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Insight into scalar mesons from their radiative decays

Yu. S. Kalashnikova, A. E. Kudryavtsev, A. V. Nefediev, J. Haidenbauer, C. Hanhart

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We estimate the rates for radiative transitions of the lightest scalar mesons ${f}_{0}(980)$ and ${a}_{0}(980)$ to the vector mesons \ensuremath{\rho} and \ensuremath{\omega}. We argue that measurements of the radiative decays of those scalar mesons can provide important new information on their structure.

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Key concepts: Meson, Physics, Radiative transfer, Scalar (mathematics), Particle physics, Omega, Nuclear physics, Quantum mechanics