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Pole determination of $P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4338)$ and possible $P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4255)$ in $B^-\to J/\psi\Lambda\bar{p}$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-07-17 v4 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

First hidden-charm pentaquark candidate with strangeness, PψsΛ(4338)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4338), was recently discovered in BJ/ψΛpˉB^-\to J/\psi\Lambda\bar{p} by the LHCb Collaboration. PψsΛ(4338)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4338) shows up as a bump at the ΞcDˉ\Xi_c\bar{D} threshold in the J/ψΛJ/\psi\Lambda invariant mass (MJ/ψΛM_{J/\psi\Lambda}) distribution. The MJ/ψΛM_{J/\psi\Lambda} distribution also shows a large fluctuation at the ΛcDˉs\Lambda_c\bar{D}_s threshold, hinting the existence of a possible PψsΛ(4255)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4255). In this work, we determine the PψsΛ(4338)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4338) and PψsΛ(4255)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4255) pole positions for the first time. For this purpose, we fit a BJ/ψΛpˉB^-\to J/\psi\Lambda\bar{p} model to the MJ/ψΛM_{J/\psi\Lambda}, MJ/ψpˉM_{J/\psi\bar{p}}, MΛpˉM_{\Lambda\bar{p}}, and cosθK\cos\theta_{K^*} distributions from the LHCb simultaneously; χ2/ndf1.21\chi^2/{\rm ndf}\sim 1.21. Then we extract PψsΛP_{\psi s}^\Lambda poles from a unitary ΞcDˉ\Xi_c\bar{D}-ΛcDˉs\Lambda_c\bar{D}_s coupled-channel scattering amplitude built in the model. In our default fit, the PψsΛ(4338)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4338) pole is found at (4338.2±1.4)(1.9±0.5)i( 4338.2\pm 1.4)-( 1.9\pm 0.5 )\,i MeV while the PψsΛ(4255)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4255) pole at 4254.7±0.44254.7\pm 0.4 MeV. The PψsΛ(4338)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4338) and PψsΛ(4255)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4255) are mostly ΞcDˉ\Xi_c \bar{D} bound and ΛcDˉs\Lambda_c\bar{D}_s virtual states, respectively. Through our analysis, the data disfavors a hypothesis of PψsΛ(4338)P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4338) as merely a kinematical effect. This pole determination, which is important in its own right, sets a primary basis to study the nature of the PψsΛP_{\psi s}^\Lambda states.

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@article{arxiv.2208.11995,
  title  = {Pole determination of $P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4338)$ and possible $P_{\psi s}^\Lambda(4255)$ in $B^-\to J/\psi\Lambda\bar{p}$},
  author = {S. X. Nakamura and J. -J. Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.11995},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

8 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables; (v2) statistical errors of pole values corrected; (v3) efficiency-corrected and background-subtracted data are analyzed; a figure of Dalitz plot distribution added; (v4) published version