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Visible narrow cusp structure in $\Lambda_c^+\to p K^- \pi^+$ enhanced by triangle singularity

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2019-09-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

A resonance-like structure as narrow as 10 MeV is observed in the KpK^-p invariant mass distributions in Λc+pKπ+\Lambda_c^+\to p K^- \pi^+ at Belle. Based on the large data sample of about 1.5 million events and the small bin width of just 1 MeV for the KpK^-p invariant mass spectrum, the narrow peak is found precisely lying at the Λη\Lambda\eta threshold. While lacking evidence for a quark model state with such a narrow width at this mass region, we find that this narrow structure can be naturally identified as a threshold cusp but enhanced by the nearby triangle singularity via the Λ\Lambda-a0(980)+a_0(980)^+ or η\eta-Σ(1660)+\Sigma(1660)^+ rescatterings.

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@article{arxiv.1906.07942,
  title  = {Visible narrow cusp structure in $\Lambda_c^+\to p K^- \pi^+$ enhanced by triangle singularity},
  author = {Xiao-Hai Liu and Gang Li and Ju-Jun Xie and Qiang Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.07942},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

6 pages, 4 figures

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