Negative-parity ΛQ baryons in the baryon-meson continuum.

The negative-parity charmed baryons are investigated by employing the quark model as well as the effective baryon meson model with a bound state embedded in the continuum. Especially the mass difference between the JP = 1/2- and 3/2-Λc+ baryons is discussed. The observed value of this mass splitting is almost the same as that of Ξc, about 30 MeV. It is found that most of this splitting can be reproduced by assuming a simple qqQ configuration. The coupling to the baryon-meson scattering state may enlarge the splitting as it does for the Λ(1405)(1/2-) and Λ(1520)(3/2-) case. We investigate this coupling effect and find that with an appropriately modified coupling or the pole energy, the peak can be reproduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]