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Doubly charged vector tetraquark $Z_{\mathrm{V}}^{++}=[cu][\overline{s}\overline{d}]$

We explore properties of the doubly charged vector tetraquark $Z_{\mathrm{V} }^{++}=[cu][\overline{s}\overline{d}]$ built of four quarks of different flavors using the QCD sum rule methods. The mass and current coupling of $Z_{ \mathrm{V}}^{++}$ are computed in the framework of the QCD two-point sum rule approach by taking into account quark, gluon and mixed vacuum condensates up to dimension $10$. The full width of this tetraquark is saturated by $S$-wave $Z_{\mathrm{V}}^{++} \to π^{+}D_{s1}(2460)^{+},\ ρ^{+}D_{s0}^{\ast }(2317)^{+}$, and $P$-wave $Z_{\mathrm{V}}^{++} \to π^{+}D_{s}^{+},\ K^{+}D^{+}$ decays. Strong couplings required to find partial widths of aforementioned decays are calculated in the context of the QCD light-cone sum rule method and a soft-meson approximation. Our predictions for the mass $m=(3515 \pm 125)~\mathrm{MeV}$ and full width $ Γ_{\mathrm{full}}=156_{-30}^{+56}~\mathrm{MeV}$ of $Z_{\mathrm{V} }^{++} $ are useful to search for this exotic meson in various processes. Recently, the LHCb collaboration discovered neutral states $X_{0(1)}(2900)$ as resonance-like peaks in $D^{-}K^{+}$ invariant mass distribution in the decay $B^{+} \to D^{+}D^{-}K^{+}$. We argue that mass distribution of $ D^{+}K^{+}$ mesons in the same $B$ decay can be used to observe the doubly charged scalar $Z_{\mathrm{S}}^{++}$ and vector $Z_{\mathrm{V}}^{++}$ tetraquarks.

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New scalar resonance $X_0(2900)$ as a $\overline{D}^{*}K^{*}$ molecule: Mass and width

We explore features of the scalar structure $X_0(2900)$, which is one of the two resonances discovered recently by LHCb in the $D^{-}K^{+}$ invariant mass distribution in the decay $B^{+} \to D^{+}D^{-}K^{+}$. We treat $ X_0(2900)$ as a hadronic molecule composed of the conventional mesons $ \overline{D}^{* 0} $ and $K^{*0}$ and calculate its mass, coupling and width. The mass and coupling of $X_0(2900)$ are determined using the QCD two-point sum rule method by taking into account quark, gluon, and mixing vacuum condensates up to dimension $15$. The decay of this structure to final state $D^{-}K^{+}$ is investigated in the context of the light-cone sum rule approach supported by a soft-meson technique. To this end, we evaluate strong coupling $G$ corresponding to vertex $X_0D^{-}K^{+}$, which allows us to find width of the decay $X_0(2900) \to D^{-}K^{+}$. Obtained predictions for the mass of the hadronic molecule $\overline{D}^{*0 }K^{*0}$ $m=(2868 \pm 198)~\mathrm{MeV} $ and for its width $Γ=(49.6 \pm 9.3)~ \mathrm{MeV}$ can be considered as arguments in favor of molecule interpretation of $X_0(2900)$.

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Newly discovered $Ξ_c^{0}$ resonances and their parameters

