Understanding $P_{cs}(4459)$ as a hadronic molecule in the $Ξ_b^-\to J/ψΛK^-$ decay
Recently, the LHCb Collaboration reported on the evidence for a hidden charm pentaquark state with strangeness, i.e., $P_{cs}(4459)$, in the $J/ψΛ$ invariant mass distribution of the $Ξ_b^-\to J/ψΛK^-$ decay. In this work, assuming that $P_{cs}(4459)$ is a $\bar{D}^*Ξ_c$ molecular state, we study this decay via triangle diagrams $Ξ_b\rightarrow \bar{D}_s^{(*)}Ξ_c\to (\bar{D}^{(*)}\bar{K})Ξ_c\to P_{cs} \bar{K}\to (J/ψΛ) \bar{K}$. Our study shows that the production yield of a spin 3/2 $\bar{D}^*Ξ_c$ state is approximately one order of magnitude larger than that of a spin $1/2$ state due to the interference of $\bar{D}_sΞ_c$ and $\bar{D}_s^*Ξ_c$ intermediate states. We obtain a model independent constraint on the product of couplings $g_{P_{cs}\bar{D}^*Ξ_c}$ and $g_{P_{cs}J/ψΛ}$. With the predictions of two particular molecular models as inputs, we calculate the branching ratio of $Ξ_b^-\to (P_{cs}\to)J/ψΛK^- $ and compare it with the experimental measurement. We further predict the lineshape of this decay which could be useful to future experimental studies.