Observation of Centrally Produced $\theta$ / F2 (1720) in the Reaction $p p \to p$(f) ($K \bar{K}$) $p(s$) at 300-{GeV}/$c$

The WA76 collaboration Armstrong, T.A. ; Benayoun, Maurice ; Beusch, W. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 227 (1989) 186-190, 1989.
Inspire Record 279351 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.29801

The K + K − and K S 0 K S 0 systems centrally produced in the reaction pp→p f K K p s have been studied at 300 GeV/ c incident momentum. Both the K + K − and the K S 0 K S 0 mass spectra show large resonant production. For the first time in hadron collisions, clear evidence is found for the θ f 2 (1720) with parameters m =1713±10 MeV, Γ =181±30 MeV for the K + K − decay mode and m =1706±10 MeV, Γ =104±30 MeV for the K S 0 K S 0 decay mode. A spin analysis of the K + K − spectrum shows that for the θ f 2 (1720) J P =2 + is strongly favoured while 0 + and 1 − are excluded.

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Density matrix elements contributing in the fits of angular distributions in the F2PRIME(1525) region.

Density matrix elements contributing in the fits of angular distributions in the F2(1720) region.