Description of the newly observed $Ξ_c^{0}$ states as molecular states (2005.02642v1)
Abstract: Very recently, three new structures $\Xi_c(2923)0$, $\Xi(2938)0$, and $\Xi(2964)0$ at the invariant mass spectrum of $\Lambda_c{+}K{-}$ observed by the LHCb Collaboration triggers a hot discussion about their inner structure. In this work, we study the strong decay mode of the newly observed $\Xi_c$ assuming that the $\Xi_c$ is a $\bar{D}\Lambda-\bar{D}\Sigma$ molecular state. With the possible quantum numbers $Jp=1/2{\pm}$ and $3/2{\pm}$, the partial decay widths of the $\bar{D}\Lambda-\bar{D}\Sigma$ molecular state into the $\Lambda_c{+}K{-}$, $\Sigma_c{+}K{-}$,and $\Xi_c{+}\pi{-}$ final states through hadronic loop are calculated with the help of the effective Lagrangians. By comparison with the LHCb observation, the current results of total decay width support the $\Xi(2923)0$ as $\bar{D}\Lambda-\bar{D}\Sigma$ molecule while the decay width of the $\Xi_c(2938)0$ and $\Xi(2964)0$ can not be well reproduced in the molecular state picture. In addition, the calculated partial decay widths with $S$ wave $\bar{D}\Lambda-\bar{D}\Sigma$ molecular state picture indicate that allowed decay modes, $\Xi_c{+}\pi{-}$, may have the biggest branching ratios for the $\Xi_c(2923)$. The experimental measurements for this strong decay process could be a crucial test for the molecule interpretation of the $\Xi_c(2923)$.
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