Backward Production in $\pi^- p \to p_f \pi^+ \pi^- \pi^-$ Reaction at 9-{GeV}/$c$ and 12-{GeV}/$c$

Ferrer, A. ; Bouquet, B. ; D'Almagne, B. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 142 (1978) 77-107, 1978.
Inspire Record 130740 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.34939

We have analyzed backward meson production in the reaction π − p → p f π + π − π − at 9 GeV/ c and 12 GeV/ c incident π − momenta, from an experiment performed at the CERN Ω Spectrometer using a fast proton (p f ) trigger device. We find strong production of quasi-two-body processes N ∗ ϱ and N ∗ f with a production mechanism consistent with u -channel nucleon exchange. At a lower level, we observe N ∗ π processes with a 3-body baryon decay through Δ(1232)π. In the (3π) − system, we find evidence for A 1 − and clear A 2 − backward production with similar cross sections (≈0.5 μb).

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Backward Enhancement in the a1 Region and a2 Production in the Region pi- p --> p(f) pi+ pi- pi- at 9-GeV/c and 12-GeV/c

Ferrer, A. ; Bouquet, B. ; D'Almagne, B. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 74 (1978) 287-291, 1978.
Inspire Record 134669 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.27446

Results on backward (3 π ) - system produced in π - p→p f π + π - π - reaction at 9 and 12 GeV/ c are given. The ϱ 0 π - mass spectra show two clear signals at 1050 MeV (A 1 region) and 1303 MeV (A - 2 ). The width of the enhancement in the A 1 region (195±32 MeV) is narrower than found in diffractive experiments. Total backward cross sections for those signals are of the same order of magnitude (∼0.5 μb).

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