Mass spectra and decay properties of the higher excited $ρ$ mesons

Abstract

Although there are some experimental hints for the higher excited ρ mesons, our knowledge of their properties is much poor theoretically. Based on our recent work about excited ρ mesons [Phys.Rev.D104( 2021)034013], we present the mass spectra and decay properties of the higher excited ρ mesons with the modified Godfrey-Isgur quark model and the 3 P0 strong decay model, and compare our predictions with the experimental hints, which should be helpful to search for these higher excited ρ mesons.