- Accepted Paper
Possibility of the antibottom-strange molecular pentaquarks near and thresholds
Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 21 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/kw8f-chfr
Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 21 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/kw8f-chfr
The molecular states in coupled channel system of are investigated within one-boson-exchange model that includes - wave mixing and a tunable short-range term. Bound, resonant, and virtual states are searched by analytically continuing the matrix in the complex energy plane. In the single-channel analysis, the $ B$ and $ B^$ systems with and are found to be attractive and form three bound states with reasonable cutoff region, corresponding to , , and . When coupled-channel dynamics is included, these states evolve into near-threshold poles that produce enhancements in the , $ B$, and $ B^$ invariant mass spectra. The pole below the $ B^$ threshold in the system depends strongly on the treatment of the short-range 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 and $ B^{()}$ channels are the best place to hunt the predicted states. These results support the existence of near-threshold molecular pentaquark and provide useful guidance in future experimental searches.
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