Hansen, J.D.
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Backward Production in pi- p --> p pi+ pi- pi- at 8-GeV/c

Abashian, A. ; Eisenstein, Bob I. ; Hansen, J.D. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 13 (1976) 5, 1976.
Inspire Record 98566 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.24787

We have studied backward baryon and meson production in π−p→pπ+π−π− at 8.0 GeV/c using a streamer chamber triggered by the detection of a fast forward proton. Our data sample (1227 events) displays prominent N*ρ and N*f quasi-two-body production. These states are investigated with regard to the peripheral nature of the production mechanism and sequential decay of the excited baryon and meson systems. The quasi-two-body production of N*ρ and N*f intermediate states is consistent with u-channel proton exchange as the dominant production mechanism. In the π+π−π− mass distribution we observe a 3- to 4- standard-deviation enhancement at M3π=1897±17 MeV/c2 with full width at half maximum = 110 ± 82 MeV/c2, but find no but find no evidence for backward A1 or A2 production. We observe Δ++(1232) production in the pπ+ effective mass distribution.

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Table 1

THESE VALUES ASSUME ONLY RHO(11) IS NON-ZERO. VALUES FOR OTHER RHO(MM) ARE QUOTED IN PAPER. SIG ERRORS INCLUDE OVER-ALL NORMALIZATION UNCERTAINTY, BUT NO BACKGROUND CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Table 2

STATISTICAL ERRORS ONLY, NO BACKGROUND CORRECTION.

Table 3

STATISTICAL ERRORS ONLY, NO BACKGROUND CORRECTION.