Observation of a narrow pentaquark state, Pc (4312)+, and of the two-peak structure of the Pc (4450)+

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Abstract

A narrow pentaquark state, Pc(4312)+, decaying to J/ψp, is discovered with a statistical significance of 7.3σ in a data sample of Λb0→J/ψpK- decays, which is an order of magnitude larger than that previously analyzed by the LHCb Collaboration. The Pc(4450)+ pentaquark structure formerly reported by LHCb is confirmed and observed to consist of two narrow overlapping peaks, Pc(4440)+ and Pc(4457)+, where the statistical significance of this two-peak interpretation is 5.4σ. The proximity of the Σc+0 and Σc+∗0 thresholds to the observed narrow peaks suggests that they play an important role in the dynamics of these states.

Original languageEnglish
Article number222001
Number of pages11
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume122
Issue number22
Early online date5 Jun 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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