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Axial-vector molecules $\Upsilon B_{c}^{-}$ and $\eta_{b}B_{c}^{\ast-} $

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-03-05 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Lattice

Abstract

Axial-vector hadronic molecules MAV=ΥBc\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}}=\Upsilon B_{c}^{-} and M~AV=ηbBc\widetilde{\mathcal{M}}_{\mathrm{AV}}=\eta_{b}B_{c}^{\ast -} with the quark content bbbcbb \overline{b}\overline{c} are studied using QCD sum rule method. The spectroscopic parameters of these molecules are computed in the context of the two-point sum rule method. Predictions for their masses are identical to each other and confirm that they are structures unstable against dissociations to ordinary heavy mesons. We evaluate the width of the state MAV\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}} and assume that it is equal to that of M~AV\widetilde{\mathcal{M}}_{\mathrm{AV}} . To this end, we explore its dominant decay channels MAVΥBc\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}} \to \Upsilon B_{c}^{-} and MAVηbBc\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}} \to \eta_{b}B_{c}^{\ast -}. There also are subleading modes of MAV\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}} generated due to annihilation of bb\overline{b}b quarks. We consider decays of the molecule MAV\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}} to pairs of the mesons BD0B^{\ast -} \overline{D}^{0}, B0D\overline{B}^{\ast 0} D^{-}, BD0B^{-} \overline{D} ^{\ast 0}, B0D\overline{B}^{0} D^{\ast -}, Bs0Ds\overline{B}_{s}^{\ast 0} D_{s}^{-}, and Bs0Ds\overline{B}_{s}^{0} D_{s}^{\ast -}. To find strong couplings at the MAV\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}}-meson-meson vertices which determine the partial widths of these processes, we apply QCD three-point sum rule approach. The mass m=(15800±90) MeVm=(15800 \pm 90)~\mathrm{MeV} and width Γ[MAV]=(114±17) MeV \Gamma [\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}}]=(114 \pm 17)~ \mathrm{MeV} of the molecule MAV\mathcal{M}_{\mathrm{AV}} are useful for experimental studies of fully heavy molecular structures at ongoing and planning experiments.

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@article{arxiv.2512.06513,
  title  = {Axial-vector molecules $\Upsilon B_{c}^{-}$ and $\eta_{b}B_{c}^{\ast-} $},
  author = {S. S. Agaev and K. Azizi and H. Sundu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.06513},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 Pages, 6 Figures and 1 Table

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