Pentaquarks in the medium in the quark-meson coupling model

P. K. Panda, C. Providência, D. P. Menezes

Published 2005-08-03Version 1

We calculate the properties of the pentaquarks $\Theta^+$ and $\Xi^{--,0}$ in symmetric nuclear matter using the quark meson coupling model (QMC). The stability of the $\Theta^+$ in the medium with respect to the channel $\Theta^+\to NK^+$ is discussed.