Study of narrow mesons near their thresholds

Binnie, D.M. ; Camilleri, L. ; Debenham, N.C. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 8 (1973) 2789-2813, 1973.
Inspire Record 93328 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47579

A novel form of mass spectrometer has been used to measure the masses, widths, and cross sections of the η, ω, X0(958), and φ mesons near their respective thresholds in the reaction π−+p→missingmass+n. The incident momentum is varied in small steps through the threshold while neutrons of a given momentum are detected near zero degrees. The lower limit of the c.m. momentum P* at which measurements have been made ranges from about 50 MeV/c at the φ to about 30 MeV/c at the η. A somewhat low value for the ω mass, 782.3 ± 0.6 MeV, is found. The width of the X0 is < 1.9 MeV (95% confidence level). All four mesons show evidence of S-wave production, with values of σP* of 21.2 ± 1.8, 0.35 ± 0.03, and 0.29 ± 0.06 μb/(MeV/c) for the η, X0, and φ, respectively. A rapid rise in the ω cross section appears to be modified by a final-state interaction. The effect of this rise can probably be seen in some S11 pion-nucleon phase-shift solutions. Evidence is also presented of a sudden drop in the π+π− mass spectrum just above the threshold for the production of a K+K− pair. The paper includes a comprehensive discussion of the method and of the details of the spectrometer.

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CROSS SECTIONS NEAR THRESHOLD.


Study of the Charge Exchange Reactions $\pi^- p \to (\pi^0$, $\eta$, $\eta^\prime$) $n$ at 63-{GeV}

The ACCMOR collaboration Daum, C. ; Hertzberger, L. ; Hoogland, W. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 8 (1981) 95, 1981.
Inspire Record 156266 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.49658

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INCLUDING SYSTEMATIC ERRORS.

STATISTICAL ERRORS ONLY.

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CROSS-SECTIONS FOR PI- + P ---> N + (K) PI0 (K = 1 TO 5) AND PI- + P ---> N + ETA0 (ETA0 ---> 2 GAMMA) FOR INCIDENT PION MOMENTA BETWEEN 1.3-GEV/C AND 3.8-GEV/C

Crouch, H.R. ; Hargraves, R. ; Lanou, R.E. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 21 (1980) 3023-3058, 1980.
Inspire Record 158169 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.4334

This paper presents the results of a study of the dominant neutral final states from π−p interactions. The data were obtained in an experiment performed at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Alternating Gradient Synchrotron, using a set of steel-plate optical spark chambers surrounding a liquid-hydrogen target. We present differential and total cross sections for the reactions (1) π−p→n+π0 and (2) π−p→n+η0(η0→2γ) and total cross sections for the reactions (3) π−p→n+kπ0 (k=2, 3, 4, and 5) and (4) π−p→all neutrals for eighteen values of beam momentum in the interval 1.3 to 4.0 GeV/c. The angular distributions for (1) and (2) have been analyzed in terms of expansions in Legendre polynomials, the coefficients for which are also given.

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SIG = 4*PI*LEG(L=0).

FORWARD DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION CALCULATED FROM LEGENDRE POLYNOMIAL COEFFICIENTS AND ERROR MATRICES.

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