Transverse momentum spectra of f₀(980) from coalescence model

We use a coalescence model to generate f(0)(980) particles for four configurations: s (s) over bar meson, u (u) over bars (s) over bar tetraquark, K (K) over bar molecule, and u (u$) over bar p-wave state. The phase-space information of the coalescing constituents is taken from a multi-phase transport (AMPT) simulation of proton-proton (pp) and proton-lead (pPb) collisions at the LHC. It is shown that the transverse momentum spectra and production yields of f(0)(980) differ significantly among the configurations. It is suggested that the p(T) spectra of the f(0)(980) compared to those of other hadrons (such as pion) and the ratio of the f(0)(980) p(T) spectra in pPb over pp collisions can be exploited to tell the configuration of the f(0)(980).