Analysis of $P_c^+(4380)$ and $P_c^+(4450)$ as pentaquark states in the molecular picture with QCD sum rules

TL;DR

This study uses QCD sum rules to analyze the internal structure of the LHCb-observed pentaquark states, suggesting they are molecular-type hidden-charm pentaquarks with specific spin-parity assignments.

Contribution

It provides a molecular picture-based QCD sum rule analysis that supports interpreting the $P_c^+(4380)$ and $P_c^+(4450)$ as specific hidden-charm pentaquark states.

Findings

$P_c^+(4380)$ as $J^{P}= rac{3}{2}^{-}$ pentaquark

$P_c^+(4450)$ as $J^{P}= rac{5}{2}^{+}$ pentaquark

Supports molecular structure hypothesis for these states

Abstract

To better understand the nature and internal structure of the exotic states discovered by many collaborations, more information on their electromagnetic properties and their strong and weak interactions with other hadrons is needed. The residue or current coupling constant of these states together with their mass are the main inputs in determinations of such properties. We perform QCD sum rules analyses on the hidden-charm pentaquark states with spin-parities $ J^{P}= \frac{3}{2}^{\pm}$ and $ J^{P}= \frac{5}{2}^{\pm}$ to calculate their residue and mass. In the calculations, we adopt a molecular picture for $ J^{P}= \frac{3}{2}^{\pm}$ states and a mixed current in a molecular form for $ J^{P}= \frac{5}{2}^{\pm}$. Our analyses show that the $P_c^+(4380)$ and $P_c^+(4450)$, observed by LHCb Collaboration, can be considered as hidden-charm pentaquark states with $ J^{P}= \frac{3}{2}^{-}$ and $ J^{P}= \frac{5}{2}^{+}$, respectively.