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Several recent experiments have reported evidence for a narrow baryon resonance with positive strangeness ($\Theta^+$) at a mass of 1.54 GeV/$c^2$. Baryons with $S=+1$ cannot be conventional $qqq$ states and the reports have thus generated…
A simple example of the kinematic reflection in the $D^*p$ system at about 3.1 GeV/c^2 is given.
The contradiction between evidence for and against the existence of the Theta+ pentaquark might be resolved if it only appears as a result of a particular production mechanism which is present in some experiments and absent in others. We…
Several recent experiments have reported evidence for a narrow feature in the K(+)-neutron system, an apparent resonant state ~ 100 MeV above threshold and with a width < 25 MeV. This state has been labelled as Theta(+) (previously as…
Identifying the Roper N(1440) and N(1710) as the pentaquark octet and anti-decuplet, respectively, we analyze their main decay modes in the diquark picture. The ratio of the partial decay widths is largely consistent with the nearly ideal…
The experimental evidence for pentaquarks, both old an new, is discussed. Constraints due to $K^+N$ scattering data from previous decades is first reviewed, followed by experiments with positive evidence and those with null results.…
Within the chiral unitary approach and with the constraints of heavy quark spin symmetry, we study the coupled channel interactions of ${\bar D}^{(*)}\Sigma_c^{(*)}$ channels, close to whose thresholds three pentaquark-like $P_c$ states…
In recent years tetraquark and pentaquark states have received much attention due to the significant experimental findings. In this work masses of some heavy tetraquarks are estimated by considering the spin-spin interaction, the…
A dynamical calculation of pentaquark systems with quark contents $uudd\bar{s}$ is performed in the framework of quark delocalization color screening model with the help of resonating group method. The effective potentials between baryon…
The experimental status of the pentaquark searches is briefly reviewed. Recent null results by the CLAS collaboration are commented, and new strong evidence of a very narrow Theta+ resonance by the DIANA collaboration is presented. On the…
Having successfully explored the existing relations between the S-matrix and collision times in scattering reactions to study the conventional baryon and meson resonances, the method is now extended to the exotic sector. To be specific, the…
Photoproduction of the pentaquark particle Theta^+ on the nucleon has been studied by using an isobar and a Regge model. Using the isobar model, total cross sections around 100 nb for the gamma n --> K- Theta+ channel and 400 nb for the…
Using large $N_c$ counting rule, it is argued that tetra-quark resonances do not exist. Also it is pointed out that there exists the violation of exchange degeneracy in the exotic $KN$ scattering channel. It implies either the failure of…
We discuss the implications of the suggested interpretation of the recently reported narrow pi N resonance (width \approx 25 MeV at 1680 MeV) as a pentaquark in the same multiplet as the Theta+. We consider a diquark-triquark pentaquark…
The Regge features of elastic $K^\pm N\to K^\pm N$, and charge exchange $K^-p\to\bar{K}^0n$ and $K^+n\to K^0p$ reactions are described by using a combined analysis of all these channels at high momenta. Based on the meson exchanges in the…
According to QCD, there exists a broken dynamical supersymmetry between an antiquark and a diquark. This supersymmetry can be used to relate the mass of a pentaquark to the mass of an antibaryon by replacing two antiquarks in an antibaryon…
We consider the $\Theta^+(1540)$ pentaquark in the string model that correctly reproduces the linear Regge trajectories for the case of orbital excitations of light $q\bar q$ mesons and $qqq$ baryons. Assuming (and arguing in favour of) the…
In this work we investigate the reaction $\gamma p\to\pi^-\Delta^{++}$ in the Reggeized model for $\pi(138)+\rho(775)+a_2(1320)$ exchanges in the $t$-channel. For a convergence of the reaction cross section at high energies the minimal…
A number of resonances comparable with a hypothesis of hidden-charm pentaquark is observed by the LHCb Collaboration. We interpret these narrow resonances as compact hidden-charm diquark-diquark-antiquark systems. Within this assumption, an…
We investigate $\gamma p \to K^{*+} \Lambda$ reaction within a Regge approach. For the gauge invariance of the scattering amplitude, we reggeize the s-channel and contact term amplitudes as well as the $t$-channel amplitude. We obtain the…