The aim of the present article is investigation of the newly observed resonances $Ξ_c(2923)^{0}$, $Ξ_c(2939)^{0}$, and $Ξ_c(2965)^{0}$ which are real candidates to charm-strange baryons. To this end, we calculate the mass and pole residue of the ground-state and excited $1P$ and $2S$ spin-$% 1/2 $ flavor-sextet baryons $Ξ_{c}^{\prime 0}$, $Ξ_{c}^{\prime 0}(1/2^{-})$ and $Ξ_{c}^{\prime 0}(1/2^{+})$ with quark content $csd$, respectively. The masses and pole residues of the ground-state and excited spin-$3/2$ baryons $Ξ_{c}^{\star 0}$ are found as well. Spectroscopic parameters of these particles are computed in the context of the QCD two-point sum rule method. Widths of the excited baryons are evaluated through their decays to final states $Λ_{c}^{+}K^{-}$ and $% Ξ_{c}^{\prime 0}π$. These processes are explored by means of the full QCD light-cone sum rule method necessary to determine strong couplings at relevant vertices. Obtained predictions for the masses and widths of the four excited baryons, as well as previous results for $1P$ and $2S$ flavor-antitriplet spin-1/2 particles $Ξ_c^{0}$ are confronted with available experimental data on $Ξ_{c}^{0}$ resonances to fix their quantum numbers. Our comparison demonstrates that the resonances $Ξ_c(2923)^{0}$ and $Ξ_c(2939)^{0}$ can be considered as $1P$ excitations of the spin-$1/2$ flavor-sextet and spin-$3/2$ baryons, respectively. The resonance $Ξ_{c}(2965)^{0}$ may be interpreted as the excited $2S$ state of either spin-$% 1/2$ flavor-sextet or antitriplet baryon.

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Vector resonance $X_1(2900)$ and its structure

The new vector resonance $X_1(2900)$ observed recently by LHCb in the $ D^{-}K^{+}$ invariant mass distribution in the decay $B^{+} \to D^{+}D^{-}K^{+}$ is studied to uncover internal structure of this state, and calculate its physical parameters. In the present paper, the resonance $ X_1(2900)$ is modeled as an exotic vector state, $ J^P=1^- $, built of the light diquark $u^{T}Cγ_5d$ and heavy antidiquark $\overline{c} γ_μγ_5C\overline{s}^{T}$. The mass and current coupling of $ X_1(2900)$ are computed using the QCD two-point sum rule approach by taking into account various vacuum condensates up to dimension $10$. The width of the resonance $X_1(2900)$ is saturated by two decay channels $X_1 \to D^{-}K^{+}$ and $X_1 \to \overline{D}^{0}K^{0}$. The strong couplings $g_1$ and $g_2$ corresponding to the vertices $X_1D^{-}K^{+}$ and $X_1\overline{D} ^{0}K^{0}$ are evaluated in the context of the QCD light-cone sum rule method and technical tools of the soft-meson approximation. Results for the mass of the resonance $X_1(2900)$ $m=(2890~\pm 122)~\mathrm{MeV}$, and for its full width $Γ_{\mathrm{full}}=(93\pm 13)~\mathrm{MeV}$ are smaller than their experimental values reported by the LHCb collaboration. Nevertheless, by taking into account theoretical and experimental errors of investigations, interpretation of the state $X_1(2900)$ as the vector tetraquark does not contradict to the LHCb data. We also point out that analysis of the invariant mass distribution $D^{+}K^{+}$ in the same decay $ B^{+} \to D^{+}D^{-}K^{+}$ may reveal doubly charged four-quark structures $ [uc][\overline{s}\overline{d}]$.

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Semileptonic and nonleptonic decays of the axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bb;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{-}$

The semileptonic and nonleptonic decays of the double-beauty axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bb;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{-}$ to a state $\widetilde{T}_{bc; \overline{u}\overline{d}}^{0}$ (hereafter $T_{bb}^{-}$ and $\widetilde{T} _{bc}^{0}$, respectively) are investigated in the context of the QCD sum rule method. The final-state tetraquark $\widetilde{T}_{bc}^{0}$ is treated as an axial-vector particle built of a heavy axial-vector diquark $ b^{T}γ_{μ}Cc$ and light scalar antidiquark $\overline{u}Cγ_{5} \overline{d}^{T}$. Its spectroscopic parameters are calculated using the two-points sum rules by taking into account contributions of quark, gluon and mixed condensates up to dimension $10$. We study the dominant semileptonic $T_{bb}^{-} \to \widetilde{T}_{bc}^{0}l\overline{ν}_{l}$ and nonleptonic decays $T_{bb}^{-} \to \widetilde{T}_{bc}^{0}M$, where $M$ is one of the pseudoscalar mesons $π^{-}, K^{-}, D^{-}$ and $D_s^{-}$. The partial widths of these processes are computed in terms of weak form factors $G_{i}(q^2),\ i=1,2,3,4$, extracted by employing the QCD three-point sum rule approach. Predictions obtained for partial widths of considered decays are used to improve accuracy of theoretical predictions for full width and lifetime of the tetraquark $T_{bb}^{-}$, which are important for experimental exploration of this exotic meson.

