In this work, we study the hidden-strange molecular states composed of a baryon and a vector meson in a coupled-channel $N\rho -N\omega -N\varphi -\mathrm{\Lambda }{K}^{*}-\mathrm{\Sigma }{K}^{*}$ interaction. With the help of the effective Lagrangians which coupling constants are determined by the SU(3) symmetry, the interaction is constructed and inserted into the quasipotential Bethe-Salpeter equation to search for poles in the complex plane, which correspond to molecular states. Two poles are found with a spin parity $3/2^{-}$ near the $N\rho$ and the $\mathrm{\Sigma }{K}^{*}$ thresholds, which can be related to the $N(1700)$ and the $N(2100)$, respectively. No pole near the $N\varphi$ threshold can be found if direct interaction between a nucleon and $\varphi$ meson is neglected according to the OZI rule. After introducing the QCD van der Waals force between a nucleon and $\varphi$ meson, a narrow state can be produced near the $N\varphi$ threshold. Inclusion of the QCD van der Waals force changes the line shape of the invariant mass spectrum in the $N\varphi$ channel leading to a worse agreement with the present low-precision data. Future experiments at BelleII, JLab, and other facilities will be very helpful to clarify the existence of these possible hidden-strange molecular states.

• Received 2 May 2018
• Revised 15 October 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.98.094019

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