Semileptonic and nonleptonic decays of the axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bb;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{-}$

TL;DR

This paper investigates the decay processes of a double-beauty axial-vector tetraquark using QCD sum rules, providing predictions for decay widths and lifetimes to aid experimental searches.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed QCD sum rule analysis of semileptonic and nonleptonic decays of the $T_{bb}^{-}$ tetraquark, including new calculations of its spectroscopic parameters and decay widths.

Findings

Predicted partial decay widths for $T_{bb}^{-}$ decays.

Estimated lifetime of the $T_{bb}^{-}$ tetraquark.

Provided theoretical benchmarks for experimental detection.

Abstract

The semileptonic and nonleptonic decays of the double-beauty axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bb;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{-}$ to a state $\widetilde{T}_{bc; \overline{u}\overline{d}}^{0}$ (hereafter $T_{bb}^{-}$ and $\widetilde{T} _{bc}^{0}$, respectively) are investigated in the context of the QCD sum rule method. The final-state tetraquark $\widetilde{T}_{bc}^{0}$ is treated as an axial-vector particle built of a heavy axial-vector diquark $ b^{T}\gamma _{\mu }Cc$ and light scalar antidiquark $\overline{u}C\gamma_{5} \overline{d}^{T}$. Its spectroscopic parameters are calculated using the two-points sum rules by taking into account contributions of quark, gluon and mixed condensates up to dimension $10$. We study the dominant semileptonic $T_{bb}^{-} \to \widetilde{T}_{bc}^{0}l\overline{\nu }_{l}$ and nonleptonic decays $T_{bb}^{-} \to \widetilde{T}_{bc}^{0}M$, where $M$ is one of the pseudoscalar mesons $\pi^{-}, K^{-}, D^{-}$ and $D_s^{-}$. The partial widths of these processes are computed in terms of weak form factors $G_{i}(q^2),\ i=1,2,3,4$, extracted by employing the QCD three-point sum rule approach. Predictions obtained for partial widths of considered decays are used to improve accuracy of theoretical predictions for full width and lifetime of the tetraquark $T_{bb}^{-}$, which are important for experimental exploration of this exotic meson.