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A family of double-beauty tetraquarks: Axial-vector state $T_{bb;\bar{u}\bar{s}}^{-}$

The spectroscopic parameters and decay channels of the axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bb;\overline{u}\overline{s}}^{-}$ (in what follows, $T_{b: \overline{s}}^{\mathrm{AV}}$) are explored using the quantum chromodynamics (QCD) sum rule method. The mass and coupling of this state are calculated using two-point sum rules by taking into account various vacuum condensates, up to 10 dimensions. Our prediction for the mass of this state $m=(10215\pm 250)~ \mathrm{MeV}$ confirms that it is stable with respect to strong and electromagnetic decays and can dissociate to conventional mesons only via weak transformations. We investigate the dominant semileptonic $T_{b:\overline{s} }^{\mathrm{AV}} \to \mathcal{Z}_{b:\overline{s}}^{0}l\overlineν_l$ and nonleptonic $T_{b:\overline{s}}^{\mathrm{AV}} \to \mathcal{Z}_{b:\overline{s} }^{0}M$ decays of $T_{b:\overline{s}}^{\mathrm{AV}}$. In these processes, $ \mathcal{Z}_{b:\overline{s}}^{0}$ is a scalar tetraquark $[bc][\overline{u} \overline{s}]$ built of a color-triplet diquark and an antidiquark, whereas $M$ is one of the vector mesons $ρ^{-}$, $K^{\ast}(892)$, $D^{\ast }(2010)^{-}$, and $D_{s}^{\ast -}$. To calculate the partial widths of these decays, we use the QCD three-point sum rule approach and evaluate the weak transition form factors $G_{i}$ $(i=0,1,2,3)$, which govern these processes. The full width $Γ_{\mathrm{full}} =(12.9\pm 2.1)\times 10^{-8}~\mathrm{MeV}$ and the mean lifetime $ τ=5.1_{-0.71}^{+0.99}~\mathrm{fs}$ of the tetraquark $T_{b:\overline{s}}^{ \mathrm{AV}}$ are computed using the aforementioned weak decays. The obtained information about the parameters of $T_{b:\overline{s}}^{\mathrm{AV}}$ and $ \mathcal{Z}_{b:\overline{s}}^{0}$ is useful for experimental investigations of these double-heavy exotic mesons.

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Stable scalar tetraquark $T_{bb;\bar{u}\bar{d}}^{-}$

The mass and coupling of the scalar tetraquark $T_{bb;\overline{u}\overline{d }}^{-}$ (hereafter $T_{b:\overline{d}}^{-} $) are calculated in the context of the QCD two-point sum rule method. In computations we take into account effects of various quark, gluon and mixed condensates up to dimension ten. The result obtained for the mass of this state $m=(10135\pm 240)~\mathrm{MeV} $ demonstrates that it is stable against the strong and electromagnetic decays. We also explore the dominant semileptonic $T_{b:\overline{d}}^{-} \to \widetilde{Z}_{bc;\bar{u}\bar{d}}^{0}l\overline{ν}_{l}$ and nonleptonic decays $T_{b:\overline{d}}^{-} \to \widetilde{Z}_{bc;\bar{u}\bar{ d}}^{0}M$, where $\widetilde{Z}_{bc;\bar{u}\bar{d}}^{0}$ is the scalar tetraquark composed of color-sextet diquark and antidiquark, and $M$ is one of the final-state pseudoscalar mesons $π^{-}, K^{-}, D^{-}$ and $D_s^{-}$ , respectively. The partial widths of these processes are calculated in terms of the weak form factors $G_{1(2)}(q^2)$, which are determined from the QCD three-point sum rules. Predictions for the mass, full width $Γ_{\mathrm{full}} =(10.88\pm 1.88)\times 10^{-10}~\mathrm{MeV}$, and mean lifetime $τ=0.61_{-0.09}^{+0.13}~\mathrm{ps}$ of the $T_{b:\overline{d} }^{-}$ obtained in the present work can be used in theoretical and experimental studies of this exotic state.

