PHOTON DIFFRACTIVE DISSOCIATION TO rho rho pi AND rho pi pi pi STATES

The Omega Photon collaboration Atkinson, M. ; Axon, T.J. ; Barberis, D. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 38 (1988) 535, 1988.
Inspire Record 261249 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48824

This paper reports studies of the reactions γp→ρ π π πp and γp→ρ ρ πp. In particular a peak is reported in the ρ ρ π mass spectrum with closely similar mass and width to those of the ω ρ π peak previously reported in the reaction γp→ω ρ πp. The ratio of production cross sections is found to be ρ ρ π/ω ρ π=0.96±0.19, in serious disagreement with the expectation from Vector Meson Dominance. A possible explanation is indicated.

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