S- and p-wave structure of $S=-1$ meson-baryon scattering in the resonance region

TL;DR

This study analyzes s- and p-wave meson-baryon scattering with experimental data, revealing known and new resonant states, including a novel I(J^P)=1(1/2^+) resonance, using chiral unitary coupled-channel models.

Contribution

First to include differential cross section data in chiral models for S=-1 meson-baryon scattering, identifying a new resonance absent in prior quark and lattice models.

Findings

Confirmed known I(J^P)=0(1/2^-) s-wave states.

Identified a new I(J^P)=1(1/2^+) resonance.

Supported the existence of an I=1 p-wave resonance.

Abstract

We perform a simultaneous analysis of s- and p-waves of the $S=-1$ meson-baryon scattering amplitude using all low-energy experimental data. For the first time, differential cross section data are included for chiral unitary coupled-channel models. From this model s- and p-wave amplitudes are extracted and we observe both well-known $I(J^P)=0(1/2^-)$ s-wave states as well as a new $I(J^P)=1(1/2^+)$ state absent in quark models and lattice QCD results. Multiple statistical and phenomenological tests suggest that, while the data clearly require an $I=1$ p-wave resonance, the new state just accounts for the absence of the decuplet $\Sigma(1385)3/2^+$ in the model.