Evidence for New States Produced in the Central Region in the Reaction $p p \to p$(f) ($\pi^+ \pi^- \pi^+ \pi^-$) $p(s$) at 300-{GeV}/$c$

The WA76 collaboration Armstrong, T.A. ; Benayoun, Maurice ; Beusch, W. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 228 (1989) 536-542, 1989.
Inspire Record 280165 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.29783

The reaction pp→p f ( π + π − π + π − )p s , where the π + π − π + π − system is centrally produced, has been studied at 300 GeV/ c in an experiment designed to search for gluonic states. The π + π − π + π − mass spectrum shows evidence for the f 1 (1285) with a mass of 1281±1 MeV and a width of 31±5 MeV. In addition there is evidence for two new enhancements at masses of 1449±4 and 1901±13 MeV with widths of 78±18 and 312±61 MeV respectively. An analysis of the state at 1.45 GeV indicates that it is not a π + π − π + π − decay mode of the f 1 (1420) or ι η(1440) .

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A Spin Parity Analysis of the F(1) (1285) and F(1) (1420) Mesons Centrally Produced in the Reaction $p p \to p$(f) ($K^0_S K^\pm \pi^\mp$) at $p(s$) at 300-{GeV}/$c$

The WA76 collaboration Armstrong, T.A. ; Benayoun, Maurice ; Beusch, W. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 221 (1989) 216-220, 1989.
Inspire Record 276742 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.29828

Results are presented of an analysis of the reaction pp→p f (K S 0 K ± π ∓ )p s at 300 GeV/ c . Clear f 1 (1285) and f 1 (1420) signals are seen. A spin-parity analysis shows that both are consistent with being 1 ++ states. The f 1 (1420) is found to decay only to K ∗ K and no 0 −+ or 1 +− waves are required to describe the data. The production of the f 1 (1285) as a function of energy is not the same as that for the f 1 (1420) whose cross section is found to be constant with energy.

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