Spectroscopy of pentaquark states
Abstract
We construct a complete classification of pentaquark states in terms of the spin-flavour SU(6) representations. We find that only some definite SU(3) representations are allowed, singlets, octets, decuplets, anti-decuplets, 27-plets and 35-plets. The latter three contain exotic states, which cannot be constructed from three quarks only. This complete classification scheme is general and model independent and is useful both for model builders and experimentalists. The mass spectrum is obtained from a Gursey-Radicati type mass formula, whose coefficients have been determined previously by a study of qqq baryons. The ground state pentaquark which is identified with the recently observed Theta(1540) state, is predicted to be an isosinglet anti-decuplet state. Its parity depends on the interplay between the spin-flavour and orbital contributions to the mass operator.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0310281,
title = {Spectroscopy of pentaquark states},
author = {R. Bijker and M. M. Giannini and E. Santopinto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0310281},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
26 pages, 4 figures, 11 tables, revised version with 2 extra tables, an updated list of references and expanded discussion of the results. Accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J. A