A case for hidden bbˉb\bar{b} tetraquarks based on e+ebbˉe^+e^- \to b\bar{b} cross section between s=10.54\sqrt{s}=10.54 and 11.20 GeV

Nov, 2009
17 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 684 (2010) 28-39
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Report number:
  • DESY-09-192

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
We study the spectroscopy and dominant decays of the bottomonium-like tetraquarks (bound diquarks–antidiquarks), focusing on the lowest lying P-wave [ b q ] [ b ¯ q ¯ ] states Y [ b q ] (with q = u , d ), having J PC = 1 − − . To search for them, we analyse the BaBar data [1] obtained during an energy scan of the e + e − → b b ¯ cross section in the range of s = 10.54 to 11.20 GeV. We find that these data are consistent with the presence of an additional b b ¯ state Y [ b q ] with a mass of 10.90 GeV and a width of about 30 MeV apart from the ϒ ( 5 S ) and ϒ ( 6 S ) resonances. A closeup of the energy region around the Y [ b q ] -mass may resolve this state in terms of the two mass eigenstates, Y [ b , l ] and Y [ b , h ] , with a mass difference, estimated as about 6 MeV. We tentatively identify the state Y [ b q ] ( 10900 ) from the R b -scan with the state Y b ( 10890 ) observed by Belle [2] in the process e + e − → Y b ( 10890 ) → ϒ ( 1 S , 2 S ) π + π − due to their proximity in masses and decay widths.
Note:
  • 17 pages, 2 figures/ typos removed and text slightly modified/ version identical to the one published in Physics Letters B
  • 12.39.Jh
  • 14.40.Pq
  • 13.66.Bc
  • 13.25.Hw
  • 13.20.Gd
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • bottom: pair production
  • tetraquark
  • bottomonium: decay modes
  • bottomonium: hadronic decay