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The Scalar Hexaquark $uuddss$: a Candidate to Dark Matter?

It is conventionally argued that Dark Matter (DM) has a non-baryonic nature, but if we assume that DM was frozen out before primordial nucleosynthesis and could not significantly impact primordial abundances this argument may be evaded. Then a hypothetical $SU(3)$ flavor-singlet, highly symmetric, deeply bound neutral scalar hexaquark $\mathrm{S}=uuddss$, which due to its features has escaped from experimental detection so far, may be considered as a candidate for a baryonic DM. In the present work we calculate the mass and coupling constant of the scalar six-quark particle $\mathrm{S}$ by means of the QCD sum rule method. Our predictions for its mass are $ m_{S}=1180_{-26}^{+40}~\mathrm{MeV}$ ($m_s=95~\mathrm{MeV}$) and $ \widetilde {m}_{S}=1239_{-28}^{+42}~\mathrm{MeV}$ ($m_s=128~\mathrm{MeV}$). Although these values of mass would produce thermally the cosmological DM abundance, existence of this state may contradict to stability of the oxygen nuclei, which requires further thorough analysis.

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Heavy exotic scalar meson $T_{bb;\bar{u}\bar{s}}^{-}$

The spectroscopic parameters and decay channels of the scalar tetraquark $ T_{bb;\overline{u}\overline{s}}^{-}$ (in what follows $T_{b:\overline{s} }^{-} $) are investigated. The mass and coupling of the $T_{b:s}^{-}$ are calculated using the two-point sum rules by taking into account quark, gluon and mixed vacuum condensates up to dimension 10. Our result for its mass $m=(10250 \pm 270)~\mathrm{MeV}$ demonstrates that $T_{b:\overline{s}}^{-} $ is stable against the strong and electromagnetic decays. Therefore to find the width and mean lifetime of the $T_{b:\overline{s}}^{-}$, we explore its dominant weak decays generated by the transition $b \to W^{-}c$. These channels embrace the semileptonic decay $T_{b:\overline{s}}^{-} \to Z_{bc;\overline{u}\overline{s}}^{0}l\overline{ ν}_{l}$ and nonleptonic modes $T_{b:\overline{s}}^{-} \to Z_{bc;\overline{ u}\overline{s}}^{0}π^{-}(K^{-}, D^{-}, D_s^{-})$, which at the final state contain the scalar tetraquark $Z_{bc;\overline{u}\overline{s}}^{0}$. Key quantities to compute partial widths of the weak decays are the form factors $G_1(q^2)$ and $G_2(q^2)$: they determine differential rate $dΓ/dq^2$ of the semileptonic and partial widths of the nonleptonic processes, respectively. These form factors are extracted from relevant three-point sum rules at momentum transfers $q^2$ accessible for such analysis. By means of the fit functions $F_{1(2)}(q^2)$ they are extrapolated to cover the whole integration region $m_l^{2}\leq q2\leq(m-\widetilde m)^2$, where $\widetilde m$ is the mass of $Z_{bc;\overline{u}\overline{s}}^{0}$. Predictions for the full width $Γ_{\mathrm{full}}=(15.21\pm 2.59)\times 10^{-10}~\mathrm{ MeV}$ and mean lifetime $4.33_{-0.63}^{+0.89}\times 10^{-13}~\mathrm{s}$ of the $T_{b:s}^{-} $ are useful for experimental and theoretical investigations of this exotic meson.

