Prediction of charmed-bottom pentaquarks in quark model

Inspired by the fully heavy tetraquark states reported by the LHCb, ATLAS and CMS Collaborations, we perform a systematical investigation of the low-lying fully heavy pentaquark systems composed of charm and bottom quarks (anti-quark) in the chiral quark model. With the help of the channel-coupling, we obtain several fully heavy pentaquark candidates, which are cccc (b) over bar and bbbb (c) over bar systems with J(P) = 1/2(-) and 3/2(-), cccb (c) over bar, bbbc (b) over bar, cccb (b) over bar and bbbc (c) over bar systems with J(P) = 5/2(-). The binding energies of these states are all below 10 MeV and the root mean square (RMS) are around 1.8 fm, which indicates that these states are likely to be molecular states. These predicted exotic states may provide new ideas for experimental searches and we expect more experimental and theoretical researches to study and understand the fully heavy states in future.

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This study aims to explore the low-lying fully heavy pentaquark systems composed of charm and bottom quarks in the chiral quark model, inspired by the discovery of fully heavy tetraquark states by LHCb, ATLAS and CMS Collaborations. Through channel-coupling, several fully heavy pentaquark candidates with different quantum numbers are obtained, suggesting that they are likely to be molecular states. These exotic states may provide new ideas for experimental searches, and further experimental and theoretical research is expected in the future to study and understand these fully heavy states.