The Track Sensitive Target technique has been used to isolate 5000 events from the reaction π + p→ π + p π 0 π 0 at 4 GeV/ c . Channel cross sections are measured. The data agree with predictions from phase-shift analyses of π + π − data: the effect of the S ∗ is clearly seen. There is strong evidence against any narrow ϵ below 1 GeV/ c 2 .
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We study the reactions π + p → π + p nπ 0 ( n = 2, 3) at 3.5 GeV/ c , with 940 and 143 events, respectively. Complete final states are recorded and measured in a heavy liquid bubble chamber. We find the cross sections: sigma;(π + p → π + p 2π 0 ) = 1300 ± 210 μ b , σ(π + p → π + p 3π 0 ) = 320 ± 70 μ b , below the values predicted by statistical models from charged pion data. The mass spectra are given and channel separations are performed using Van Hove variables. Our results are in agreement with charged pion experiments. We present a description of the 3 π 0 system, with 61 events. Under certain hypotheses a spin-parity analysis favours 0 − at low mass and 1 − at high mass.
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