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Four-quark exotic mesons

We review our investigations devoted to the analysis of the resonances $ Z_{c}(3900)$, $Z_{c}(4430)$, $Z_{c}(4100)$, $X(4140)$, $X(4274)$, $a_1(1420)$ , $Y(4660)$, $X(2100)$, $X(2239)$ and $Y(2175)$ discovered in various processes by Belle, BaBar, BESIII, D0, CDF, CMS, LHCb and COMPASS collaborations. These resonances are considered as serious candidates to four-quark (tetraquark) exotic mesons. We treat all of them as diquark-antidiquark states with relevant spin-parities, find their masses and couplings, as well as explore their dominant strong decay channels. Calculations are performed in the context of the QCD sum rule method. Thus, the spectroscopic parameters of the tetraquarks are evaluated using the two-point sum rules. For computations of the strong couplings $G_{TM_1M_2}$, corresponding to the vertices $TM_1M_2$ and necessary to find the partial widths of the strong decays $T \to M_1M_2$, we employ either the three-point or full/approximate versions of the QCD light-cone sum rules methods. Obtained results are compared with available experimental data, and with predictions of other theoretical studies.

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Nature of the vector resonance $Y(2175)$

Spectroscopic parameters and decay channels of the vector resonance $Y(2175)$ are studied by considering it as a diquark-antidiquark state with the quark content $su\overline{s}\overline{u}$. The mass and coupling of the tetraquark $Y(2175)$ are calculated using the QCD two-point sum rules by taking into account various quark, gluon and mixed condensates up to dimension 15. Partial widths of its strong decays to $ϕf_{0}(980)$, $ ϕη$, and $ϕη^{\prime}$ are computed as well. To this end, we explore the vertices $Yϕf_{0}(980)$, $Yϕη$, and $Yϕη^{\prime}$, and calculate the corresponding strong couplings by means of the QCD light-cone sum rule method. The coupling $G_{Yϕf}$ of the vertex $Yϕf_{0}(980)$ is found using the full version of this method, and by treating the scalar meson $f_{0}(980)$ as a diquark-antidiquark tetraquark state. The couplings $g_{Yϕη}$ and $g_{Yϕη^{\prime}}$, however, are calculated by applying the soft-meson approximation to the light-cone sum rule method. Prediction for the mass of the resonance $m_{Y} =\left( 2173\pm 85\right)~\mathrm{MeV}$ is in excellent agreement with the data of the BaBar Collaboration \cite{Aubert:2006bu}, and within errors of calculations is compatible with the result reported by BESIII \cite {Ablikim:2014pfc}. The full width $Γ_{\mathrm{full}}=(91.1\pm 20.5)~ \mathrm{MeV}$ of the $Y(2175)$ saturated by its three strong decay channels is in a reasonable agreement with existing experimental data.

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Decay modes of the scalar exotic meson $T_{bs;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{-}$

