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Understanding the newly observed $\Omega_c$ states through their decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2017-06-28 v3

Abstract

The strong and radiative decay properties of the low-lying Ωc\Omega_c states are studied in a constituent quark model. We find that the newly observed Ωc\Omega_c states by the LHCb Collaboration can fit in well the decay patterns. Thus, their spin-parity can be possibly assigned as the following: (i) The Ωc(3000)\Omega_c(3000) has JP=1/2J^P=1/2^- and corresponds to the narrow 1P1P mixed state 12Pλ121|1^2P_{\lambda}\frac{1}{2}^-\rangle_1, its partner 12Pλ122|1^2P_{\lambda}\frac{1}{2}^-\rangle_2 should be a broad state with a width of 100\sim 100 MeV. (ii) The Ωc(3050)\Omega_c(3050) and Ωc(3066)\Omega_c(3066) can be assigned to be two JP=3/2J^P=3/2^- states, 14Pλ32|1^4P_{\lambda}\frac{3}{2}^-\rangle and 12Pλ32|1^2P_{\lambda}\frac{3}{2}^-\rangle, respectively. (iii) The Ωc(3090)\Omega_c(3090) can be assigned as the 14Pλ52|1^4P_{\lambda}\frac{5}{2}^-\rangle state with JP=5/2J^P=5/2^-. (iv) The Ωc(3119)\Omega_c(3119) might correspond to one of the two 2S2S states of the first radial excitations, i.e. 22Sλλ12+|2^2S_{\lambda\lambda}\frac{1}{2}^+\rangle or 24Sλλ32+|2^4S_{\lambda\lambda}\frac{3}{2}^+\rangle.

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@article{arxiv.1703.09130,
  title  = {Understanding the newly observed $\Omega_c$ states through their decays},
  author = {Kai-Lei Wang and Li-Ye Xiao and Xian-Hui Zhong and Qiang Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.09130},
  year   = {2017}
}

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7 pages, 4 figures. To appear in PRD