Observation of three narrow neutral mesons in the vicinity of 950 mev

Cheshire, D.L. ; Jacobel, R.W. ; Lamb, R.C. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 28 (1972) 520-523, 1972.
Inspire Record 75535 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.21441

In a scintillation-counter experiment, we have observed two narrow, neutral mesons in addition to the well-established η′ (958) in the reaction π−p→M0n at 2.4 GeVc. We observe a mass of 940.5 ± 1.7 MeV, Γ<10.4 MeV for the M0(940), and a mass of 962.9 ± 1.7 MeV, Γ<5.9 MeV for the δ0.

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CROSS SECTION OVERALL UNCERTAINTY (APART FROM ETA PRODUCTION) ABOUT 30 PCT.


X0 ---> 2gamma from pi- p ---> neutral meson + neutron at 3.8 gev/c

Apel, W.D. ; Auslaender, J. ; Mueller, H. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 40 (1972) 680-684, 1972.
Inspire Record 75664 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.28261

We report on a measurement for the branching-ratio X 0 → 2γ X 0 ar all. Our result is X 0 → 2γ X 0 → all = (2.9 ± 0.9)% .

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BY COMPARISON WITH THE KNOWN ETA PRODUCTION CROSS SECTION.


Further evidence for the decay mode x(0) ---> gamma gamma and determination of the branching ratio x(0) ---> gamma gamma/ x(0) ---> total

Basile, M. ; Bollini, D. ; Dalpiaz, P. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 33 (1971) 29-41, 1971.
Inspire Record 68511 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.33085

41 ± 8 events of the type X 0 → γγ have been observed in a study of the reaction π − p → n(X 0 → γγ ) at 1.6 GeV/ c incident π -momentum. This provides further evidence to our previous observation of this new X 0 decay mode and allows the determination of the branching ratio Γ(X 0 →γγ) Γ(X 0 → total =(1.7 ± 0.4)%. The theoretical implications of this result are discussed.

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THIS MEASUREMENT WHEN COMBINED WITH THE ETAPRIME PRODUCTION CROSS SECTION OF M. BASILE ET AL., NC 3A, 371 (1971) YIELDS A BR(ETAPRIME --> 2GAMMA) OF 1.7 +- 0.4 PCT.


Measurement of the x0 cross-sections in pi- p interactions at 1.6 gev/c (x0 ---> neutrals)/(x0 ---> total)

Basile, M. ; Bollini, D. ; Dalpiaz, P. ; et al.
Nuovo Cim.A 3 (1971) 371-384, 1971.
Inspire Record 71622 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.37600

The reactions π−p→ n+(X0→total) and π−p→ n+(X0→neutrals) have been studied at 1.6 GeV/c with the Bologna-CERN neutron missing-mass spectrometer. Both reactions have been detected without the use of visual techniques. The results are: σ(X0→total)=(108±14) μb and σ(X0→neutrals)=(20.0±3.5) μb, giving a branching ratio Γ(X0→neutrals)/Γ(X0→total)=(18.5±2.2)%. The branching ratio for other possible, so far undetected, neutral decay modes of the X0 turns out to be (2.4±1.9)%.

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