We present a global analysis of the observed Z_c, Z_cs and future Z_css-like spectra using the inverse Laplace transform (LSR) version of QCD spectral sum rules (QSSR) within stability criteria. Integrated compact QCD expressions of the LO spectral f
unctions up to dimension-six condensates are given. Next-to-Leading Order (NLO) factorized perturbative contributions are included. We re-emphasize the importance to include PT radiative corrections (though numerically small) for heavy quark sum rules in order to justify the (ad hoc) definition and value of the heavy quark mass used frequently at LO in the literature. We also demonstrate that, contrary to a naive qualitative 1/N_c counting, the two-meson scattering contributions to the four-quark spectral functions are numerically negligible confirming the reliability of the LSR predictions. Our results are summarized in Tables III to VI. The Z_c(3900) and Z_cs(3983) spectra are well reproduced by the T_c(3900) and T_cs(3973) tetramoles (superposition of quasi-degenerated molecules and tetraquark states having the same quantum numbers and with almost equal couplings to the currents). The Z_c(4025) or Z_c(4040) state can be fitted with the D*_0D_1 molecule having a mass 4023(130) MeV while the Z_cs bump around 4.1 GeV can be likely due to the (D^*_s0D_1+ D^*_0D_s1) molecules. The Z_c(4430) can be a radial excitation of the Z_c(3900) weakly coupled to the current, while all strongly coupled ones are in the region (5634-6527) MeV. The double strange tetramole state T_css which one may identify with the future Z_css is predicted to be at 4064(46) MeV. It is remarkable to notice the regular mass-spliitings of the tetramoles due to SU(3) breakings M_{T_cs}-M_{T_c}= M_{T_css}-M_{T_cs= (73- 91) MeV.
We revisit, improve and complete some recent estimates of the $0^{+}$ and $1^-$ open charm $(bar c bar d)(us)$ tetraquarks and the corresponding molecules masses and decay constants from QCD spectral sum rules (QSSR) by using QCD Laplace sum rule (LS
R) within stability criteria where the factorised perturbative NLO corrections and the contributions of quark and gluon condensates up to dimension-6 in the OPE are included. We confront our results with the $D^-K^+$ invariant mass recently reported by LHCb from $B^+to D^+(D^-K^+)$ decays. We expect that the bump near the $D^-K^+$ threshold can be originated from the $0^{++}(D^-K^+)$ molecule and/or $D^-K^+$ scattering. The prominent $X_{0}$(2900) scalar peak and the bump $X_J(3150)$ (if $J=0$) can emerge from a {it minimal mixing model}, with a tiny mixing angle $theta_0simeq (5.2pm 1.9)^0$, between a scalar {it Tetramole} (${cal T_M}_0$) (superposition of nearly degenerated hypothetical molecules and compact tetraquarks states with the same quantum numbers) having a mass $M_{{cal T_M}_0}$=2743(18) MeV and the first radial excitation of the $D^-K^+$ molecule with mass $M_{(DK)_1}=3678(310)$ MeV. In an analogous way, the $X_1$(2900) and the $X_J(3350)$ (if $J=1$) could be a mixture between the vector {it Tetramole} $({cal T_M}_1)$ with a mass $M_{{cal T_M}_1}=2656(20)$ MeV and its first radial excitation having a mass $M_{({cal T_M}_1)_1}=4592(141)$ MeV with an angle $theta_1simeq (9.1pm 0.6)^0$. A (non)-confirmation of the previous {it minimal mixing models} requires an experimental identification of the quantum numbers of the bumps at 3150 and 3350 MeV.
