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Possibility of the antibottom-strange molecular pentaquarks near BΣ and B*Σ thresholds

Jian-Kang Zhao and Nijiati Yalikun

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 21 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/kw8f-chfr

Abstract

The molecular states in coupled channel system of Bs0N−BΛ−B*Λ−BΣ−B*Σ are investigated within one-boson-exchange model that includes S-D wave mixing and a tunable short-range δ(r) term. Bound, resonant, and virtual states are searched by analytically continuing the S matrix in the complex energy plane. In the single-channel analysis, the $ B$ and $ B^$ systems with JP=1/2− and 3/2− are found to be attractive and form three bound states with reasonable cutoff region, corresponding to 1/2−(BΣ), 1/2−(B*Σ), and 3/2−(B*Σ) . When coupled-channel dynamics is included, these states evolve into near-threshold poles that produce enhancements in the Bs0N, $ B$, and $ B^$ invariant mass spectra. The pole below the $ B^$ threshold in the JP=1/2− system depends strongly on the treatment of the short-range δ(r) term and becomes a virtual state when this contribution is removed, while the other two resonant poles and their line shapes are only moderately affected. The pole coupling and partial-width analyses indicate that the invariant mass spectrum of the Bs0N and $ B^{()}$ channels are the best place to hunt the predicted states. These results support the existence of near-threshold molecular pentaquark Pb‾s and provide useful guidance in future experimental searches.

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