Exotic $QQ\bar{q}\bar{q}$, $QQ\bar{q}\bar{s}$ and $QQ\bar{s}\bar{s}$ states

TL;DR

This paper systematically constructs and analyzes possible doubly-heavy tetraquark states using QCD sum rules, predicting their masses and stability, especially for doubly-bottomed configurations likely to be stable against strong decay.

Contribution

It introduces a systematic method to construct tetraquark currents and applies QCD sum rules to predict masses and stability of various doubly-heavy tetraquark states.

Findings

Doubly-bottomed tetraquarks have masses below relevant decay thresholds.

Certain doubly-bottomed tetraquarks are predicted to be stable.

Mass predictions depend on isospin and quark content.

Abstract

After constructing the possible $J^P=0^-, 0^+, 1^-$ and $1^+$ $QQ\bar{q}\bar{q}$ tetraquark interpolating currents in a systematic way, we investigate the two-point correlation functions and extract the corresponding masses with the QCD sum rule approach. We study the $QQ\bar{q}\bar{q}$, $QQ\bar{q}\bar{s}$ and $QQ\bar{s}\bar{s}$ systems with various isospins $I=0, 1/2, 1$. Our numerical analysis indicates that the masses of doubly-bottomed tetraquark states are below the threshold of the two bottom mesons, two bottom baryons and one doubly bottomed baryon plus one anti-nucleon. Very probably these doubly-bottomed tetraquark states are stable.