Scientists from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research have predicted the existence of a novel charming-beautiful tetraquark. The research used sophisticated simulations and large-scale computational resources. It is possible that particle physics experiments can confirm the existence of the predicted particle.
New Delhi: Scientists from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research have predicted the existence of a novel tetraquark. The subatomic particle is composed of a beauty and charm quark, along with two light antiquarks. The tetraquark belongs to a family of tetraquarks called beautiful-charming tetraquarks.
The computational facility of the Indian Lattice Gauge Theory Initiative (ILGTI) was used to carry out the calculations necessary for the research. The formation of this beautiful-charming tetraquark was investigated using interactions between a bottom and a charm meson. The researchers examined the energy eigenvalues of interacting meson systems within finite volumes, and arrived at the conclusion that the novel tetraquark should existed.
There could be other tetraquarks with the same quark content but with different spins and parities. Recently, scientists have discovered a tetraquark containing two charm quarks and two light antiquarks, indicating the possibility that the novel tetraquark could be experimentally verified as well. A paper describing the findings has been published in Physical Review Letters .
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