$\bar{b}\bar{c}\,q_1q_2$four-quark states from Lattice QCD

Abstract

We present the results of a lattice calculation of four-quark states with the quark contents $\bar{b}\bar{c}q_1q_2$ where $q_1,q_2 \in u,d,s$. For the spin 1 states, when the light quark ($q_1, q_2$) masses are lighter, we find at least one energy level below the possible elastic threshold energy levels. These calculations are performed on three dynamical $N_f = 2+1+1$ highly improved staggered quark ensembles at lattice spacings of about 0.12, 0.09, and 0.06 fm. We use the overlap action for light to charm quarks while a non-relativistic action with non-perturbatively improved coefficients is employed for the bottom quark.