a_1(1260) dominance in the process e+e- \to 4\pi at energies 1.05--1.38 GeV

The CMD-2 collaboration Akhmetshin, R.R. ; Anashkin, E.V. ; Arpagaus, M. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 466 (1999) 392-402, 1999.
Inspire Record 483994 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50145

First results of the study of the process e+e- \to 4\pi by the CMD-2 collaboration at VEPP-2M are presented for the energy range 1.05--1.38 GeV. Using an integrated luminosity of 5.8 pb^{-1}, energy dependence of the processes e+e- \to \pi^+\pi^- 2\pi^0 and e+e- \to 2\pi^+ 2\pi^- has been measured. Analysis of the differential distributions demonstrates the dominance of the a_1\pi and \omega\pi intermediate states. Upper limits for the contributions of other alternative mechanisms are also placed.

3 data tables

Energy dependence of the cross section for the 2PI+ 2PI- final state. Statistical errors only.

Energy dependence of the cross section for the PI+ PI- 2PI0 final state. Statistical errors only.

Energy dependence of the cross section for the OMEGA PI0 final state. Statistical errors only.


Search for rare Phi decays in pi+ pi_ gamma final state

The CMD-2 collaboration Akhmetshin, R.R. ; Aksenov, G.A. ; Anashkin, E.V. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 415 (1997) 452-462, 1997.
Inspire Record 451091 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.41643

A search for phi radiative decays has been performed using a data sample of about 2.0 million phi decays collected by the CMD-2 detector at VEPP-2M collider in Novosibirsk. From the selected e+ e- -> pi+ pi- gamma events the following results were obtained: B(phi -> f0(980) gamma) < 1x10-4 for destructive and B(phi -> f0(980) gamma) < 7x10-4 for constructive interference with the Bremsstrahlung process respectively, B(phi -> gamma -> pi+ pi- gamma) < 3x10-5 for E of gamma > 20 MeV, B(phi -> rho gamma) < 7x10-4. From the selected e+ e- -> mu+ mu- gamma events B(phi -> mu+ mu- gamma) = (2.3+-1.0)x10-5 has been obtained for E of gamma> 20 MeV. The upper limit on the P,CP-violating decay eta -> pi+ pi- has also been placed: B(eta -> pi+ pi-) < 9x10-4 . All upper limits are at 90 % C.L.

1 data table

Only statistical errors are shown in the table.