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$T_{bc\bar s}$ states in the process $\Upsilon \to D^{-} \bar B^{0} D_s^{+}$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-08-27 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We perform a theoretical study of the decay process ΥDBˉ0Ds+\Upsilon \to D^{-} \bar{B}^{0} D_s^{+} in search of the doubly heavy tetraquark states TbcsˉT_{bc\bar{s}} with quark content bcsˉdˉbc\bar{s}\bar{d}. These TbcsˉT_{bc\bar{s}} states are assumed to be dynamically generated molecular states from the S-wave interactions between Bˉs()0D()+\bar{B}_s^{(*)0} D^{(*)+} and Bˉ()0Ds()+\bar{B}^{(*)0} D_s^{(*)+} meson pairs. Based on the total angular momentum and the type of the constituent mesons (pseudoscalars PP or vectors VV), they are labeled as Tbcsˉ0,PPT_{bc\bar{s}}^{0, PP}, Tbcsˉ0,VVT_{bc\bar{s}}^{0, VV}, and Tbcsˉ2,VVT_{bc\bar{s}}^{2, VV}, respectively. The Bˉ0Ds+\bar{B}^{0} D_s^{+} invariant mass distribution for this decay is calculated using current algebra, incorporating contributions from TbcsˉT_{bc\bar{s}} states arising from final-state interactions. Our results reveal a clear peak structure in the 741574257415 - 7425 MeV region, which is attributed to the Tbcsˉ2,VVT_{bc\bar{s}}^{2, VV} state. Additionally, a distinct dip structure appears near the Bˉ0Ds+\bar{B}^{*0} D_s^{*+} threshold, characteristic of the Tbcsˉ2,VVT_{bc\bar{s}}^{2, VV} as a hadronic molecular state. A near-threshold enhancement associated with the Tbcsˉ0,PPT_{bc\bar{s}}^{0, PP} state and a dip arising from the Tbcsˉ0,VVT_{bc\bar{s}}^{0,\,VV} state are also identified, though the manifestation of these features depends sensitively on model parameter fine-tuning. Therefore, with increased experimental statistics, the decay channel ΥDBˉ0Ds+\Upsilon \to D^{-} \bar{B}^{0} D_s^{+} offers a promising avenue for discovering and characterizing the TbcsˉT_{bc\bar{s}} states.

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@article{arxiv.2508.19007,
  title  = {$T_{bc\bar s}$ states in the process $\Upsilon \to D^{-} \bar B^{0} D_s^{+}$},
  author = {Wen-Ying Liu and Hua-Xing Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.19007},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

25 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables, suggestions and comments welcome