Visible narrow cusp structure in $Lambda_c^+to p K^- pi^+$ enhanced by triangle singularity


Abstract in English

A resonance-like structure as narrow as 10 MeV is observed in the $K^-p$ invariant mass distributions in $Lambda_c^+to p K^- pi^+$ at Belle. Based on the large data sample of about 1.5 million events and the small bin width of just 1 MeV for the $K^-p$ invariant mass spectrum, the narrow peak is found precisely lying at the $Lambdaeta$ threshold. While lacking evidence for a quark model state with such a narrow width at this mass region, we find that this narrow structure can be naturally identified as a threshold cusp but enhanced by the nearby triangle singularity via the $Lambda$-$a_0(980)^+$ or $eta$-$Sigma(1660)^+$ rescatterings.

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