We investigate the semileptonic decay of the scalar tetraquark $T_{bs; \overline{u}\overline{d}}^{-}$ to final state $T_{cs;\overline{u}\overline{d} }^{0} l \overlineν_l$, which proceeds due to the weak transition $b \to c l \overlineν_l$. For these purposes, we calculate the spectroscopic parameters of the final-state scalar tetraquark $T_{cs;\overline{u}\overline{ d}}^{0}$. In calculations we use the QCD sum rule method by taking into account the quark, gluon, and mixed condensates up to dimension 10. The mass of the $T_{cs;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{0}$ obtained in the present work $( 2878 \pm 128 )~\mathrm{MeV}$ indicates that it is unstable against the strong interactions, and can decay to the mesons $D^{0}\overline{K}^{0}$ and $D^{+}K^{-}$. Partial widths of these $S$-wave modes as well as the full width of the tetraquark $T_{cs;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{0}$ are found by means of the QCD light-cone sum rule method and technical tools of the soft-meson approximation. The partial widths of the main semileptonic processes $T_{bs;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{-} \to T_{cs;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{0}l\overlineν_l$, $l=e, μ$, and $τ$ are computed by employing the weak form factors $G_{1}(q^2)$ and $G_{2}(q^2)$, which are extracted from the QCD three-point sum rules. We also trace back the weak transformations of the stable tetraquark $T_{bb;\overline{u}\overline{d} }^{-} $ to conventional mesons. The obtained results for the full width $ Γ_{\mathrm{full}}=(3.28\pm 0.60) \times 10^{-10}~\mathrm{MeV} $ and mean lifetime $τ=2.01_{-0.31}^{+0.44}~\mathrm{ps}$ of $T_{bs;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{-}$, as well as predictions for decay channels of the tetraquark $T_{bb;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{-}$ can be used in experimental studies of these exotic states. \end{abstract}

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Double-heavy axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bc;\bar{u}\bar{d}}^{0}$

The mass and coupling of the axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bc;\bar{u}\bar{d} }^{0}$ (in a short form $T_{bc}^{0}$) are calculated by means of the QCD two-point sum rule method. In computations we take into account contributions arising from various quark, gluon and mixed vacuum condensates up to dimension 10. The central value of the mass $m=(7105 \pm 155)~\mathrm{ MeV}$ lies below the thresholds for the strong and electromagnetic decays of $T_{bc}^{0}$ state, and hence it transforms to conventional mesons only through the weak decays. In the case of $m=7260~\mathrm{MeV}$ the tetraquark $T_{bc}^{0}$ becomes the strong- and electromagnetic-interaction unstable particle. In the first case, we find the full width and mean lifetime of $ T_{bc}^{0}$ using its dominant semileptonic decays $T_{bc}^{0}\to T_{cc;\bar{ u}\bar{d}}^{+}l\overline{ν}_{l}$ ($l=e,\ μ, τ$), where the final-state tetraquark is a scalar state. We compute also partial widths of the nonleptonic weak decays $T_{bc}^{0}\to T_{cc;\bar{u}\bar{d} }^{+}π^{-}(K^{-}, D^{-}, D_{s}^{-})$, and take into account their effects on the full width of $T_{bc}^{0}$. In the context of the second scenario we calculate partial widths of $S$-wave strong decays $T_{bc}^{0}\to B^{\ast -}D^{+}$ and $T_{bc}^{0}\to \overline{B}^{\ast 0}D^{0}$, and using these channels evaluate the full width of $T_{bc}^{0}$. Predictions for $Γ_{ \mathrm{full}} =(3.98\pm 0.51)\times 10^{-10}~\mathrm{MeV}$ and mean lifetime $τ=1.65_{-0.18}^{+0.25}~\mathrm{ps}$ of $T_{bc}^{0}$ obtained in the context of the first option, as well as the full width $Γ_{\mathrm{ full}}=(63.5\pm 8.9)~\mathrm{MeV}$ extracted in the second scenario may be useful for experimental and theoretical exploration of double-heavy exotic mesons.

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Semileptonic decays of the scalar tetraquark $Z_{bc;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{0}$

