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Stable, Doubly Heavy Tetraquark Mesons [Slides]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1460417· OSTI ID:1460417
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  1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Heavy-quark symmetry implies stable heavy tetraquark mesons $$Q_{i}Q_{j}\overline{q}_{k}\overline{q}_{l}$$. in the limit of very heavy quarks Q, novel narrow double heavy tetraquark state (DHTQ) must exist. HQS relates DHTQ mass to masses of a doubly heavy baryon, heavy-light baron, and heavy-light meson. The lightest double-beauty states composed of $$bb\overline{ud}$$, $$bb\overline{us}$$, and $$bb\overline{ds}$$ will likely be stable against strong decays. Heavier $$bb\overline{q}_{k}\overline{q}_{l}$$ states, $$cc\overline{q}_{k}\overline{q}_{l}$$ states, and mixed $$bc{q}_{k}\overline{q}_{l}$$ states, will likely dissociate into pairs of heavy-light mesons. Some might be seen as "double-flavor" resonances near threshold. Observing a weakly decaying double-beauty state would establish the existence of tetraquarks and illuminate the role of heavy color-$$\overline{3}$$ diquarks as hadron constituents.
Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1460417
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-SLIDES--18-035-T; oai:inspirehep.net:1682387
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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