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$J/\psi \Lambda $ femtoscopy and the nature of $P_{\psi s}^{\Lambda}(4338)$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-01-01 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

Over the past two decades, numerous exotic hadron states have been discovered, yet their underlying nature remains unclear. It is widely acknowledged that understanding hadron-hadron interactions is essential to unraveling their properties. Hadron spectroscopy is a powerful tool for this endeavor, providing rich experimental data that can shed light on exotic systems. Recently, the LHCb experiment analyzed the process BJ/ψΛpˉB^{-} \rightarrow J/\psi \Lambda \bar{p} and observed a narrow peak in the J/ψΛJ/\psi \Lambda invariant mass spectrum, regarding it as a candidate for a pentaquark. In this work, we extract the coupled-channel J/ψΛDˉΞcDˉsΛcJ / \psi \Lambda-\bar{D} \Xi_c-\bar{D}_s \Lambda_c potential based on the J/ψΛJ/\psi \Lambda invariant mass spectrum. Our results indicate the existence of a bound state below the DˉΞc\bar{D} \Xi_c mass threshold, corresponding to the experimentally measured state Pcs(4338)P_{cs}(4338). Furthermore, we predict the scattering lengths and momentum correlation functions for the J/ψΛJ/\psi \Lambda and DˉΞc\bar{D}\Xi_c channels, which serve as theoretical references for future femtoscopy experiments.

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@article{arxiv.2512.24247,
  title  = {$J/\psi \Lambda $ femtoscopy and the nature of $P_{\psi s}^{\Lambda}(4338)$},
  author = {Yi-Bo Shen and Zhi-Wei Liu and Ming-Zhu Liu and Rui-Xiang Shi and Chu-Wen Xiao and Wei-Hong Liang and Li-Sheng Geng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.24247},
  year   = {2026}
}

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9 pages, 7 figures