We study semileptonic decays of the scalar tetraquark $Z_{bc;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{0}$ to final states $T_{bs;\overline{u}\overline{d} }^{-}e^{+}ν_{e}$ and $T_{bs;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{-}μ^{+}ν_μ$ , which run through the weak transitions $c\to se^{+}ν_{e}$ and $c\to sμ^{+}ν_μ$, respectively. To this end, we calculate the mass and coupling of the final-state scalar tetraquark $T_{bs;\overline{u}\overline{d} }^{-} $ by means of the QCD two-point sum rule method: these spectroscopic parameters are used in our following investigations. In calculations we take into account the vacuum expectation values of the quark, gluon, and mixed operators up to dimension ten. We use also three-point sum rules to evaluate the weak form factors $G_{i}(q^2)$ ($i=1,~2$) that describe these decays. The sum rule predictions for $G_{i}(q^2)$ are employed to construct fit functions $F_{i}(q^2)$, which allow us to extrapolate the form factors to the whole region of kinematically accessible $q^2$. These functions are required to get partial widths of the semileptonic decays $Γ\left( Z_{bc}^{0}\rightarrow Te^{+}ν_{e}\right) $ and $Γ\left( Z_{bc}^{0}\rightarrow Tμ^{+}ν_{μ}\right)$ by integrating corresponding differential rates. We analyze also the two-body nonleptonic decays $Z_{bc;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{0} \to T_{bs;\overline{u}\overline{d }}^{-}π^{+}$ and $Z_{bc;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{0} \to T_{bs;\overline{u }\overline{d}}^{-}K^{+}$, which are necessary to evaluate the full width of the $Z_{bc;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{0}$. The obtained results for $Γ_{ \mathrm{full}}=(3.18\pm 0.39)\times 10^{-11}~\mathrm{MeV}$ and mean lifetime $20.7_{-2.3}^{+2.9}~\mathrm{ps}$ of the tetraquark $Z_{bc;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{0}$ can be used in experimental investigations of this exotic state.

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Light axial-vector and vector resonances $X(2100)$ and $X(2239)$

We study features of the resonances $X(2100)$ and $X(2239)$ by treating them as the axial-vector and vector tetraquarks with the quark content $ss \overline{s}\overline{s}$, respectively. The spectroscopic parameters of these exotic mesons are calculated in the framework of the QCD two-point sum rule method. Obtained prediction for the mass $m=(2067 \pm 84)~\mathrm{MeV}$ of the axial-vector state is in excellent agreement with the mass of the structure $X(2100)$ recently observed by the BESIII Collaboration in the decay $J/ψ\to ϕηη^{\prime}$ as the resonance in the $ϕη^{\prime}$ mass spectrum. We explore also the $S$-wave decays $X(2100) \to ϕη^{\prime}$ and $X(2100) \to ϕη$ using the QCD light-cone sum rule approach and technical methods of the soft-meson approximation. The width of the axial-vector tetraquark, $Γ=(130.2\pm 30.1)~\mathrm{MeV}$, saturated by these two decays is comparable with the measured full width of the resonance $X(2100)$. Our prediction for the vector $ss\overline{s}\overline{s }$ tetraquark's mass $\widetilde{m}=(2283\pm 114)~\mathrm{MeV}$ is consistent with the experimental result $2239.2 \pm 7.1 \pm 11.3~\mathrm{MeV}$ of the BESIII Collaboration for the mass of the resonance $X(2239)$.

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Strong decays of double-charmed pseudoscalar and scalar $cc\overline{u}\overline{d}$ tetraquarks

The strong decays of the pseudoscalar and scalar double-charmed tetraquarks $ T_{cc;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{+}$ and $\widetilde{T}_{cc;\overline{u} \overline{d}}^{+}$ are investigated in the framework of the QCD sum rule method. The mass and coupling of these exotic four-quark mesons are calculated in the framework of the QCD two-point sum rule approach by taking into account vacuum condensates of the quark, gluon, and mixed local operators up to dimension 10. Our results for masses $m_{T}=(4130~\pm 170)~ \mathrm{MeV} $ and $m_{\widetilde{T}}=(3845~\pm 175)~\mathrm{MeV}$ demonstrate that these tetraquarks are strong-interaction unstable resonances and decay to conventional mesons through the channels $T_{cc; \overline{u}\overline{d}}^{+} \to D^{+}D^{\ast }(2007)^{0},~D^{0}D^{\ast }(2010)^{+}$ and $\widetilde{T}_{cc;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{+}\to D^{+}D^{0}$. Key quantities necessary to compute the partial width of these decay modes, i.e., the strong couplings of two $D$ mesons and a corresponding tetraquark $g_i,~i=1,2$, and $G$ are extracted from the QCD three-point sum rules. The full width $Γ_{T}=(129.9\pm 23.5)~\mathrm{ MeV}$ demonstrates that the tetraquark $T_{cc;\overline{u}\overline{d}}^{+}$ is a broad resonance, whereas the scalar exotic meson with $Γ_{ \widetilde{T}}=(12.4\pm 3.1)~\mathrm{MeV}$ can be classified as a relatively narrow state.

