(770) (14 pages, 184kb)
omega(782) (9 pages, 153kb)
eta'(958) (9 pages, 156kb)
f(0)(980) (5 pages, 73kb)
a(0)(980) (4 pages, 64kb)
phi(1020) (9 pages, 130kb)
h(1)(1170) (1 page, 34kb)
b(1)(1235) (5 pages, 106kb)
a(1)(1260) (4 pages, 58kb)
f(2)(1270) (9 pages, 144kb)
f(1)(1285) (9 pages, 163kb)
eta(1295) (2 pages, 42kb)
pi(1300) (2 pages, 36kb)
a(2)(1320) (10 pages, 162kb)
f(0)(1370) (6 pages, 79kb)
h(1)(1380) (1 page, 30kb)
rhohat(1405) (2 pages, 48kb)
f(1)(1420) (5 pages, 99kb)
omega(1420) (1 page, 35kb)
f(2)(1430) (2 pages, 36kb)
eta(1440) (8 pages, 172kb)
a(0)(1450) (1 page, 33kb)
rho(1450) (5 pages, 89kb)
f(0)(1500) (5 pages, 73kb)
f(1)(1510) (1 page, 33kb)
f(2)'(1525) (8 pages, 117kb)
f(2)(1565) (3 pages, 54kb)
omega(1600) (2 pages, 44kb)
X(1600) (1 page, 28kb)
f(2)(1640) (2 pages, 53kb)
eta(2)(1645) (1 page, 28kb)
X(1650) (1 page, 31kb)
omega(3)(1670) (2 pages, 46kb)
pi(2)(1670) (7 pages, 134kb)
phi(1680) (3 pages, 53kb)
rho(3)(1690) (11 pages, 186kb)
rho(1700) (9 pages, 131kb)
f(J)(1710) (5 pages, 101kb)
X(1740) (1 page, 34kb)
eta(1760) (1 page, 31kb)
pi(1800) (3 pages, 60kb)
X(1775) (1 page, 29kb)
f(2)(1810) (4 pages, 81kb)
phi(3)(1850) (1 page, 36kb)
eta(2)(1870) (1 page, 37kb)
X(1910) (3 pages, 49kb)
f(2)(1950) (2 pages, 37kb)
X(2000) (2 pages, 40kb)
f(2)(2010) (2 pages, 36kb)
a(4)(2040) (2 pages, 41kb)
f(4)(2050) (4 pages, 84kb)
pi(2)(2100) (2 pages, 40kb)
f(2)(2150) (5 pages, 120kb)
rho(2150) (3 pages, 50kb)
f(0)(2200) (1 page, 35kb)
f(J)(2220) (3 pages, 62kb)
eta(2225) (1 page, 30kb)
rho(3)(2250) (2 pages, 45kb)
f(2)(2300) (1 page, 35kb)
f(4)(2300) (2 pages, 44kb)
f(2)(2340) (1 page, 35kb)
rho(5)(2350) (2 pages, 48kb)
a(6)(2450) (1 page, 28kb)
f(6)(2510) (1 page, 31kb)
X(3250) (2 pages, 37kb)
e+e-(1100-2200) (2 pages, 39kb)
NbarN(1100-3600) (7 pages, 83kb)
X(1900-3600) (4 pages, 56kb)

* STRANGE MESONS (S = +-1, C = B = 0)
K+- (index)
K0 (1 page, 33kb)
K(S)0 (9 pages, 140kb)
K(L)0 (index)
K*(892) (8 pages, 126kb)
K(1)(1270) (4 pages, 66kb)
K(1)(1400) (3 pages, 73kb)
K*(1410) (2 pages, 39kb)
K(0)*(1430) (2 pages, 40kb)
K(2)*(1430) (7 pages, 140kb)
K(1460) (2 pages, 38kb)
K(2)(1580) (1 page, 33kb)
K(1)(1650) (1 page, 32kb)
K*(1680) (3 pages, 70kb)
K(2)(1770) (3 pages, 53kb)
K(3)*(1780) (4 pages, 85kb)
K(2)(1820) (2 pages, 41kb)
K(1830) (1 page, 29kb)
K(0)*(1950) (1 page, 33kb)
K(2)*(1980) (1 page, 34kb)
K(4)*(2045) (3 pages, 50kb)
K(2)(2250) (1 page, 37kb)
K(3)(2320) (1 page, 32kb)
K(5)*(2380) (1 page, 32kb)
K(4)(2500) (1 page, 28kb)
K(3100) (2 pages, 49kb)

* CHARMED MESONS (C = +-1)
D+- (goes to index)
D0 (goes to index)
D*(2007)0 (3 pages, 54kb)
D*(2010)+- (4 pages, 67kb)
D(1)(2420)0 (2 pages, 43kb)
D(1)(2420)+- (2 pages, 40kb)
D(2)*(2460)0 (2 pages, 45kb)
D(2)*(2460)+- (2 pages, 58kb)

* CHARMED, STRANGE MESONS (C = S = +-1)
D(s)+- (18 pages, 298kb)
D(s)*+- (3 pages, 51kb)
D(s1)(2536)+- (2 pages, 54kb)
D(sJ)(2573)+- (1 page, 38kb)

* BOTTOM MESONS (B=+-1)
B organization (2 pages, 27kb)
B+- (goes to index)
B0 (goes to index)
B+-/B0 Admixture (19 pages, 285kb)
B+-/B0/B(s)0/b-baryon Admixture (13 pages, 179kb)
Errata
B* (2 pages, 39kb)
B(J)*(5732) (2 pages, 52kb)

* BOTTOM, STRANGE MESONS (B=+-1, S=-+1)
B(s)0 (10 pages, 140kb)
B(s)* (1 page, 33kb)
B(sJ)*(5850) (1 page, 28kb)

* c cbar MESONS
eta(c)(1S) (8 pages, 125kb)
J/psi(1S) (goes to index)
chi(c0)(1P) (4 pages, 67kb)
chi(c1)(1P) (4 pages, 67kb)
h(c)(1P) (1 page, 34kb)
chi(c2)(1P) (5 pages, 85kb)
eta(c)(2S) (1 page, 35kb)
psi(2S) (11 pages, 176kb)
psi(3770) (2 pages, 59kb)
psi(4040) (2 pages, 40kb)
psi(4160) (1 page, 29kb)
psi(4415) (1 page, 33kb)

* b bbar MESONS
Upsilon(1S) (8 pages, 142kb)
chi(b0)(1P) (1 page, 40kb)
chi(b1)(1P) (2 pages, 42kb)
chi(b2)(1P) (2 pages, 42kb)
Upsilon(2S) (5 pages, 83kb)
chi(b0)(2P) (2 pages, 47kb)
chi(b1)(2P) (2 pages, 50kb)
chi(b2)(2P) (2 pages, 49kb)
Upsilon(3S) (5 pages, 92kb)
Upsilon(4S) (3 pages, 83kb)
Upsilon(10860) (1 page, 30kb)
Upsilon(11020) (1 page, 29kb)

* Non-q qbar Mesons
Non-q qbar Candidates (2 pages, 28kb)

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