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Stable double-heavy tetraquarks: spectrum and structure

Nuclear Theory 2021-01-27 v1

Abstract

Bound states of double-heavy tetraquarks are studied in a constituent quark model. Two bound states are found for isospin and spin-parity I(J^P ) = 0(1^+) in the bb\bar{u}\bar{d} channel. One is deeply bound and compact made of colored diquarks, while the other is shallow and extended as a BB^* molecule. The former agrees well with lattice QCD results. A systematic decrease in the binding energy is seen by replacing one of the heavy quarks to a lighter one. Altogether we find ten bound states. It is shown for the first time that hadrons with totally different natures emerge from a single Hamiltonian.

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@article{arxiv.2009.14493,
  title  = {Stable double-heavy tetraquarks: spectrum and structure},
  author = {Q. Meng and E. Hiyama and A. Hosaka and M. Oka and P. Gubler and K. U. Can and T. T. Takahashi and H. S. Zong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.14493},
  year   = {2021}
}
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