Measurement and analysis of the reaction gamma gamma ---> 3 pi+ 3 pi-

The JADE collaboration Pust, R. ; Olsson, J. ; Allison, J. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 51 (1991) 531-540, 1991.
Inspire Record 314005 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.14926

The reactionγγ→3π+3π- has been studied usig the JADE detector at PETRA. The topological cross sectionσ(γγ→3π+3π-) was measured in the CM energy range 1.5–5.5 GeV. The production ofρ0,s was observed and the average number ofρ0,s per event measured. The contributions of the subprocessesγγ→ρ02π+2π-,γγ→ρ0ρ0π+2π- andγγ→ 3π+3π- (phase space) were studied and 95% C.L. upper limits for the cross sectionσ(γγ→ρ0ρ0π+π- determined. Finally the Bose-Einstein correlation for pairs of like signed pions was observed. A fit to a standard parametrization gave results consistent with other studies of this effect in pion systems.

4 data tables

Topological cross section.

Fractions of events for different final states resulting from the extended liklihood fit using incoherent weights.

Fractions of events for different final states resulting from the extended liklihood fit using coherent weights.

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