Interpretation of structure in the di-$J/psi$ spectrum


Abstract in English

Structure in the di-$J/psi$ mass spectrum observed by the LHCb experiment around 6.9 and 7.2 GeV is interpreted in terms of $J^{PC}=0^{++}$ and $2^{++}$ resonances between a $cc$ diquark and a $bar c bar c$ antidiquark, using a recently confirmed string-junction picture to calculate tetraquark masses. The main peak around 6.9 GeV is likely dominated by the $0^{++}(2S)$ state, a radial excitation of the $cc$-$bar c bar c$ tetraquark, which we predict at $6.871pm 0.025$ GeV. The dip around 6.75 GeV is ascribed to the opening of the Swave di-$chi_{c0}$ channel, while the dip around 7.2 GeV could be correlated with the opening of the di-$eta_c(2S)$ or $Xi_{cc} bar Xi_{cc}$ channel. The low-mass part of the di-$J/psi$ structure appears to require a broad resonance consistent with a predicted $2^{++}(1S)$ state with invariant mass around $M_{rm inv} = 6400$ MeV. Implications for $bb bar b bar b$ tetraquarks are discussed.

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