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Anomalous enhancement of the isospin-violating $\Lambda(1405)$ production by a triangle singularity in $\Lambda_c\rightarrow\pi^+\pi^0\pi^0\Sigma^0$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2018-06-13 v1

Abstract

The decay of Λc+\Lambda_c^+ into π+π0Λ(1405)\pi^+\pi^0\Lambda(1405) with the Λ(1405)\Lambda(1405) decay into π0Σ0\pi^0\Sigma^0 through a triangle diagram is studied. This process is initiated by Λc+π+KˉN \Lambda_c^+ \to \pi^+ \bar{K}^*N , then the Kˉ\bar{K}^* decays into Kˉπ\bar{K} \pi and KˉN\bar{K} N produce the Λ(1405)\Lambda(1405) through a triangle loop containing KˉNKˉ\bar{K}^*N\bar{K} which develops a singularity around 18901890 MeV. This process is prohibited by the isospin symmetry, but the decay into this channel is enhanced by the contribution of the triangle diagram, which is sensitive to the mass of the internal particles. We find a narrow peak in the π0Σ0\pi^0\Sigma^0 invariant mass distribution, which originates from the Λ(1405)\Lambda(1405) amplitude, but is tied to the mass differences between the charged and neutral Kˉ\bar{K} or NN states. The observation of the unavoidable peak of the triangle singularity in the isospin-violating Λ(1405)\Lambda(1405) production would provide further support for hadronic molecular picture of the Λ(1405)\Lambda(1405) and further information on the KˉN\bar{K} N interaction.

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@article{arxiv.1804.01136,
  title  = {Anomalous enhancement of the isospin-violating $\Lambda(1405)$ production by a triangle singularity in $\Lambda_c\rightarrow\pi^+\pi^0\pi^0\Sigma^0$},
  author = {L. R. Dai and R. Pavao and S. Sakai and E. Oset},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.01136},
  year   = {2018}
}

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18 pages, 6 figures