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Several experimental groups have reported evidence for baryons with flavor exotic quantum numbers that cannot be explained as $qqq$ bound states but require a minimum of five quarks -- $qqqq bar q$. These pentaquark states include the $theta^{+}$, the $Xi^{--}$ and the $theta_{c}$. The reported widths of these new states are consistent with experimental resolution and may be as narrow as a few MeV/$c^2$ or less. Prior to 2003, experimental searches for flavor exotic baryons spanning several decades yielded negative results. There have also been a number of searches carried out since the reports of these new pentaquark states that do not confirm their existence. This review of both the positive and negative reports seeks to understand the current situation regarding the experimental evidence for pentaquarks.
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We study the question of whether or not QCD predicts a pentaquark state. We use the improved, fixed point lattice QCD action which has very little sensitivity to the lattice spacing and also allows us to reach light quark masses. The analysis was performed on a single volume of size $(1.8 {rm fm})^3times 3.6 {rm fm}$ with lattice spacing of $a=0.102$ fm. We use the correlation matrix method to identify the ground and excited states in the isospin 0, negative parity channel. In the quenched approximation where dynamical quark effects are omitted, we do not find any evidence for a pentaquark resonance in QCD.
The experimental evidence for pentaquarks is reviewed and compared with the experiments that do not see any sign of pentaquarks.
Investigations of the existence of pentaquark states containing a single $b$ (anti)quark decaying weakly into four specific final states J/$psi K^+pi^- p$, J/$psi K^- pi^- p$, J/$psi K^- pi^+ p$, and $J/psi phi (1020) p$ are reported. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 3.0/fb in 7 and 8 TeV pp collisions acquired with the LHCb detector. Signals are not observed and upper limits are set on the product of the production cross section times branching fraction with respect to that of the $Lambda_b$.
On March 26th, 2019, at the Rencontres de Moriond QCD conference, the LHCb Collaboration reported the observation of three new pentaquarks, namely $P_c(4312)$, $P_c(4440)$ and $P_c(4457)$, which are consistent with the loosely bound molecular hidden-charm pentaquark states composed of an S-wave charmed baryon $Sigma_c$ and an S-wave anti-charmed meson ($bar{D}, bar{D}^*$). In this work, we present a direct calculation by the one-boson-exchange (OBE) model and demonstrate explicitly that the $P_c(4312)$, $P_c(4440)$ and $P_c(4457)$ do correspond to the loosely bound $Sigma_cbar{D}$ with $(I=1/2,J^P=1/2^-)$, $Sigma_cbar{D}^*$ with $(I=1/2,J^P=1/2^-)$ and $Sigma_cbar{D}^*$ with $(I=1/2,J^P=3/2^-)$, respectively.
A search for Theta^+(1540) and Xi^{--}_{3/2}(1862) pentaquark candidates has been performed in proton-induced reactions on C, Ti and W targets at sqrt(s) = 41.6 GeV studying the pK_s resp. Xi^-pi^- and Xi^-pi^+ (and charge conjugated) decay channels at mid-rapidity. With sensitivities of (Br)x(dsigma/dx_F) < 5 to 25 microbarn/nucleon, we find no evidence for narrow pentaquark peaks in any of the studied final states. Preliminary values for the upper limit of relative yield ratios at mid-rapidity are (Theta^+(1540)) / (Lambda(1520)) < 0.02, (Br)x(Xi^{--}_{3/2}(1862)) / (Xi(1530)^0) < 0.077, and (Br)x(Xi_bar^{++}_{3/2}(1862)) / (Xi_bar(1530)^0) < 0.058 at 95% CL.
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