Interpretation of the LHCb $P_c$ States as Hadronic Molecules and Hints of a Narrow $P_c(4380)$

2020 
Three hidden-charm pentaquark P_{c} states, P_{c}(4312), P_{c}(4440), and P_{c}(4457) were revealed in the Lambda_{b}^{0}-->J/psipK^{-} process measured by LHCb using both run I and run II data. Their nature is under lively discussion, and their quantum numbers have not been determined. We analyze the J/psip invariant mass distributions under the assumption that the crossed-channel effects provide a smooth background. For the first time, such an analysis is performed employing a coupled-channel formalism with the scattering potential involving both one-pion exchange as well as short-range operators constrained by heavy quark spin symmetry. We find that the data can be well described in the hadronic molecular picture, which predicts seven Sigma_{c}^{(*)}D[over ]^{(*)} molecular states in two spin multiplets, such that the P_{c}(4312) is mainly a Sigma_{c}D[over ] bound state with J^{P}=1/2^{-}, while P_{c}(4440) and P_{c}(4457) are Sigma_{c}D[over ]^{*} bound states with quantum numbers 3/2^{-} and 1/2^{-}, respectively. We also show that there is evidence for a narrow Sigma_{c}^{*}D[over ] bound state in the data which we call P_{c}(4380), different from the broad one reported by LHCb in 2015. With this state included, all predicted Sigma_{c}D[over ], Sigma_{c}^{*}D[over ], and Sigma_{c}D[over ]^{*} hadronic molecules are seen in the data, while the missing three Sigma_{c}^{*}D[over ]^{*} states are expected to be found in future runs of the LHC or in photoproduction experiments.
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