Search for $bb\bar{b}\bar{b}$ tetraquark decays in 4 muons, $B^{+}{B}^{-}$, $B^0{\bar{B}}^0$ and $B_s^0{\bar{B}}_s^0$ channels at LHC

Abstract

We perform a quantitative analysis of the $bb\bar{b}\bar{b}$ tetraquark decays into hidden- and open-bottom mesons and calculate, for the first time, the $bb\bar{b}\bar{b}$ tetraquark total decay width. On the basis of our results, we propose the $bb\bar{b}\bar{b}\to B^{+}{B}^{-}(B^0{\bar{B}}^0)(B_s^0{\bar{B}}_s^0)\to l^{+}{l}^{-}+\text{X}$ decays as the most suitable channels to observe the $bb\bar{b}\bar{b}$ tetraquark states, since the calculated two-lepton cross section upper limit, $\simeq 39$ fb, is so large as to be potentially detectable with the 2018 LHCb sensitivity, paving the way to the observation of the $bb\bar{b}\bar{b}$ tetraquark in the future LHCb upgrade. The $4\mu$ signal for the ground state, $J^{PC}=0^{++}$, is likely to be too small even for the upgraded LHCb, but it may not be hopeless for the $J^{PC}=2^{++}$ fully-bottom state.

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