Cross sections for resonance production in the reaction pi+- p ---> p pi+- pi+ pi- at 16-GeV/c, as obtained by a maximum likelihood fit

The Aachen-Berlin-Bonn-CERN-Heidelberg collaboration Honecker, R. ; Rumpf, K. ; Tsanos, N. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 50 (1972) 157-165, 1972.
Inspire Record 84326 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.32751

Cross sections for resonance production in the reactions π ± p → p π ± π + π − at 16 GeV/ c are determined by a maximum likelihood fit, making use of the measurements of all individual events. The reactions are described by a simple parametrization based on an incoherent superposition of amplitudes for quasi two-body and quasi three-body processes and a non-resonant backgroud. In this way the reflections are accounted for in a consistent way. Thus cross sections are obtained for Δ ++ , Δ 0 , ρ 0 and f 0 production which do not suffer from the uncertainties of background subtraction typical of the usual technique of fitting individual mass distributions.

2 data tables

TWO PARTICLE RESONANCE CROSS SECTIONS.

CHANNEL FRACTIONS FROM THE FITS. THE AUTHORS WARN AGAINST DERIVING CROSS SECTIONS FOR THREE-PARTICLE RESONANCES.


Meson Resonance Production in pi+ p Interactions at 15-GeV/c

Baltay, C. ; Cautis, C.V. ; Cohen, Daniel H. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 17 (1978) 62, 1978.
Inspire Record 5627 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.24406

We report on a study of 15-GeV/c π+p interactions of all topologies using the SLAC 82-in. hydrogen bubble chamber. A description is given of the automatic pattern-recognition techniques used to measure the events. Cross sections are given for meson-resonance production in all topologies. Evidence is presented for a new resonance decaying to five pions. A measurement is made of the branching ratios of the g meson. A study is made of low-mass enhancements in the diffractively produced ρπ, fπ, and gπ channels, and a search is made for nondiffractive production of the A1 meson.

4 data tables

TOPOLOGICAL CROSS SECTIONS.

FITTED EVENTS CROSS SECTIONS.

RESONANCE PRODUCTION CROSS SECTIONS.

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