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$T^+_{cc}$ and its partners

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2022-03-16 v3 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Lattice Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Inspired by the Tcc+T^+_{cc} signal discovered by the LHCb Collaboration, we systematically investigate the doubly heavy tetraquark states with the molecule configuration [Q1qˉ2][Q3qˉ4][Q_1\bar{q}_2][Q_3\bar{q}_4] (Q=cQ=c and bb, q=uq=u, dd and ss) in a nonrelativistic quark model. The model involves a color screening confinement potential, meson-exchange interactions and one-gluon-exchange interactions. The Tcc+T^+_{cc} state with IJP=01+IJ^P=01^+ is a very loosely bound deuteron-like state with a binding energy around 0.34 MeV and a huge size of 4.32 fm. Both the meson exchange force and the coupled channel effect play a pivotal role. Without the meson exchange force, there does not exist the Tcc+T^+_{cc} molecular state. In strong contrast, the QCD valence bond forms clearly in the Tbb+T^+_{bb} system when we turn off the meson-exchange force, which is very similar to the hydrogen molecule in QED. Moreover, the Tbb+T^+_{bb} becomes a helium-like QCD-atom if we increase the bottom quark mass by a factor of three. Especially, the Tbb+T^+_{bb} states with 01+01^+, Tbc+T^+_{bc} with 00+00^+ and 01+01^+ and the VV-spin antisymmetric states Tbbs+T^+_{bbs} with 121+\frac{1}{2}1^+, Tbcs+T^+_{bcs} with 120+\frac{1}{2}0^+ and 121+\frac{1}{2}1^+ can form a compact, hydrogen molecule-like or deuteron-like bound state with different binding dynamics. The high-spin states Tbc+T^+_{bc} with 02+02^+ and Tbcs+T^+_{bcs} with 122+\frac{1}{2}2^+ can decay into DD-wave BˉD\bar{B}D and BˉsD\bar{B}_sD although they are below the thresholds BˉD\bar{B}^*D^* and BˉsD\bar{B}^*_sD^*, respectively. The isospin and VV-spin symmetric states are unbound. We also calculate their magnetic moments and axial charges.

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@article{arxiv.2112.12472,
  title  = {$T^+_{cc}$ and its partners},
  author = {Chengrong Deng and Shi-Lin Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.12472},
  year   = {2022}
}

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11 pages, 1 figures, 5 tables, comments are welcome

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