The Possibility of Meson-Lepton and Dilepton Resonances

Abstract

Recent hints in experimental data of a fJ.1T resonance at 429 MeV have led us to speculate about the possibility of meson-lepton and dilepton resonances. We show that the proposed fJ.7T resonance at 429 MeV is not in conflict with the muon g-2 measurements, and that it could be interpreted as a partner of the excited charged leptons possibly seen at CERN. Moreover, a composite model by Fritzsch and Mandelbaum predicts not only a flavour octet of meson-muon resonances of which this could be one, but also dilepton resonances which were suggested by Ramm as an explanation of the lobe structure in the fJ.7T data. The observed widths and branching ratios of the resonances can be interpreted to suggest that the colour-octet states are considerably smaller than the colour singlets.