Alerted by the recent LHCb discovery of exotic hadrons in the range (6.2 -- 6.9) GeV, we present new results for the doubly-hidden scalar heavy $(bar QQ) (Qbar Q)$ charm and beauty molecules using the inverse Laplace transform sum rule (LSR) within s
tability criteria and including the Next-to-Leading Order (NLO) factorized perturbative and $langle G^3rangle$ gluon condensate corrections. We also critically revisit and improve existing Lowest Order (LO) QCD spectral sum rules (QSSR) estimates of the $({ bar Q bar Q})(QQ)$ tetraquarks analogous states. In the example of the anti-scalar-scalar molecule, we separate explicitly the contributions of the factorized and non-factorized contributions to LO of perturbative QCD and to the $langlealpha_sG^2rangle$ gluon condensate contributions in order to disprove some criticisms on the (mis)uses of the sum rules for four-quark currents. We also re-emphasize the importance to include PT radiative corrections for heavy quark sum rules in order to justify the (ad hoc) definition and value of the heavy quark mass used frequently at LO in the literature. Our LSR results for tetraquark masses summarized in Table II are compared with the ones from ratio of moments (MOM) at NLO and results from LSR and ratios of MOM at LO (Table IV). The LHCb broad structure around (6.2 --6.7) GeV can be described by the $overline{eta}_{c}{eta}_{c}$, $overline{J/psi}{J/psi}$ and $overline{chi}_{c1}{chi}_{c1}$ molecules or/and their analogue tetraquark scalar-scalar, axial-axial and vector-vector lowest mass ground states. The peak at (6.8--6.9) GeV can be likely due to a $overline{chi}_{c0}{chi}_{c0}$ molecule or/and a pseudoscalar-pseudoscalar tetraquark state. Similar analysis is done for the scalar beauty states whose masses are found to be above the $overlineeta_beta_b$ and $overlineUpsilon(1S)Upsilon(1S)$ thresholds.
Many new states in the charmonium mass region were recently discovered by BaBar, Belle, CLEO-c, CDF, D0, BESIII, LHCb and CMS Collaborations. We use the QCD Sum Rule approach to study the possible structure of some of these states.
We extract directly (for the first time) the charmed (C=1) and bottom (B=-1) heavy-baryons (spin 1/2 and 3/2) mass-splittings due to SU(3) breaking using double ratios of QCD spectral sum rules (QSSR) in full QCD, which are less sensitive to the exac
t value and definition of the heavy quark mass, to the perturbative radiative corrections and to the QCD continuum contributions than the simple ratios commonly used for determining the heavy baryon masses. Noticing that most of the mass-splittings are mainly controlled by the ratio kappa= <bar ss>/<bar dd> of the condensate, we extract this ratio, by allowing 1 sigma deviation from the observed masses of the Xi_{c,b} and of the Omega_c. We obtain: kappa=0.74(3), which improves the existing estimates: kappa=0.70(10) from light hadrons. Using this value, we deduce M_{Omega_b}=6078.5(27.4) MeV which agrees with the recent CDF data but disagrees by 2.4 sigma with the one from D0. Predictions of the Xi_Q and of the spectra of spin 3/2 baryons containing one or two strange quark are given in Table 2. Predictions of the hyperfine splittings Omega*_Q- Omega_Q and Xi*_Q-Xi_Q are also given in Table 3. Starting for a general choice of the interpolating currents for the spin 1/2 baryons, our analysis favours the optimal value of the mixing angle b= (-1/5 -- 0) found from light and non-strange heavy baryons.
We use QCD sum rules to test the nature of the recently observed mesons Y(4260), Y(4350) and Y(4660), assumed to be exotic four-quark $(cbar{c}qbar{q})$ or $(cbar{c}sbar{s})$ states with $J^{PC}=1^{--}$. We work at leading order in $alpha_s$, conside
r the contributions of higher dimension condensates and keep terms which are linear in the strange quark mass $m_s$. We find for the $(cbar{c}sbar{s})$ state a mass $m_Y=(4.65pm 0.10)$ GeV which is compatible with the experimental candidate Y(4660), while for the $(cbar{c}qbar{q})$ state we find a mass $m_Y=(4.49pm 0.11)$ GeV, which is higger than the mass of the experimental candidate Y(4350). With the tetraquark structure we are working we can not explain the Y(4260) as a tetraquark state. We also consider molecular $D_{s0}bar{D}_s^*$ and $D_{0}bar{D}^*$ states. For the $D_{s0}bar{D}_s^*$ molecular state we get $m_{D_{s0}bar{D}_s^*}=(4.42pm 0.10)$ GeV which is consistent, considering the errors, with the mass of the meson Y(4350) and for the $D_{0}bar{D}^*$ molecular state we get $m_{D_{0}bar{D}^*}=(4.27pm 0.10)$ GeV in excelent agreement with the mass of the meson Y(4260).
