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Study $\Xi_c^+ \to \Lambda {\bar{K}}^0 \pi^+$ and search for the low-lying baryons $\Xi(1/2^-)$ and $\Sigma(1/2^-)$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-03-19 v2

Abstract

Since searches for the low-lying excited baryons Ξ(1/2)\Xi(1/2^-) and Σ(1/2)\Sigma(1/2^-) are crucial to deepening our understanding of the light baryon spectrum, we have investigated the Cabibbo-favored process Ξc+ΛKˉ0π+\Xi_c^+ \to \Lambda {\bar{K}}^0 \pi^+ by taking into account the SS-wave pseudoscalar meson-octet baryon interactions within the chiral unitary approach, which could dynamically generate the resonances Ξ(1/2)\Xi(1/2^-) and Σ(1/2)\Sigma(1/2^-). The contributions from the excited kaons are double Cabibbo-suppressed, and the contribution from the Σ(1385)\Sigma(1385) is also suppressed due to Korner-Pati-Woo theory, thus those states are expected to play negligible contributions in this process. We have predicted the Kˉ0Λ\bar{K}^0 \Lambda and π+Λ\pi^+\Lambda invariant mass distributions, which have the clear signals of the Ξ(1/2)\Xi(1/2^-) and Σ(1/2)\Sigma(1/2^-). Thus, the Ξc+ΛKˉ0π+\Xi_c^+ \to \Lambda {\bar{K}}^0 \pi^+ is an ideal process to search for the low-lying baryons Ξ(1/2)\Xi(1/2^-) and Σ(1/2)\Sigma(1/2^-), and we make a call for a precise measurements of this process in experiments, such as Belle II, LHCb, and the proposed Super Tau-Charm Facility (STCF).

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@article{arxiv.2501.14385,
  title  = {Study $\Xi_c^+ \to \Lambda {\bar{K}}^0 \pi^+$ and search for the low-lying baryons $\Xi(1/2^-)$ and $\Sigma(1/2^-)$},
  author = {Ying Li and Wen-Tao Lyu and Guan-Ying Wang and Longke Li and Wen-Cheng Yan and En Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.14385},
  year   = {2025}
}

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8 pages, 9 figures