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New charged resonance $Z_{c}^{-}(4100)$: the spectroscopic parameters and width

The mass, coupling and width of the newly observed charged resonance $ Z_{c}^{-}(4100)$ are calculated by treating it as a scalar four-quark system with a diquark-antidiquark structure. The mass and coupling of the state $ Z_{c}^{-}(4100)$ are calculated using the QCD two-point sum rules. In these calculations we take into account contributions of the quark, gluon and mixed condensates up to dimension ten. The spectroscopic parameters of $ Z_{c}^{-}(4100)$ obtained by this way are employed to study its $S$-wave decays to $η_c(1S)π^{-}$, $η_c(2S)π^{-}$, $D^{0}D^{-}$, and $ J/ψρ^{-}$ final states. To this end, we evaluate the strong coupling constants corresponding to the vertices $Z_{c}η_c(1S)π^{-}$, $ Z_{c}η_c(2S)π^{-}$, $Z_{c}D^{0}D^{-}$, and $Z_{c}J/ψρ^{-}$ respectively. The couplings $g_{Z_cη_{c1} π}$, $g_{Z_{c}η_{c2} π}$ , and $g_{Z_{c}DD}$ are computed by means of the QCD three-point sum rule method, whereas $g_{Z_{c}J/ψρ}$ is obtained from the QCD light-cone sum rule approach and soft-meson approximation. Our results for the mass $ m=(4080 \pm 150)~\mathrm{MeV}$ and total width $Γ=(147 \pm 19)~\mathrm{ MeV}$ of the resonance $Z_{c}^{-}(4100)$ are in excellent agreement with the existing LHCb data.

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Weak decays of the axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bb;\bar{u} \bar{d}}^{-}$

The weak decays of the axial-vector tetraquark $T_{bb;\bar{u} \bar{d}}^{-}$ to the scalar state $Z_{bc;\bar{u} \bar{d}}^{0}$ are investigated using the QCD three-point sum rule approach. In order to explore the process $T_{bb; \bar{u} \bar{d}}^{-} \to Z_{bc;\bar{u} \bar{d}}^{0}l \bar{ν_l}$, we recalculate the spectroscopic parameters of the tetraquark $T_{bb;\bar{u} \bar{d}}^{-}$ and find the mass and coupling of the scalar four-quark system $Z_{bc;\bar{u} \bar{d}}^{0}$, which are important ingredients of calculations. The spectroscopic parameters of these tetraquarks are computed in the framework of the QCD two-point sum rule method by taking into account various condensates up to dimension ten. The mass of the $T_{bb;\bar{u} \bar{ d}}^{-}$ state is found to be $m=(10035~\pm 260)~\mathrm{MeV}$, which demonstrates that it is stable against the strong and electromagnetic decays. The full width $Γ$ and mean lifetime $τ$ of $T_{bb;\bar{u} \bar{d} }^{-}$ are evaluated using its semileptonic decay channels $T_{bb; \bar{u} \bar{d}}^{-} \to Z_{bc;\bar{u} \bar{d}}^{0}l \bar{ν_l}$, $l=e,μ$ and $τ$. The obtained results, $Γ=(7.17\pm 1.23)\times 10^{-8\ \ } \mathrm{MeV}$ and $τ=9.18_{-1.34}^{+1.90}~\mathrm{fs}$, can be useful for experimental investigations of the doubly-heavy tetraquarks.

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