Study of the $\Omega_{ccc}\Omega_{ccc}$ and $\Omega_{bbb}\Omega_{bbb}$ dibaryons in constituent quark model

TL;DR

This paper investigates the potential existence of fully heavy dibaryons, specifically $ ext{Ω}_{ccc} ext{Ω}_{ccc}$ and $ ext{Ω}_{bbb} ext{Ω}_{bbb}$, using a constituent quark model that successfully describes known baryon interactions.

Contribution

It introduces a study of heavy dibaryons within a constituent quark model, predicting possible bound states with small binding energies.

Findings

Possible $J^P=0^+$ bound states found in both systems.

Binding energies are on the order of MeV.

Model describes known baryon interactions accurately.

Abstract

Dibaryons are the simplest system in which the baryon-baryon interaction, and hence the underlying quark-quark interaction, can be studied in a clear way. Although the only dibaryon known today is the deuteron (and possibly the $d^*$), fully heavy dibaryons are good candidates for bound states because in such systems the kinetic energy is small and the high symmetry of the wave function favours binding. In this study, the possible existence of $\Omega_{ccc}\Omega_{ccc}$ and $\Omega_{bbb}\Omega_{bbb}$ dibaryons is investigated in the framework of a constituent quark model that satisfactorily describes the deuteron, the $d^*(2380)$ and the $NN$ interaction. $J^P=0^+$ candidates are found in both systems with binding energies of the order of MeV.