Decays of $P_c$ into $J/ψN$ and $η_cN$ with heavy quark spin symmetry

Abstract

We investigate the consequences of heavy quark spin symmetry (HQSS) on hidden-charm pentaquark $P_c$ states. As has been proposed before, assuming the $P_c(4440)$ and the $P_c(4457)$ as $S$-wave $\bar{D}^*Σ_c$ molecules, seven hadronic molecular states composed of $\bar{D}Σ_c$, $\bar{D}Σ_c^*$, $\bar{D}^*Σ_c$, and $\bar{D}^*Σ_c^*$ can be obtained, with the $\bar{D}Σ_c$ molecule corresponding to the $P_c(4312)$. These seven states can decay into $J/ψN$ and $η_c N$, and we use HQSS to predict ratios of partial widths of the $S$-wave decays. For the decays into $J/ψN$, it is found that among all six $P_c$ molecules with spin $1/2$ or $3/2$, at least four states decay much more easily into the $J/ψN$ than the $P_c(4312)$, and two of them couple dominantly to the $\bar D^*Σ_c^*$. While no significant peak around the $\bar{D}^*Σ_c^*$ threshold is found in the $J/ψp$ distribution, these higher $P_c$ states either are produced with lower rates or some special production mechanism for the observed $P_c$ states might play an important role, such as an intricate interplay between the production of pentaquarks and triangle singularities.