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Θ+(1540) as a heptaquark with the overlap of a pion, a kaon, and a nucleon

P. Bicudo and G. M. Marques
Phys. Rev. D 69, 011503(R) – Published 29 January 2004
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Abstract

We study the very recently discovered Θ+(1540) at SPring-8, at ITEP and at CLAS-Thomas Jefferson Lab. We apply the same RGM techniques that already explained with success the repulsive hard core of nucleon-nucleon, kaon-nucleon exotic scattering, and the attractive hard core present in pion-nucleon and pion-pion nonexotic scattering. We find that the KN repulsion excludes the Θ+ as a KN s-wave pentaquark. We explore the Θ+ as a heptaquark, equivalent to a N+π+K Borromean bound state, with positive parity and total isospin I=0. We find that the kaon-nucleon repulsion is canceled by the attraction existing both in the pion-nucleon and pion-kaon channels. Although we are not yet able to bind the total three body system, we find that the Θ+ may still be a heptaquark state. We conclude with predictions that can be tested experimentally.

  • Received 6 August 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.69.011503

©2004 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

P. Bicudo* and G. M. Marques

  • Dep. Física and CFIF, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

  • *Electronic address: bicudo@ist.utl.pt
  • Electronic address: gmarques@cfif.ist.utl.pt

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Vol. 69, Iss. 1 — 1 January 2004

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