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arxiv: 2606.23170 · v1 · pith:YLNIOXW5new · submitted 2026-06-22 · ✦ hep-ex

Recent Hadron Spectroscopy Results from the Belle and Belle II experiments

Elisabetta Prencipe (on behalf of the Belle , Belle II Collaborations) This is my paper

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The pith

Combining Belle and Belle II data sets delivers hadron spectroscopy results with unprecedented precision.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper presents recent results from analyses that combine data from the original Belle experiment and its successor Belle II. With a total integrated luminosity now exceeding 1.5 ab^{-1}, these combined samples have enabled measurements in bottomonium and charmonium physics, including the structure of the Υ(10753) state. The work also covers searches for hidden-charm and hidden-strangeness pentaquarks as well as studies of the Ω(2012) and excited Λ_c baryons. This demonstrates the value of the unified dataset for advancing hadron spectroscopy.

Core claim

Recent analyses combining Belle and Belle II data sets have delivered results of unprecedented precision, demonstrating the strong potential of the unified data sample, which now exceeds 1.5 ab^{-1}. Highlights include new results in bottomonium and charmonium physics, with particular emphasis on the structure of the Υ(10753), searches for hidden-charm and hidden-strangeness pentaquarks, and the latest developments in baryon spectroscopy, including studies of the Ω(2012) and excited Λ_c states.

What carries the argument

The combined Belle and Belle II dataset with integrated luminosity exceeding 1.5 ab^{-1}, enabling higher statistical precision in spectroscopy measurements.

If this is right

  • New constraints on the structure of the Υ(10753) state in bottomonium.
  • Improved sensitivity in searches for pentaquark states with hidden charm or strangeness.
  • Better understanding of the properties of the Ω(2012) and excited Λ_c baryons.
  • Enhanced prospects for future spectroscopy with the full combined data sets.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The combination technique may allow resolution of whether certain exotic states are molecular or compact.
  • Future data taking at SuperKEKB could further increase the luminosity and precision for similar studies.
  • Similar data combination approaches could benefit other experiments with detector upgrades.

Load-bearing premise

The assumption that Belle and Belle II datasets can be combined without unaccounted systematic differences in detector response, calibration, or background modeling that would undermine the claimed precision gains.

What would settle it

A detailed comparison showing that systematic uncertainties from combining the datasets exceed the statistical gains, leading to no net improvement in precision for key observables.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.23170 by Belle II Collaborations), Elisabetta Prencipe (on behalf of the Belle.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Comparison between the preliminary Δ𝑀 mesurement proposed in this work (red rectangle) and what exists in literature (blue rectangles, from other experiments as indicated). The analysis is presented in Sec. 3.2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Fit result including 𝑃 + 𝑐 (4312), 𝑃 + 𝑐 (4440), and 𝑃 + 𝑐 (4457). Υ(1𝑆) and Υ(2𝑆) data are used. This anaylsis is introduced in Sec. 4.1. LHCb observations (see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Study of the 𝐽/𝜓Λ invariant mass presented in Sec. 4.2. First evidence for the 𝑃𝑐𝑠 (4459) 0 is shown using Υ(1𝑆) and Υ(2𝑆) data sets at Belle. 5. Baryon spectroscopy 5.1 The Ω(2012) The Ω(2012) baryon was first observed by Belle in two-body decays (Ξ𝐾) [16]. A new analysis of three-body decays Ξ −𝜋 +𝐾 − [17] strongly suggests a quantum number assignment of 𝐽 𝑃 = 3/2 − , having measured the ratio of couplin… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Distributions of 𝑀(Λ + 𝑐 𝜋 ± ) for 𝐵 + → Σ𝑐 (2455) ++ Ξ¯ − 𝑐 (left) and 𝐵 0 → Σ𝑐 (2455) 0 Ξ¯ 0 𝑐 (right). observation above 6𝜎 and suggests that the signal cannot originate solely from the Υ(10753) or Υ(5𝑆). The data indicate the possible presence of a new state near 10.60 GeV, consistent with earlier evidence in the 𝐵 ∗𝐵 ∗ channel. In this analysis, 4 samples were collected near the Υ(10753). We obtained … view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Measured Born cross sections of the 𝑒 + 𝑒 − → 𝜂Υ(2𝑆) process Δ𝑀 = (0.495 ± 0.024 ± 0.005) MeV, provides a precise test of isospin symmetry breaking and contributes to improved modeling of 𝐵-meson decays. The analysis also measures the ratio 𝑅 = 𝜎(𝐵 0𝐵¯0 )/𝜎(𝐵 +𝐵 − ), demonstrating that the phase-space assumption used by BaBar is excluded at the 10𝜎 level. 7.2 Contribution to (𝑔 − 2)𝜇 Belle has recently mea… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

