# Hidden-charm pentaquarks and $P_c$ states

## TL;DR

This paper systematically studies the mass spectrum of hidden charm pentaquarks using an extended chromomagnetic model, predicting several states and their decay modes, and exploring related pentaquark configurations.

## Contribution

It introduces an extended chromomagnetic model to predict masses and decay modes of hidden charm pentaquarks, including states matching observed $P_c$ states and new predictions.

## Key findings

- Identified pentaquark states corresponding to observed $P_c(4312)$, $P_c(4380)$, $P_c(4440)$, and $P_c(4457)$.
- Predicted new pentaquark states above 4.5 GeV with specific decay modes.
- Explored other pentaquark configurations such as $nnscar{c}$, $ssncar{c}$, and $ssscar{c}$.

## Abstract

Recently, the LHCb Collaboration reported three $P_c$ states in the ${J/\psi}p$ channel. We systematically study the mass spectrum of the hidden charm pentaquark in the framework of an extended chromomagnetic model. For the $nnnc\bar{c}$ pentaquark with $I=1/2$, we find that (i) the lowest state is $P_{c}(4327.0,1/2,1/2^{-})$ [We use $P_{c}(m,I,J^{P})$ to denote the $nnnc\bar{c}$ pentaquark], which corresponds to the $P_{c}(4312)$. Its dominant decay mode is $\Lambda_{c}\bar{D}^{*}$. (ii) We find two states in the vicinity of $P_{c}(4380)$. The first one is $P_{c}(4367.4,1/2,3/2^{-})$ and decays dominantly to $N{J/\psi}$ and $\Lambda_{c}\bar{D}^{*}$. The other one is $P_{c}(4372.4,1/2,1/2^{-})$. Its dominant decay mode is $\Lambda_{c}\bar{D}$, and its partial decay width of $N\eta_{c}$ channel is comparable to that of $N{J/\psi}$. (iii) In higher mass region, we find $P_{c}(4476.3,1/2,3/2^{-})$ and $P_{c}(4480.9,1/2,1/2^{-})$, which correspond to $P_{c}(4440)$ and $P_{c}(4457)$. In the open charm channels, both of them decay dominantly to the $\Lambda_{c}\bar{D}^{*}$. (iv) We predict two states above $4.5~\text{GeV}$, namely $P_{c}(4524.5,1/2,3/2^{-})$ and $P_{c}(4546.0,1/2,5/2^{-})$. The masses of the $nnnc\bar{c}$ state with $I=3/2$ are all over $4.6~\text{GeV}$. Moreover, we use the model to explore the $nnsc\bar{c}$, $ssnc\bar{c}$ and $sssc\bar{c}$ pentaquark states.