Results from a high-statistics experiment involving an exposure of the SLAC 82-in. hydrogen bubble chamber to a beam of 8-GeV/c π− yielding a final state of π−π+π−p are presented. Copious production of ρ, Δ++, and f is found. Considerable quasi-two-body production in which one particle decays to one of the above resonances is also observed. Some double-resonance production involving baryon and meson resonances is also seen. The production properties of ρ, Δ++, and f mesons are well described by a double-Regge model.
TOPOLOGICAL CROSS SECTIONS. FIRST 2 PRONG VALUE CONTAINS ELASTIC. 0PRONG IS TAKEN FROM A SMALLER AND DIFFERENT PARTIAL SAMPLE.
CROSS SECTION CALCULATED VIA THE OPTICAL THEOREM AS A CROSS CHECK.
SPECIFIC CHANNEL CROSS SECTIONS.
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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U-HELICITY JACKSON FRAME.
U-HELICITY JACKSON FRAME.
We present the results and the analysis of a high-statistics experiment to study A 2 and g production in the reaction π − p→K − K S 0 p at 10 GeV/ c . In each resonance region we perform a moment analysis of the data, and from the moments we determine the production amplitudes as a function of t . We find A 2 production proceeds dominantly by natural-parity (pomeron and f) exchange. We compare A 2 and diffractive K ∗ (1420) production. We find g production proceeds by π and ω exchanges; we determine the g → K K branching ratio.
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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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We perform an amplitude analysis of 10 GeV/ c π − p → K − K S 0 p data as a function of K − K 0 mass from threshold up to 2 GeV. We find that the A 2 and g resonances are produced dominantly by natural and unnatural parity exchange, respectively, and we determine their resonance parameters. We present further evidence for the I = 1, 4 + state A 2 ∗ (1900), in particular by isolating interference effects. The structure of S-wave K − K 0 production suggests an I = 1, 0 + state just below 1300 MeV of width about 250 MeV.
CROSS SECTIONS FROM FITTING MASS SPECTRUM. THE RESONANT AMPLITUDE CONTRIBUTIONS ALSO GIVEN IN PAPER.
The analysis of A2−→ηπ− at 11.2 GeV/c confirms that A2− is essentially produced by natural-parity exchange. In the differential cross-section as a function oft′ there is evidence of the dip at smallt′ values. The branching ratio (A2→ηπ)/(A2→ϱπ) is 0.18±0.05.
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NUMERICAL VALUES SUPPLIED BY G. THOMPSON. 100 EVENTS IN A2 REGION DEFINED BY 1.18 < M(ETA PI-) < 1.44 GEV.
ROUGH BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION TO REMOVE NON-TRUE ETA EVENTS. FIRST THREE DENSITY MATRIX COMBINATIONS ARE NATURAL-PARITY EXCHANGE, THE REMAINDER BEING UNNATURAL-PARITY EXCHANGE.
The results are presented of two partial-wave analyses of the (3π) − system in 30 000 events of the reaction π − p → π − π − π + p at 11.2 GeV/ c . Both techniques incorporate the assumptions of the isobar model and are (a) the University of Illinois program which fits in terms of the (3π) density matrix elements and (b) an amplitude parametrisaton including possible effects of both spin non-flip and spin flip at the baryon vertex. The results obtained with these independent programs are found to be very close.
NORMALIZED TO A TOTAL REACTION CROSS SECTION OF 1.17 +- 0.24 MB. ALL QUOTED CROSS SECTIONS ARE FOR INTEGRATED BREIT-WIGNERS.
A2 2+D-WAVE FOR 1.2 < M(3PI) < 1.4 GEV. THE FIRST THREE COMBINATIONS OF DENSITY MATRIX ELEMENTS ARE FOR NATURAL PARITY EXCHANGE, AND THE REMAINDER UNNATURAL.
The reaction π−p→X−p, X−→ηπ−, η→γγ has been studied in an optical spark-chamber experiment at the Argonne ZGS (Zero Gradient Synchrotron) at a beam momentum of 6.0 GeV/c and with 0.27≤|t|≤0.42 (GeV/c)2. The ηπ mass spectrum contains about 1400 events in the mass range 0.80<M(ηπ)<1.55 GeV/c2, and is dominated by approximately 1000 events of the type A2−→ηπ−. No structure is discernible within the A2 mass spectrum for an experimental resolution of 7.1 MeV/c2 [16.7 MeV/c2 FWHM (full width at half maximum)]. A single D-wave Breit-Wigner distribution fits the data with a high confidence level, yielding for the A2 the parameters M0=1.323±0.003 GeV/c2 and Γ0=0.108±0.009 GeV/c2. The angular distribution of the decay A2−→ηπ− is analyzed and the resultant density matrix elements have the values ρ11=0.45±0.02, ρ1−1=0.45±0.04, and ρ00=0.09±0.04. All other elements are consistent with zero. Finally, the missing-mass spectrum in the region of the A2 is presented. A signal of 230 events above background per 5-MeV/c2 interval is observed at the A2 peak, with a signal to background ratio of greater than 1:1. A single D-wave Breit-Wigner distribution together with a quadratic background fits the data well, with the parameters for the A2 being M0=1.324±0.003 GeV/c2 and Γ0=0.104±0.009 GeV/c2. Both A2 mass spectra are incompatible with the dipole shape.
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THIS FIT ASSUMES ALL OTHER DENSITY MATRIX ELEMENTS (RHO(2M) AND RE(RHO(10))) ARE ZERO SINCE THEY ARE QUITE CONSISTENT WITH ZERO IN A FULL FIT. QUOTED ERRORS INCLUDE SYSTEMATIC ERRORS, WHILE STATISTICAL FITTING ERRORS ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY.
The reaction π − p → A − 2 p at 3.9 GeV/ c incident momentum is studied using data corresponding to the ϱ ° π − , ηπ − and K δ s K − decay modes of the A − 2 . Unnatural parity exchange is found to be important at this energy. The natural parity exchange component of the differential cross section exhibits structure at t ′ ≈ GeV 2 .
CORRECTED FOR ALL A2(1310)- DECAY MODES.
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