The Belle~II experiment, the major upgrade of the Belle detector, is currently collecting data at the SuperKEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+e^-$ collider in Tsukuba, Japan. With an integrated luminosity of 575\,fb$^{-1}$, Belle~II has already surpassed the maximum luminosity accumulated by both BaBar and Belle. Recent analyses combining Belle and Belle~II data sets have delivered results of unprecedented precision, demonstrating the strong potential of the unified data sample, which now exceeds 1.5\,ab$^{-1}$. In this contribution, recent advances in hadron spectroscopy are presented. Highlights include new results in bottomonium and charmonium physics, with particular emphasis on the structure of the $\Upsilon(10753)$, searches for hidden-charm and hidden-strangeness pentaquarks, and the latest developments in baryon spectroscopy, including studies of the $\Omega(2012)$ and excited $\Lambda_c$ states. Prospects for future spectroscopy analyses exploiting the full Belle and Belle~II data sets are also discussed.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript is a conference contribution summarizing recent hadron spectroscopy results from the Belle and Belle II experiments. It highlights new results in bottomonium and charmonium physics (with emphasis on the structure of the Υ(10753)), searches for hidden-charm and hidden-strangeness pentaquarks, and baryon spectroscopy studies of the Ω(2012) and excited Λ_c states. The paper stresses the potential of the combined Belle + Belle II dataset (now exceeding 1.5 ab^{-1}) for delivering results of unprecedented precision and discusses prospects for future analyses with the full sample.

Significance. If the inter-experiment combinations are robust, the contribution usefully demonstrates the scientific reach of the unified Belle/Belle II dataset for precision hadron spectroscopy across multiple channels. As a high-level overview it provides community value by collating highlights and future directions, though its significance rests on the experimental results themselves rather than new theoretical derivations or parameter-free predictions.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that 'recent analyses combining Belle and Belle II data sets have delivered results of unprecedented precision' is load-bearing for the paper's emphasis on the unified sample. The manuscript references these combined results but provides no details (or citations to specific combination procedures) on the treatment of differences in detector response, calibration, trigger efficiency, or background modeling between Belle and Belle II; this leaves the validity of the quoted precision gains unverified within the document.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of the manuscript and the constructive comment. We address the point below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that 'recent analyses combining Belle and Belle II data sets have delivered results of unprecedented precision' is load-bearing for the paper's emphasis on the unified sample. The manuscript references these combined results but provides no details (or citations to specific combination procedures) on the treatment of differences in detector response, calibration, trigger efficiency, or background modeling between Belle and Belle II; this leaves the validity of the quoted precision gains unverified within the document.

    Authors: This manuscript is a concise conference contribution whose purpose is to provide a high-level overview of recent hadron spectroscopy results and to highlight the scientific potential of the combined Belle + Belle II dataset. The technical details of the data-combination procedures (detector response, calibration, efficiencies, and background modeling) are documented in the individual publications that report the combined analyses. We will revise the text to include explicit citations to those papers so that the combination methods are directly traceable from this contribution. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in experimental summary

full rationale

This is a conference summary reporting experimental hadron spectroscopy results from Belle and Belle II. No derivations, equations, fitted parameters, or predictions are present that could reduce to inputs by construction. Claims about combined data precision rest on the cited experimental analyses themselves rather than any self-referential step within the document. The paper is self-contained as a factual report of external measurements with no load-bearing self-citations or ansatzes.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

This is an experimental summary paper; it introduces no free parameters, axioms, or invented entities, relying instead on reported measurements from the Belle and Belle II collaborations.

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