Electromagnetic form factors and structure of the $T_{bb}$ tetraquark

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Main Authors: Vujmilovic, Ivan, Collins, Sara, Leskovec, Luka, Prelovsek, Sasa
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Published: 2026
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author Vujmilovic, Ivan
Collins, Sara
Leskovec, Luka
Prelovsek, Sasa
author_facet Vujmilovic, Ivan
Collins, Sara
Leskovec, Luka
Prelovsek, Sasa
contents We present the first lattice QCD calculation of electromagnetic form factors of a tetraquark, focusing on the $T_{bb} = bb\bar u \bar d$ with quantum numbers $I(J^P) = 0(1^+)$. The electromagnetic current probes the charge monopole, magnetic dipole and the electric quadrupole distributions within the tetraquark. From it, we find evidence that its structure consists of a compact heavy diquark $[bb]$ in spin one, color-antitriplet configuration, and a light antidiquark $[\bar u \bar d]$ in spin zero, color-triplet configuration. The computations were performed on a single CLS ensemble with $N_f = 2+1$ dynamical quarks at a lattice spacing $a\approx 0.064$ fm and with a pion mass $m_π\approx 290$ MeV.
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spellingShingle Electromagnetic form factors and structure of the $T_{bb}$ tetraquark
Vujmilovic, Ivan
Collins, Sara
Leskovec, Luka
Prelovsek, Sasa
High Energy Physics - Lattice
We present the first lattice QCD calculation of electromagnetic form factors of a tetraquark, focusing on the $T_{bb} = bb\bar u \bar d$ with quantum numbers $I(J^P) = 0(1^+)$. The electromagnetic current probes the charge monopole, magnetic dipole and the electric quadrupole distributions within the tetraquark. From it, we find evidence that its structure consists of a compact heavy diquark $[bb]$ in spin one, color-antitriplet configuration, and a light antidiquark $[\bar u \bar d]$ in spin zero, color-triplet configuration. The computations were performed on a single CLS ensemble with $N_f = 2+1$ dynamical quarks at a lattice spacing $a\approx 0.064$ fm and with a pion mass $m_π\approx 290$ MeV.
title Electromagnetic form factors and structure of the $T_{bb}$ tetraquark
topic High Energy Physics - Lattice
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.24000