Production of single-charmed baryons in a quark model approach
The production of single-charmed baryons $Λ_c^+ Λ_c^-$, $Λ_c^+ Σ_c^-$+h.c. and $Σ_c^+ Σ_c^-$ in $p\bar p$ collisions is studied in the framework of a constituent quark model which has satisfactorily described the $N\bar N$ system and the strangeness production $p\bar p\to Λ\bar Λ$, $Λ\barΣ$ and $Σ\barΣ$ processes. Predictions on the total cross sections are analyzed for different approaches to the underlying $n\bar n\to c\bar c$ process, mediated by one gluon annihilation diagrams. The results indicate that the cross section is of the order of $1$ nb between $10-14$ GeV for $Λ_c^+Λ_c^-$ and $Λ_c^+ Σ_c^-$ channels, and around $0.01-0.1$ nb for $Σ_c^+Σ_c^-$. This estimations can be relevant for their future search in facilities like $\bar{P}$ANDA.