Abstract
New experimental results on p̄d annihilation at rest into pions plus a high momentum proton in the final state are discussed. The data sample was collected using the OBELIX spectrometer at the LEAR facility (CERN). The annihilation probabilities, or more precisely the yields (Y) via channels p̄d → 2π-π+π0p and p̄d → 2π-π+π0p with proton momenta p > 400 MeV/c have been measured for the first time: Y = (93.2 ± 1.6) × 10-4 and Y = (52.2 ± 1.4) × 10-4, respectively. The signal in the invariant mass distribution of the pπ+ system in the region of the well-known Δ++ (1232)-isobaris clearly seen in reactions p̄d → 2π-π+p, p̄d → 2π-π+π0p, p̄d → 3π-2π+p and p̄d → 3π-2π+π0p. The upper limit on reaction p̄ (Δ-Δ++) → 2π-π+p in the pd̄ annihilation at rest, which could be interpreted as a manifestation of the ΔΔ component of the deuteron, was found to be Y ≤ 6.5 × 10-5 with a 90% confidence level.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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pagine (da-a) | 177-184 |
Numero di pagine | 8 |
Rivista | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
Volume | 403 |
Numero di pubblicazione | 1-2 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 19 giu 1997 |
Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |